Worst one-sided officiating I’ve seen all season.
Knicks score 58 in the paint yet take 12 free throws.
Rockets take 33 free throws.
Wally and Hahn going off post-game.
Thibs the most livid I’ve seen him. Rick Brunson pissed.
Phantom bullshit call on Brunson on a 35-foot chuck with .3 left.
Just an unreal screw job tonight.
and that foul at the end of the game is absolutely ridiculous, thats the ref saying i am deciding the game, you can see to Holiday kicks his leg into Brunson and outs a forearm into Brunson to clear space...
Oh BTW the line moved from -4.5 Knicks to -1 Rockets...Rockets won by 2
Ballsy effort by the Knicks only to get boned by the refs.
He didnt say anything you can tell he was absolutely fuming, even said refs did a great job ssrcastically..
Furthest he went was if your going to call it tight or loose whatever just be consistent
and that foul at the end of the game is absolutely ridiculous, thats the ref saying i am deciding the game, you can see to Holiday kicks his leg into Brunson and outs a forearm into Brunson to clear space...
Oh BTW the line moved from -4.5 Knicks to -1 Rockets...Rockets won by 2
The MSG pregame show mentioned this as well. Guys were shocked that the Knicks were +1 after opening the day -5.5. Smelled like a rat from the start and when I saw Malloy and his crooked Philly ties doing the game it was obvious how this would play out. There’s no doubt there should be an investigation on this crew.
and Malloy told him the Rockets play good defense so thats why the free throw disparity, meanwhile the Rockets are one of the worst teams in the league in the amount of fouls they commit
Ed Malloy: "After seeing it during postgame review, the offensive player was able to return to a normal playing position on the floor. The contact which occurred after the release of the ball therefore is incidental & marginal to the shot attempt & should not have been called."
Normally officials do a thing with 1 reporter, especially when there is a controvrsial call
The shot almost went in - he had to contest it.
Ed Malloy: "After seeing it during postgame review, the offensive player was able to return to a normal playing position on the floor. The contact which occurred after the release of the ball therefore is incidental & marginal to the shot attempt & should not have been called."
Great… Admission means nothing. The score isn’t changing and these crooks made their money.
So dont play defense then? he played perfect defense, junping to the side of Holiday and allowing him to land..
I’m guessing you didn’t watch the game. I’m not sure about the “rigged” thing but you have to admit the line moving from -4.5 for the Knicks to -1 for Houston just 5 minutes before tip, followed by that travesty of an officiating game should at least raise some eyebrows, no?
I have never thought the nba was rigged but last night felt like a fixed game, line moved from -4.5 Knicks to -1 Rockets, 33-12 free theow disparity and tie game they call a foul on a heave from half court and the rockets cover on that call...
The refs officiated that game like they needed the rockets to win
How fast did the 5 point swing occur? Over the course of an hour, few hours? the day?
The swing altogether is interesting to say the least, great insight
Were we supposed to see into the future and avoid watching last nights game? What you’re saying is ludicrous. You didn’t watch the game so you should probably just sit this one out
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Is pretty suspicious. I can understand fluctuations but not an almost 5 point swing like 5 minutes before the game starts and for no real reason either. It's not like some major injury in warmups or something. Pretty eyebrow raising for sure.
How fast did the 5 point swing occur? Over the course of an hour, few hours? the day?
The swing altogether is interesting to say the least, great insight
Within a half hour of tip. It was late money thay came in.
The MSG pre-game, who have a partnership with a gambling show, were talking about the line right before tip. Their notes said -5.5 Knicks but the screen showed +1, so Alan Hahn said "Is that correct? There must be late line movement for Houston."
Last night was a travesty. I wasn't even upset that they allowed physical play. I was trying to stay unbiased, knowing the Knicks play a physical style of D, like the Rockets. But, the shoulder Brunson took from Dillon Brooks (actually, I think it was two, but one got caught clearly by the telecast) and the inconsistancy in calls really swung the pendulum in Houston's favor.
