Yeah, I know this isn't shocking news, but the "Zen Master" coach (who has a talent for coaching talented players) is whining about the officiating again. This time he is complaining about the foul differential in Game 2.
What garbage. As a poster noted on King Kaufman, as of 5:56 left in the 4th Quarter, the Lakers had committed 23 fouls, the Celtics 21. The Celtics took advantage of these fouls, shooting more free throws, but it was not as if the officials were blowing their whistles only in the Celtics favor.
But more importantly, what exactly is the explanation for why the Lakers shot so few free throws? It seems to me that there are a couple of possibilities:
(1) the Celtics were playing a more aggressive style of basketball and thus drawing more fouls
(2) the referees were subconsciously biased in favor of the Celtics because of the home court, their nice white jerseys or some other nebulous factor
(3) David Stern has installed buzzers in the referee's pants which go off every time a Laker player breathes on Ray Allen
Seems to me that Leon POW! kept going to the free throw line because he was hustling up and down the court and snagging rebounds. But never underestimate David Stern...
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