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I'm a Laker fan and that was probably the worst officiating I've ever seen--for both sides. The Laker's would have won Game 5 but for a blown call when a Ref said Robert Horrey knocked the ball out of bounds with about 5 seconds left and the Lakers up by 1 point. Replays clearly showed Chris Webber knocked the ball out of bounds. Result: Kings inbound the ball and Bibby hits a great shot to win the game. The Kings don't talk about that game, do they? They only cry about game 6 where the Lakers shot twenty something more free throws.
Bottom line is the teams were very evenly the matched but the Kings choked down the stretch. They clanked free throw after free throw and missed several 3-point shots at the end that could have pulled them ahead. They had many leads but couldn't hold 'em.
Yeah, the officiating stunk, but it stunk for both sides. Further, it's unfair to blame the Lakers for lousy officiating.
Having said all that, Game 7 was probably the best basketball game I've ever seen.
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