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The 5 second call was against Glenn Rice and it really had nothing to do with being closely guarded. In the NBA once you turn your back to the basket, with the ball and are below the foul-line you only have 5 seconds to make your offensive more. This rule is commonly called the Charles Barkley rule because he would get the ball on the block and stick out he big backside and just dribble the ball for 10 to 15 seconds before shooting. The idea is to speed up the game and get rid of the "bum" ball as it is called. I was surprized to see it called though in the playoffs. It is rarely ever called period.
Though even stranger was the "illegal offense" call made against the Raptors earlier in the game. They isolated Vince on a wing and then had all 4 of their other players on the other side of the hoop above the 3-point line. I had never seen that called before. The announcer even said that the reason Lenny Wilkens was arguing was because he did not understand what the call was. LOL.
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