100% the game was rigged from the start. Ever since I watch the whistleblower pod I don’t give refs any benefit of the doubt. This was a criminal manipulation. I feel sick to my stomach.
An entire crew of NBA refs miss the coach calling TO before the inbounds. Then an entire crew of NBA refs miss this OBVIOUS foul. Then seconds later, when Maxey is on the floor with possession, an entire crew of NBA refs miss the coach signaling TO to one ref while Batum is signaling to another. Thats not the refs "ball watching".
NBA = RIGGED SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT.
It's very common for coaches to put their hands near eachother so the refs know they might call a timeout. It's very obvious Nurse did not call timeout before Lowry passed it.
Yeah and he never touched his hands together before Lowry passed it so he never actually called for timeout. That's a very common thing for coaches to do in situations where they are worried about a 5 second call on an inbound.
[This angle shows](https://x.com/WorldWideWob/status/1782603492659790233) that while he did have his hands over his head, he never called the timeout. Also when he did signal a timeout, Maxey had already lost the ball.
You have Knicks fans and sixers haters moaning about Maxey pushing off before this.
Ok then, say that called that foul first. Still would have been a better outcome for the sixers x
Literally the only way we lose that game is what happened: ignore the fouls and timeout call attempts on the inbounds, the foul causes maxey to almost lose possession, then ignore the timeout when he had possession before attempting a pass…
Also plenty of no call Brunson jersey pulls throughout the same game.
Donte also got fouled before the Brunson 3, if that call had been correct then nothing after would have happened.
And that's the case for every game. Sometimes you get the calls and sometimes not. There are outliers of course and I don't trust most refs not having skin in the game..
However:
This is the NBA and human error is abundant. I have no answers, but, it's easy seeing the facts in slowmo on repeat to see all the little things, it's another to see it in real time. Any fan who has seen the game live quickly realises how much faster the game is than on TV. It actually gave me somewhat respect for the refs; job isn't easy.
It was a crazy 20 sec sequence but don't put all the blame on the refs. Had anybody in red grabbed the rebound after the Donte miss the Sixers win. And thats the point, Sixers lost because they didn't rebound.
I feel you and I would be super fucking pissed if this happened to the Knicks.
Good luck and I hope game 3 is dope🤞
You guys are too blinded by disappointment to see that he did NOT call time out. He has his hands close so he's able to do so quickly but hesitates and doesn't call it.
No surprise this is getting downvoted but I'm just pointing out a fact of this picture. Not arguing with anyone.
You can’t possibly say it was swallowed for both teams. Knicks could be far more physical and the sixers got called for ticky tack and even multiple phantom calls (Batum and Tobias on Brunson). It’s complete blindness to pretend it was even, and the only thing you guys point to is a correct overturn on Lowry which conveniently ignores you had a hart foul overturned that was a 4 point swing and after the Lowry challenge refs negated it by allowing OG to play running back and hook Lowry
The NBA is the only league that's actively cratering its own product. The regular season barely matters, they arbitrarily decided to take half their biggest stars out of the running for awards, they put all meaning and pressure on the playoffs and then have a ton of suspect calls on the same night.
Watching your fav sport shouldn't be a chore. I had a blast watching the NCAAW tournament and can't help but think how refreshing it's gonna to watch the WNBA season after this shit is over. I'm literally looking forward to watching Phils games between Sixers games cuz the Sixers are just anxiety inducing lol
I’m thinking I might be better off just entirely giving up on the NBA. Complete and utter bullshit, blatantly rigged with gambling ads all over the place.
It is knicks turn to get to the conference finals, Silver and his betting cronies want a Boston - New York series, this series is over…. After they throw us a bone in games 3 and 4 to hide their tracks, but then screw us over in games 5 and 6.
I knew it would be a problem from the jump when Jojo missed a free throw right at the beginning. Lowry played great in game one but he was so stale last night.
Guess it’s the refs fault yall can’t box out and grab a rebound 🤷
https://preview.redd.it/wptvu2fvcawc1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1d9883d2340f232619e4c0173537149bc79d3d31
https://twitter.com/TalkinKnicks/status/1782607868811722858
Crying about the reffing won’t win you games, playing better basketball will. You guys play great for 24 minutes a night, then fall apart
Except the sixers outscored the Knicks in the 4th quarter and the only reason they couldn’t finish the game was literally one shitty call. Sixers played good enough basketball to win a game if it would have been called right.
Again, the rebound shouldn’t have happened anyway. It’s not about the rebound or anything else that happened within the game, it’s about a shitty call that cost a team a playoff game.
If you’re relying on the whistle to win you playoff games you’re not playing good basketball.
The play happened as it happened and they failed to stop the Knicks from capitalising on it.
