These NBA playoffs should have been so great, for so many reasons. But they’ve stunk, for so many reasons.
Bad officiating is the biggest reason of all. Worse, it’s the one that’s most in the game’s control.
The result is a 67-win Spurs team that’s entitled to be furious today.
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There’s only so many times you can tell yourself — or have someone tell you — that you have to play through the bad calls, and not let the refs be in position to decide the game, and if you lose on a blown call, hey, the other team played well enough to win.