drewbie08 said:
Why do they get the calls though? It doesn't seem to be good for the NBA to have these superteams win, so why would the refs favor them? The easiest two reasons I can see the refs deliberately favoring are team are 1) extend the series to generate more money for league/teams and 2) betting/gambling implications (like Donaghy).
The Warriors are good enough as is. They don't need the help of the refs or unfortunate injuries to their opponents.
There is no conspiracy on the calls for last night, just bad officiating. The league wants this series to go 7. They get huge ratings for the Finals, and the more games the better, obviously.
The best chance of this series getting extended would have been for the Cavs to pull off the upset last night.
The officiating was bad, especially down the stretch, but it wasn't rigged.