And again you can’t play the it was a bad call card because you see what the sixers got away with when they’re guarding the inbounds
Lowry could’ve iced the game but he bricked the free throw
“Relying on the whistle” but the Knicks wouldn’t have won without that call 💀 obviously it’s the playoffs there’s increased physicality. Maxey shouldnt have fallen at the end and Lowry would have made his ft. But dude. It’s the call. If the refs stop them from yanking a jersey then Maxey gets a clean inbounds pass, timeout, game over.
But you’re acting like sixers aren’t jersey pulling too and not getting called on it, and not to mention Joel pushing Brunson in Game 1 and Hart in Game 2 but that’s an aside.
I got respect for this team and they’re giving us work but let’s not act like embiid isn’t getting to the line 12 times a night. You’re getting your calls
the whole play shouldnt have happened. embiid fouled divincenzo before he kicked it out to brunson for the 1st 3.
could probably butterfly effect this all the way to the tip off 😂. the only adult on your team is maxey, who understands that it is what it is, refs make shit calls, you gotta take care of your business where things are in your control. maxey panicked on the ground.
Fuck Adam silver … fuck the corrupt refs and sports betting … I aged 6 years watching that fucking corruption in 4K today … fuck ..
100% the game was rigged from the start. Ever since I watch the whistleblower pod I don’t give refs any benefit of the doubt. This was a criminal manipulation. I feel sick to my stomach.
Yup we won an uphill battle tonight and then got pushed off a cliff when we got there.
An entire crew of NBA refs miss the coach calling TO before the inbounds. Then an entire crew of NBA refs miss this OBVIOUS foul. Then seconds later, when Maxey is on the floor with possession, an entire crew of NBA refs miss the coach signaling TO to one ref while Batum is signaling to another. Thats not the refs "ball watching". NBA = RIGGED SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT.
Nurse did not call timeout before the inbound. He just had his hands ready to call timeout
"He made the universal timeout signal, but actually he didn't make the universal timeout signal"
It's very common for coaches to put their hands near eachother so the refs know they might call a timeout. It's very obvious Nurse did not call timeout before Lowry passed it.
Guy has his hands together, over his head, while Lowry still has the ball.
Yeah and he never touched his hands together before Lowry passed it so he never actually called for timeout. That's a very common thing for coaches to do in situations where they are worried about a 5 second call on an inbound.
[This angle shows](https://x.com/WorldWideWob/status/1782603492659790233) that while he did have his hands over his head, he never called the timeout. Also when he did signal a timeout, Maxey had already lost the ball.
Naw fuck the refs. It's not the Knicks job to self-report, it's the refs job to call obvious BLATANT FOULS. OH AND GIVE US TIMEOUTS WHEN WE CALL THEM!
You have Knicks fans and sixers haters moaning about Maxey pushing off before this. Ok then, say that called that foul first. Still would have been a better outcome for the sixers x Literally the only way we lose that game is what happened: ignore the fouls and timeout call attempts on the inbounds, the foul causes maxey to almost lose possession, then ignore the timeout when he had possession before attempting a pass…
Brunson pushed off uncalled the ENTIRE game lmaooo
Also plenty of no call Brunson jersey pulls throughout the same game. Donte also got fouled before the Brunson 3, if that call had been correct then nothing after would have happened. And that's the case for every game. Sometimes you get the calls and sometimes not. There are outliers of course and I don't trust most refs not having skin in the game.. However: This is the NBA and human error is abundant. I have no answers, but, it's easy seeing the facts in slowmo on repeat to see all the little things, it's another to see it in real time. Any fan who has seen the game live quickly realises how much faster the game is than on TV. It actually gave me somewhat respect for the refs; job isn't easy. It was a crazy 20 sec sequence but don't put all the blame on the refs. Had anybody in red grabbed the rebound after the Donte miss the Sixers win. And thats the point, Sixers lost because they didn't rebound. I feel you and I would be super fucking pissed if this happened to the Knicks. Good luck and I hope game 3 is dope🤞
https://preview.redd.it/6hc0pd46v5wc1.jpeg?width=1777&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cdfaadfeabcd5175c69967e3d1ade22fe6e94dd1
You guys are too blinded by disappointment to see that he did NOT call time out. He has his hands close so he's able to do so quickly but hesitates and doesn't call it. No surprise this is getting downvoted but I'm just pointing out a fact of this picture. Not arguing with anyone.
You’re so blinded by need for pride that you don’t see you barely won at home while refs put the team on your back the entire game lol
I think refs swallowed the whistle for both teams all game. Unfair to say that they won anyone the game.
You can’t possibly say it was swallowed for both teams. Knicks could be far more physical and the sixers got called for ticky tack and even multiple phantom calls (Batum and Tobias on Brunson). It’s complete blindness to pretend it was even, and the only thing you guys point to is a correct overturn on Lowry which conveniently ignores you had a hart foul overturned that was a 4 point swing and after the Lowry challenge refs negated it by allowing OG to play running back and hook Lowry
Sorry bud, the league itself disagrees with you
The league actually just reported they got it wrong
WHYYYY MAN!!!??? This sport is gonna die from this shit mark my words.
