Tonight Blazer fans witnessed perhaps this season's most ugly and disappointing loss whose end saw the referees quickly whisked out of the arena surrounded by security guards.
Yes, it was that type of game. Where the fans were so incensed, the teams so amped up and the officiating so bad that the officials had to be escorted from the arena for the sake of their physical safety.
Welcome to today's NBA: Where Incompetent Officiating Happens.
I really want to be able to write about tonight's game with objective analysis but I just can't. I would be lying if I said I wasn't upset the Blazers lost and it would be completely dishonest to pretend that the atrocious job by the referees did not impact the game's overall outcome.
By the time the final horn sounded, which was immediately preceded by roughly 400 three point attempts by everyone on the Blazers' team, the Mavericks had secured the victory. The final score: 83 to 77.
Tonight's contest between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Dallas Mavericks was a prime example of what this year's playoff atmosphere will be like.
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Article written by Busta Bucket
Game 79: Blazers 77, Mavericks 83
April 10th, 2010 by Busta Bucket Leave a reply »
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