After the game, Mauer issued a statement through a pool reporter that said, “On the floor we did not see a foul on the play”. Because we got the steal, we got a shot, and got an offensive rebound, so, I really don’t know, I’ve never seen anything, a play like that.
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The leaping inbound pass turned out to be a futile effort as Thunder forward Durant lost the ball, being fouled by Danny Green – something which was also not called by any of the referees. “That’s all I care about”.
Oklahoma City’s Dion Waiters could be seen on TV replays using his elbow to make contact with San Antonio’s Manu Ginobili in order to make the inbound pass.
“I don’t know what it is, to tell you the truth, what type of violation it is”, Ginobili said of the Waiters incident. “It’s got to be something”. But again, it’s not that play that decided anything. “Feels like it was wasted”. I’ve never seen anything like it. We have a tendency, when you win, everything was just flawless… and when you lose everything is wrong.
The Spurs clawed back from five down in the final minute to get within one point with 13.5 seconds remaining. We have the best officials out of any sport. No matter. The Thunder took Game 2 over the Spurs 98-97, and did so behind an incredible performance from Russell Westbrook, an unbelievable defensive performance from their entire squad, and courtesy of one of the wildest and most controversial finishes to an National Basketball Association playoff game in history.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are shooting 34.1 percent from beyond the arc and 78.3 percent from the free throw line.
A dunk by James with 3:56 left in the third quarter put the Cavs ahead 72-54 before the Hawks roared back, scoring 11 straight points and closing the third by scoring 16 of the last 18 points to pull within 74-70 at the start of the fourth.
Shooting Foul: RHH (right hand held) shows that Ibaka grabs and holds Aldridge’s jersey and affects his shot attempt.
The series of missteps nearly wiped away a strong outing by the Thunder.
San Antonio couldn’t score, leaving the series tied at 1-1. The series now moves to Oklahoma City.
Paul Millsap added 17 points and 13 rebounds for Atlanta, which got just eight points from Jeff Teague.
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich complained to the officials after the play.
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Ginobili was able to find Patty Mills for an open look at a 3, and he missed badly. Ray Allen holds the record with 385…. And if Aldridge continues to play at this level, it’s going to be hard for the Thunder to come out on top.
