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Friday night's game was pretty physical in the 4th quarter (the only quarter I watched)
They were not calling fouls on some significant contact, both ways, but I thought especially when James was fouled (and I love it when he loses too)
He just doesn't seem to have enough help on this year's version of the Cav's, although MJ would make his teammates look better
They were not calling fouls on some significant contact, both ways, but I thought especially when James was fouled (and I love it when he loses too)
He just doesn't seem to have enough help on this year's version of the Cav's, although MJ would make his teammates look better
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LeBron James' big block of a shot by Indiana Pacers star Victor Oladipo at the end of Game 5 should have resulted in a goaltending call, the NBA acknowledged Thursday.
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The play was not reviewed, and James went on to hit a buzzer-beating 3 that gave the Cleveland Cavaliers a 98-95 victory and a 3-2 series lead.
After the game, Oladipo said goaltending should have been called. That would have given Indiana a two-point lead with seconds remaining.
"I got a step on him. Felt like I even got grabbed on the way to the rim," Oladipo said. "I tried to shoot a layup, it hit the backboard, then he blocked it. ... It was a goaltend. It's hard to even speak on it. It just sucks, honestly. It really sucks. We fought our way back, we tied the game up, that layup is huge."
Joe Borgia, the NBA's senior vice president of replay and referee operations, told NBA TV on Wednesday night that the play was not reviewable because goaltending was not called on the court.
"In super-slow motion, you just see the ball hit the glass and maybe come off an inch, and that's when LeBron got it," Borgia said. "Like I said, once the ball touches the [backboard], defenders cannot touch it, and unfortunately James did."<iframe class="teads-resize" style="box-sizing: border-box; width: 565px; height: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; border-width: initial !important; border-style: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; display: block !important;"></iframe>
The Last Two Minute Report also noted a missed call that benefited the Pacers, saying the referees erred when they gave the ball to Indiana with 27.6 seconds left. On the play, the Pacers' Thaddeus Young deflected the ball away from James and it landed out of bounds, but the refs failed to blow the whistle. The ball then bounced off James' arm and landed out of bounds again, with refs whistling the play dead this time and giving the ball to the Pacers.
James, who had 44 points and finished two assists shy of a triple-double, smiled when asked about his final defensive play.
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</article>"I definitely thought it was a goaltend," James said with a laugh. "Of course I didn't think it was a goaltend. I try to make plays like that all the time, and I mean he made a heck of a move, got me leaning right and he went left and I just tried to use my recovery speed and get back up there and make a play on the ball. And I was able to make a play."
Although James' 3-pointer would have been enough for a Cavaliers victory regardless of Oladipo's attempted layup, the non-call still didn't sit well with the Pacers.
"Give him credit where credit is due. The 3 was big-time. Definitely huge," Oladipo said. "But who's to say they even run that play? We don't know what happens. It's unfortunate. It really sucks that they missed that [goaltending call]."
"We can look at the replay," Pacers forward Lance Stephenson said. "Clearly, clearly a goaltending."
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- ESPN News Services
LeBron James' big block of a shot by Indiana Pacers star Victor Oladipo at the end of Game 5 should have resulted in a goaltending call, the NBA acknowledged Thursday.
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[h=2]Pacers' Oladipo: LeBron goaltended on my shot[/h]Victor Oladipo said LeBron James' pivotal late-game block should have been called as goaltending.
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[h=2]LeBron James caps classic performance with epic buzzer-beater[/h]The Cavaliers needed every one of their star's 44 points to earn a Game 5 win over the Pacers and put Indiana on the brink of elimination.
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[h=2]Everything that happened in the NBA playoffs on Wednesday[/h]A buzzer-beater. A 25-point comeback. A team moving on to the second round. Wednesday's NBA playoff action had everything, and we have it all here.
The play was not reviewed, and James went on to hit a buzzer-beating 3 that gave the Cleveland Cavaliers a 98-95 victory and a 3-2 series lead.
After the game, Oladipo said goaltending should have been called. That would have given Indiana a two-point lead with seconds remaining.
"I got a step on him. Felt like I even got grabbed on the way to the rim," Oladipo said. "I tried to shoot a layup, it hit the backboard, then he blocked it. ... It was a goaltend. It's hard to even speak on it. It just sucks, honestly. It really sucks. We fought our way back, we tied the game up, that layup is huge."
Joe Borgia, the NBA's senior vice president of replay and referee operations, told NBA TV on Wednesday night that the play was not reviewable because goaltending was not called on the court.
"In super-slow motion, you just see the ball hit the glass and maybe come off an inch, and that's when LeBron got it," Borgia said. "Like I said, once the ball touches the [backboard], defenders cannot touch it, and unfortunately James did."<iframe class="teads-resize" style="box-sizing: border-box; width: 565px; height: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; border-width: initial !important; border-style: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; display: block !important;"></iframe>
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James, who had 44 points and finished two assists shy of a triple-double, smiled when asked about his final defensive play.
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</article>"I definitely thought it was a goaltend," James said with a laugh. "Of course I didn't think it was a goaltend. I try to make plays like that all the time, and I mean he made a heck of a move, got me leaning right and he went left and I just tried to use my recovery speed and get back up there and make a play on the ball. And I was able to make a play."
Although James' 3-pointer would have been enough for a Cavaliers victory regardless of Oladipo's attempted layup, the non-call still didn't sit well with the Pacers.
"Give him credit where credit is due. The 3 was big-time. Definitely huge," Oladipo said. "But who's to say they even run that play? We don't know what happens. It's unfortunate. It really sucks that they missed that [goaltending call]."
"We can look at the replay," Pacers forward Lance Stephenson said. "Clearly, clearly a goaltending."
He has 3 game winners in 20 years.
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Indy has been the better team all series. This is the worst team LeBron has been on that has ever been to the playoffs. Even the pre-Heat days, they atleast had a solid defensive identity that allowed them to outplay their talent. This team has 3 geriatrics and a guy with a torn ligament in his thumb in the starting lineup.
As long as Oladipo plays reasonably well and LeBron doesn't go nuts, they really should win gm 7. Can't imagine the moneyline is the same as games 1-2-5 in Cleveland but it might be given the home teams historical record in game 7's.
As long as Oladipo plays reasonably well and LeBron doesn't go nuts, they really should win gm 7. Can't imagine the moneyline is the same as games 1-2-5 in Cleveland but it might be given the home teams historical record in game 7's.
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