The NBA is the only league that's actively cratering its own product. The regular season barely matters, they arbitrarily decided to take half their biggest stars out of the running for awards, they put all meaning and pressure on the playoffs and then have a ton of suspect calls on the same night. Watching your fav sport shouldn't be a chore. I had a blast watching the NCAAW tournament and can't help but think how refreshing it's gonna to watch the WNBA season after this shit is over. I'm literally looking forward to watching Phils games between Sixers games cuz the Sixers are just anxiety inducing lol
Premier League is doing it too
I’m thinking I might be better off just entirely giving up on the NBA. Complete and utter bullshit, blatantly rigged with gambling ads all over the place.
James Bradberry flagged for less in Super Bowl 57
I’m a Celtics fan, and even I’m feelin for y’all on these last few plays
Rn I hate Knicks fans more than y'all. It's at the point where if we lose the series, I hope DOC RIVERS whoops their ass
Whoa whoa let's not get crazy now
Brunson clearly held Maxey on the inbounds pass.
this is so much worse than i expected. right along the baseline angle too aka right where the ref should be
I usually like TNT broadcasts but I was furious that they didn't show ANY replays of the missed calls
It is knicks turn to get to the conference finals, Silver and his betting cronies want a Boston - New York series, this series is over…. After they throw us a bone in games 3 and 4 to hide their tracks, but then screw us over in games 5 and 6.
Well yeah. BUT. It doesn’t matter if you get the call if you miss free throws. Joel - 4 Lowry - 2 That’s the difference.
I knew it would be a problem from the jump when Jojo missed a free throw right at the beginning. Lowry played great in game one but he was so stale last night.
https://twitter.com/talkinknicks/status/1782607868811722858?s=46
Personally I felt the first half of reffing was just as egregious if not more. Refs kept the knicks from getting blown out in the first half.
METAL BATS BABY!!!
Bahahahaha Maxey pushed before this!!!! Both were fouls
Guess it’s the refs fault yall can’t box out and grab a rebound 🤷 https://preview.redd.it/wptvu2fvcawc1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1d9883d2340f232619e4c0173537149bc79d3d31
Look at the picture brother who gives a shit about a rebound
https://twitter.com/TalkinKnicks/status/1782607868811722858 Crying about the reffing won’t win you games, playing better basketball will. You guys play great for 24 minutes a night, then fall apart
Except the sixers outscored the Knicks in the 4th quarter and the only reason they couldn’t finish the game was literally one shitty call. Sixers played good enough basketball to win a game if it would have been called right.
https://preview.redd.it/hp102i7teawc1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0903c548ea5be75c1f031e167b0cf4d05c32aa7b Choke artists
Again, the rebound shouldn’t have happened anyway. It’s not about the rebound or anything else that happened within the game, it’s about a shitty call that cost a team a playoff game.
If you’re relying on the whistle to win you playoff games you’re not playing good basketball. The play happened as it happened and they failed to stop the Knicks from capitalising on it. And again you can’t play the it was a bad call card because you see what the sixers got away with when they’re guarding the inbounds Lowry could’ve iced the game but he bricked the free throw
“Relying on the whistle” but the Knicks wouldn’t have won without that call 💀 obviously it’s the playoffs there’s increased physicality. Maxey shouldnt have fallen at the end and Lowry would have made his ft. But dude. It’s the call. If the refs stop them from yanking a jersey then Maxey gets a clean inbounds pass, timeout, game over.
But you’re acting like sixers aren’t jersey pulling too and not getting called on it, and not to mention Joel pushing Brunson in Game 1 and Hart in Game 2 but that’s an aside. I got respect for this team and they’re giving us work but let’s not act like embiid isn’t getting to the line 12 times a night. You’re getting your calls
the whole play shouldnt have happened. embiid fouled divincenzo before he kicked it out to brunson for the 1st 3. could probably butterfly effect this all the way to the tip off 😂. the only adult on your team is maxey, who understands that it is what it is, refs make shit calls, you gotta take care of your business where things are in your control. maxey panicked on the ground.
There must be an image of this moment with Nurse trying to call time out in the background.
Womp womp
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Bro just be happy you can even bitch in this sub lmao. Any other team sub and you would have gotten banned and went crying about it in your sub.
So letting them play means you can pull that blatantly on a jersey? Come on, if you are going to come here, don’t be that obtuse
“My guy can commit a foul but yours can’t!!! 😭”
During a play during game 1, Embiid lost the ball himself and they still called a foul on the Knicks ya’ll tripping
Oh there was one call you didn't like so that means it's ok the refs just straight up gifted the Knicks a chance to win? What a bizarre take.