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Originally Posted by AlphaBean
Stern was there, the refs called the game as though it was played in Sacto. The T'Wolves never had home court.
Also, the Nuggets let Hassell score, and he did. He will hit open shots... but Spree better god damn well ****ing score. For what he's making, if he can't score he's useless.
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One wise guy said the Wolves were in trouble as soon as NBA Commissioner David Stern arrived at Target Center wearing a purple tie (Kings color, get it?). The crew of Bob Delaney, Danny Crawford and Monty McCutchen was especially shaky in the third quarter, slapping six fouls on Minnesota in a span of 96 seconds.
By the end of that quarter, the Wolves managed to pull even at 73-73. But take away Sacramento's freebies and the home team could have been in front by six points or more.
Several of Minnesota's 18 turnovers came when ball handlers got bumped or jostled without whistles. Also, on a number of Garnett's misses, he was getting nudged down low, where refs rarely look.
The Kings know they have the correct gameplan: Hack-an-MVP. Refs don't call it. Never have. The Nuggets were stupid, trying to defend KG, rather than hack him. They fouled him so often because they thought they could stop him. The Kings know better. You can't stop KG, you can only beat him up.
But then, the Nuggets knew that, which is why they abused him IN THE OPEN, instead of in traffic under the basket.