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Originally Posted by TheSizzle36
Did the Jazz blow chances? Yes. I don't think anybody is debating that at all. The Jazz made a lot of mistakes down the stretch. But you cannot say that the officiating had no effect on the outcome of the game either.
*Vujacic bouncing the ball out of bounds, and the ref on top of the play calls nothing, but the ref on the other side of the court calls a foul
*Harpring not touching Luke Walton on his turnaround air-ball
*An And 1 for Lamar when he blows by Boozer and doesn't get touched
*An And 1 for Kobe when he drives and doesn't get touched
*Gasol shoving Memo in the back for the wide open rebound you mentioned above
Those are 5 calls right there that were not just off, they were WAY off and directly had an impact on the outcome of the game.
Did the Jazz blow chances? Absolutely. Did the Jazz have breaks go against them? Without a doubt. Was the combination of the two too much to overcome? Yes.
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Sizzle, do me a favor. I know you love basketball and watch lots of games.
List 5 bad calls that went the Jazz's way in Games 3 and 4.