I thought refs were fine. Nothing crazy missed. Thought they got the block -> charge challenge correct too.

Lakers lost for alot of reasons but not the refs. AR15 was completely stuffed on the perimeter and held to the worst shot choice. OKC played with pace and moved the ball well hitting timely shots forcing lakers to burn through timeouts just wayyyy too fast.

It was a fine reffed game

I got no complaints about the refs last night. A few missed calls like any game but I liked that they didn’t reward flailing for either side.

Refs were great. sga and AR had moments where they tried to game the refs and it all led to no calls. It was a nice game cause of it

Refs were incredibly good

just comparing to some of the others game so far this playoff … it is def top 5 reffed games this year

I think it shows how freaking good and deep OKC is right now. I know the Lakers are beat up but even when the refs call a good game and Shai only has 18 points, they still win by 20.

Zarba is one of the best officials in the game, he does a good job of keeping the game flowing

It was a great ref performance. It SHOULD have quieted critiques that the Thunder/SGA get bailed out by foul calls, because it truly wasn’t egregious last night at all. But alas.

refs dont deserve no shoutout , its their jobs that they have to do right , we are so used to them being shit that now we are giving them props for the bare minimum , our standards for good officiating have reallllly fallen , it just sucks in the nba no other league/sports complain about the refs as much as the nba

They’re probably conflicted having to choose between a new flame and their old lover so they actually did a good job.

As someone who has been pretty outspoken about the OKC/refs things, it wasn’t a factor last night. LA lost that game all on their own, and it’s because they don’t have anywhere near enough depth on their roster to keep up with OKC. I expect OKC’s whistle to return, but it wasn’t a factor last night.

Lakers will always get more free throws.

You don’t know LeFlop Diddy James

Its because they have felt the heat from players and fans about the calls okc gets and gets away with. It will be back to normal next game. Now they can say. See game 1 sga didint have 20 free throws.

Yep, okc with a fair whistle is still a favorite but not an easy lock to win it all. Shai and reeves got a few give me’s but compared to most games it was solid.

https://www.reddit.com/r/NBATalk/comments/1t59r5q/for_those_wondering_why_so_many_people_hate_sga/

I appreciated the refs not rewarding SGA for his nonsense last night.

I’m sure every thunder fan agrees! Considering that they won all 4 Qs and Lebron only shot 1 free throw…

Wow thunder fans giving thanks to the refs..shocking

I think it was an overall well called game.

The SGA flopping is just absurd, though.

I’m not at all mad when players “sell” calls.

I think that’s smart, actually.

But, just the flailing and flopping of SGA is offensive.

And I think it’s most offensive because he doesn’t need to do it.

He’s REALLY good.

I - along with everyone objective - thinks it’s OKC’s title to lose.

And his flopping will be the thing that is AGAIN the main point of conversation.