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Originally posted by Richard Ogg
In general, I was not exceeding impressed with the officiating. Mainly this is because of the non-calls in the middle of the court. Normally when someone trips someone or pushes them down, a foul is called. I don't recall specific plays there, but that's my general impression.
You asked about the Dunleavy block. I don't know the player names, but if that's the one I think it is (multiple replays and considerable talk about no contact), it was a foul. Notice the L comes out and immediately shows all that the foul was on the fore-arm. In the replay from over the defender's back, at the bottom of the screen, you could see that the defender hit the shooter's fore-arm with his arm, before the ball contact. The arm contact resulted in pulling the shooter's hand/arm away from the ball. It was a great call.
I didn't catch the elbow hold on Baxter's 5th, but the play looked very mild compared to what was not being called. But then, Mark had a different angle than we did.
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Yes, I agree with Mr. Ogg, however, on this forum, if you don't have 10 examples to back you up, you get "flogged" by the rest of the members.
The 5th foul on Baxter was a ridiculous call! I do remember that VERY well. I wonder if that official had said anything to Baxter during the game if he actually saw Baxter doing that earlier. The defender (Boozer, I believe) wasn't even trying to get around Baxter. What a shame that that was the 5th foul!