“How can they be allowed to referee in such a close contest?” NBA Fans lose their mind as Tony Brothers once again make game-deciding flop calls
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Tony Brothers has never been an appreciated referee in the league for his controversial foul calls. If you talk about the NBA Finals, you would expect the top level officiating and legitimate calls to be made for fair game. But in Brothers’ case, anyone is opened to officiate those games. Game 5 may have been a very controversial one between the Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics.
During the fourth quarter of the game, as the Celtics were going to inbound the ball, Marcus Smart tried to push his way closer to his teammate to gain possession. Somehow, Jordan Poole and Smart had tangled up with each other. The defensive player of the year seemed a little agitated by the arm grab and he pulled away with slight aggression barely touching Poole. Brothers’ who was the head official rewarded Smart with a technical foul.
Golden State Warriors vs Boston Celtics score recap
Despite Tony Brothers’ continuing his poor officiating, the Warriors still had a clear win over the Celtics 104-94. Boston’s biggest reason to their playoffs losses has been turnovers which they recorded 15 in Game 5. Jayson Tatum had 27 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 assists. Smart has been working his offense well lately as he finished with 20 points. He has been averaging 16.4 points per game in the finals. The score tallied with Jaylen Brown’s 18 points and 10 points from Robert Williams III.
Andrew Wiggins was the risen star of the Warriors roster finishing with 26 points and 13 rebounds. Klay Thompson also had a decent night on offense with 21 points including 5 three-pointers of the total 9 the team had. Gary Payton II and Jordon Poole had a combined of 30 points. Stephen Curry had only 16 points and 8 assists going 0 of 9 from three breaking his 223 game streak of recording at least one from deep.
NBA fans slams the league for allowing Tony Brothers to be a referee
Fans were not too happy about the call Tony Brothers had made against Smart. As the video suggested, Poole also held the Celtics point guard’s arm before he pulled away. The player were just as upset as their fans. Here are a few reactions.
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