I'm a Spurs fan. Born and raised in San Antonio. I'm also a Longhorn. I have big love for Kevin Durant as he was a freshman when I was a freshman at UT (when the Horns sadly lost in the Sweet Sixteen). I give the Spurs a lot of credit, they swept the first two series and came in with a 18 game winning streak when the series started, advancing it to 20 games. Durant, Westbrook and Harden took care of the rest after that.
Sure the Spurs blew a 15 point lead coming into the second half and sure their FG percentage tanked as well but for heaven sake... the foul calls were just out of hand. I'm not talking about calls going either way... I'm talking about blatant, horrible, blind foul calls. There were many throughout the game, most notably in the second half.
The videos below are JUST three of the many fouls that occurred throughout the game. And these three are only taken from the 4th Quarter!
The Oklahoma City Thunder may have had a little too much help on Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals.
This first video shows a very very light touch... IF ANY by Manu Ginobli which results in a foul. These are hardly EVER called in 4th quarter situations, especially if the "touch" is not noticeable.
The Oklahoma City Thunder may have had a little too much help on Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals.
The second video shows a "charge." Seriously watch this video. Who is taking this charge, Ginobli? You'll see that Harden actually jumps onto a positioned Ginobli and then gets the foul call. The foul hurt the momentum of the game as Leonard made the three pointer in the corner.
The Oklahoma City Thunder may have had a little too much help on Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals.
The last one here is my favorite. Parker is literally just guarding Westbrook and happens to be under the basket when he flops after shooting. Watch the video and let me know if you see any thing different.
I will be rooting for Durant needless to say, but I do wish that this game didn't pan out this way. A legitimate win is a respectable win. I'm not going as far as to say this was not legitimate, but the referees sure left a very sour taste in my mouth on some very crucial calls that were extremely miscalculated.