In Reply to: LA Intimidates REFS Again posted by RapierDuck (Gold Member) on June 03, 2002 at 02:07:14:
: LA Intimidates REFS Again
: Crucial non-calls kept Shaq and Kobe in the game. Marginal calls against Divac kept him on the bench for 1/3 of the game.
: At one point Shaq slammed into Divac knocking him to the floor. The ref explained to Divac that Shaq stopped going in his direction after hitting him.
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: A first half non-call of a third foul on a key player keeps that player from going to the bench.
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: Had Shaq been properly tagged with one those "non-calls" in the first half of game 2 last year against the Sixers, they might have rode a 2-0 lead to the championship.