Officiating is obviously a part of any NBA playoff series, or game for that matter. And in the heightened atmosphere of the postseason, the calls from the referees get scrutinized to the max.
And while it certainly didn’t cost them the game, the Celtics weren’t pleased with how the calls went against them following their 123-116 loss on their home floor in Friday’s Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Milwaukee Bucks.
The biggest point of contention came with the amount of trips Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo made to the free throw line as he converted 16-of-22 attempts from the charity stripe in Game 3 and has taken 40 free-throw attempts combined in the last two games.