They sure did

Did Hometown Refs Benefit Bulls?

Yeah. Yeah, they did. It was awful. I actually had to do something else while watching the game, because the way NBA playoff games are officiated is so infuriating. It's small consolation to hear that clearly the game was, in fact, a complete bag job. But very small. There were probably five calls against the Celtics in the late fourth quarter and the overtimes that were outright fabrications--defensive fouls when replays showed no contact, offensive fouls that were beyond ridiculous, you name it. Maybe more. Throw in another 5-10 borderline calls that went against Boston and it made me want to throw a brick through the TV. And the Celtics still almost won. Absurd. I know that we're not winning the title this year. The painful part is that it doesn't matter how well we play. The NBA Finals will feature LeBron James vs. Kobe Bryant. The rest of the league doesn't even need to bother trying, and honestly, as far as the league cares, the rest of the Cavs and Lakers could sit this one out too. They might as well have Bron-Bron and Mamba play seven games of one-on-one. It's despicable.