Complaining about officiating is so fundamental to the NBA playoff experience that it's usually easy to ignore. Referees make bad calls because basketball is impossible to officiate, and fans who love basketball will generally go insane when those calls hurt their team. It's part of the background noise that comes with every big playoff game. And just about every time, whenever fans are complaining, the outrage is misplaced. Whether calls weren't as egregious as they seemed or weren't as significant as you thought, the general rule is that focusing on the officials is a waste of time. And then there was Game 1 of the NBA Finals.
An Inexplicable Calls Stains a Legendary NBA Finals Thriller