Then, Breen points out how Malloy is from that same crook area in PA that Joe Crawford, Scott Foster and Tim Donaghey are from and all signs pointed to a major consipracy.
Then, Breen points out how Malloy is from that same crook area in PA that Joe Crawford, Scott Foster and Tim Donaghey are from and all signs pointed to a major consipracy.
I watched the game, but missed Breen saying that. Interesting. And I'm not a gambler, but the line moving that drastically right before tip off for no good reason seems very fishy.
The league should look into Malloy and any other questionable ref.
He also officisted the first game against the celtics where Tatum clearly fouls brunson but instead calls a flop on Brunson and then makes anotber bs call on the other end and changed the entire outcome of that game and they had to come out afterwards and say they got it wrong..
So either he is an incompetent official or he is on the take
Ed Malloy: "After seeing it during postgame review, the offensive player was able to return to a normal playing position on the floor. The contact which occurred after the release of the ball therefore is incidental & marginal to the shot attempt & should not have been called."
Great. Thanks for the mea culpa and costing us the game.
He also officisted the first game against the celtics where Tatum clearly fouls brunson but instead calls a flop on Brunson and then makes anotber bs call on the other end and changed the entire outcome of that game and they had to come out afterwards and say they got it wrong..
come on - that's the same guy? Jesus. That was one of the worst calls I've ever seen. Brunson clearly landed on his foot - which is essentially an automatic foul on the defense these days.
I get that but 33-12 free throw disparity is not bad at your job, its blatant..
that call last night is not bad at your job, ita deciding the game when no one would of said anything if he didnt make a call, not a single person on either team, not a single fan..but instead the ref decided to take the game in his hands..
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He also officisted the first game against the celtics where Tatum clearly fouls brunson but instead calls a flop on Brunson and then makes anotber bs call on the other end and changed the entire outcome of that game and they had to come out afterwards and say they got it wrong..
come on - that's the same guy? Jesus. That was one of the worst calls I've ever seen. Brunson clearly landed on his foot - which is essentially an automatic foul on the defense these days.
yup same guy
And I've read he's from the same corrupt little PA town as Tim Donaghy and a bunch of other refs.
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Then, Breen points out how Malloy is from that same crook area in PA that Joe Crawford, Scott Foster and Tim Donaghey are from and all signs pointed to a major consipracy.
I watched the game, but missed Breen saying that. Interesting. And I'm not a gambler, but the line moving that drastically right before tip off for no good reason seems very fishy.
The league should look into Malloy and any other questionable ref.
It wasn't as pronounced as I phrased it. He said Malloy went to Cardinal O'Hara in Philadelphia, the same high school as Joe Crawford.
If you know Tim Donoghy, you know he went to that same high school and is a hot bed for officials. He also claimed that the officials from that area were corrupt, like him, although it was never substantiated.
With the line moving the way it did, the free throw disparity, the last second call and not to mention the team it happened to, this sint just going to go away..
You got media calling out the NBA, you got Ben Stiller on twitter ripping the NBA and the worst part you got people saying the game was rigged jncludong media people who keep mentioning the Line..
This shit isnt just going to blow over, especially when you got a ref who js from the same town as Donaghy and who has a history kf questionable calls
I still struggle with the conspiracy angle because it is very difficult for the refs alone to manage an outcome to that extent. How do you keep a game that close without some terrible calls that just make no sense. I didn’t watch the game, but it sounds like the FT disparity may have been part of it. But on the last shot, it sounds like Brunson made some incidental contact. The refs can’t make that happen. If they called a foul when he wasn’t touched? Now I am on board.
We have seen an NBA ref manage games for gambling purposes before so I will not say it can’t or didn’t happen. But if I were the NBA commissioner I would be doing a lot of behind the scenes work to make sure there is not a potential scandal going on here given that late line movement and the “Sorry I made a call that directly changed the outcome of the game” the next day.
This is a fanbase that made Candace Parker tweet for the first time in over 6 months, this fanbase is not going to let it just go..