The Fix

[HalfHawk]

24 Boston free throws, 10 Atlanta free throws.Inconsistent whistles.The @#$% up no FT's call at the end.Robbery. Hang your head up high Hawks, the Celtics didn't win that one.

[Diesel]

The biggest bunch of BS I have seen. Teague gets fouled on every drive. Moving screens. Was Joe not fouled on his last layup attempt?

[vext]

How about that foul at the end before the ball was in play??? How is the ball in play when no one has touched it and therefore the clock has not started. Still a dead ball foul in my opinion. Foul shots and the ball. Ridiculous.

[ag82]

Even the daily dime live people on espn are wondering what that call was. It was THAT bad.

[Diesel]

Dead Ball Foul.Did you notice that none of the Celtics would comment.. Hell, they even knew that the fix was in.

[AmishBoy]

I can actually live with us playing the way we played and losing in this game, but we did get royally screwed by the refs.

[vext]

Nevermind. The ball was alive. Damnit!

Section III-Ball is Alive

a. The ball becomes alive when:

(1) It is legally tapped by one of the participants of a jump ball

(2) It is released by the thrower-in

(3) It is released by the free throw shooter on a free throw which will remain in play

[Nicholasp27]

Can we appeal that to the league???

[Plainview1981]

24 Boston free throws, 10 Atlanta free throws.Inconsistent whistles.The @#$% up no FT's call at the end.Robbery. Hang your head up high Hawks, the Celtics didn't win that one.

This is just something for people to hold onto so that they can feel better.

[ag82]

0.1 secs ticked off the clock for that foul. How is that humanly possible? The ref saw the foul and blew the whistle in 0.1 seconds??

[theprotikal]

Section X--Away-From-The-Play Foul

a. During the last two minutes of the fourth period or overtime period(s) with the offensive team in possession of the ball, all personal fouls which are assessed against the defensive team prior to the ball being released on a throw-in and/or away-from-the-play, shall be administered as follows:

(1) A personal foul and team foul shall be assessed and one free throw attempt shall be awarded. The free throw may be attempted by any play-er in the game at the time the personal foul was committed.

(2) If the foul occurs when the ball is inbounds, the offended team shall be awarded the ball at the nearest point where play was interrupted but no nearer to the baseline than the free throw line extended.

(3) If the foul occurs prior to the release on a throw-in, the offended team shall be awarded the ball at the original throw-in spot, with all privileges, if any, remaining.

http://www.nba.com/analysis/rules_12.html?nav=ArticleList

[CODHAWKSFAN]

This is just something for people to hold onto so that they can feel better.

Seriously....do you secretly hate the Hawks?? I do not think that you are a fan at all!

[Eddielives]

It's hard for the refs to call fouls for the Hawks when we're jacking up jumpshots. Seriously, if you think the refs cost us this game, you're just looking for reasons to not feel as bad about your team. We would have had more free throws if we had more guys who would take it to the hole instead of settling for bad jumpshots.

[Wurider05]

They called a carry on Al. I haven't seen a player called for a carry in 20 years!!! We got robbed.

[YP2K]

They were terribly one-sided all night for sure...But since the national media has this "Hawks are not fun to watch" theme that they all subscribe to (with most of them not actually articulating why), that won't be discussed . . .

[HalfHawk]

It's hard for the refs to call fouls for the Hawks when we're jacking up jumpshots. Seriously, if you think the refs cost us this game, you're just looking for reasons to not feel as bad about your team. We would have had more free throws if we had more guys who would take it to the hole instead of settling for bad jumpshots.

The Celtics blocked 11 shots, while only committing 14 fouls...Are you kidding me with that take it to the hole nonsense? It doesn't matter how hard you take it when the refs aren't giving you the call. Edited May 11, 2012 by SmooveZilla

[YP2K]

It's hard for the refs to call fouls for the Hawks when we're jacking up jumpshots. Seriously, if you think the refs cost us this game, you're just looking for reasons to not feel as bad about your team. We would have had more free throws if we had more guys who would take it to the hole instead of settling for bad jumpshots.

There were a number of times where Hawks were fouled near the rim and the refs let them play, while on the other side it was called. And Garnett was allowed to set moving screens (or he'd just grab the shirt of the person he was screening) the entire night series. Edited May 11, 2012 by YP2K

[theprotikal]

They called a carry on Al. I haven't seen a player called for a carry in 20 years!!! We got robbed.

Lol I thought the same thing when they called that, unbelievable...

[Eddielives]

You guys realize you sound like a bunch of sore losers right now. Direct your anger in the proper direction. Look at our gameplan. Look at our bad shot selection. Look at our so-called go to guy Joe. Ask Josh why the long jump shots? Joe and Josh are incompatible. One needs to go. It seems Josh is the one who will be gone as no one in their right mind will take on Joe's contract so I think we can kiss Josh good-bye.

[ag82]

Even the national media (check out twitter right now) is saying boston won because of some "homecooking" fouls, etc.. Its actually not just us this time.