Fine Me

Whatever favors the refs did for the Mavs in Game 4, they equaled with favors for the Spurs in Game 5. The officiating was detestable and if it didn't decide the game on the play pictured above (or any of a dozen others), it certainly decided the game in the final second when Dirk had a wide-open layup and Bruce Bowen grabbed his shirt and pulled him down. Does anyone think that, if he's not interfered with, Dirk doesn't make that shot? If Bowen doesn't touch him, Dirk gets the put-back and Mavs win by one. But the refs swallowed their whistles and decided the game.
Before anyone freaks out, just remember I went on record after Game 4 (see below) saying that the refs probably cost San Antonio that game. I'm not saying that the refs are biased. I'm just saying that they suck. They suck horrifically in favor of the home team in each game. There's the power of the regular season.