Highway Robbery In The NBA [Crazy Crazy Calls]

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Worst of the Night: April 15, 2008
Published 4/15/2008 by Basketbawful at Basketbawful
... The Stern Button: Man. What a clusterbumble in Philly last night, huh? I did an extensive writeup of this mess for Deadspin, but let me sum things up: The Sixers were up by one point with a few seconds left. LeBron drove to the hoop -- ...

High Five
Published 4/15/2008 by Fornelli at Foul Balls
... ] So how bad did the NBA screw the Sixers last night? [ Deadspin ] Does Curt Schilling want to pitch for the Yankees? Will he bury a Yankees jersey underneath the Red Sox clubhouse before he leaves!? [ ...

Tuesday Afternoon Amusements
Published 4/15/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... Here's some more footage of the end of that Cleveland/Philadelphia game. I actually think it was a decent call, and I'm rooting for Philadelphia in that one. I would have slightly preferred a non-call, however. Here's why: watch Samuel Dalambert on that play. He's airborne, and takes a bunch of contact from LeBron James. That contact sends him a little towards Zydrunas Ilgauskas, who makes real deal contact (in some places, they call it a shove) before Dalambert even gains his balance. Dalambert stumbles across the lane as a result, and runs smack ...

Orlando Magic News for April 15th: Magic/Raptors Playoff Preparation Edition
Published 4/15/2008 by Ben Q Rock <info@thirdquartercollapse.com> at Third Quarter Collapse: Front Page Posts
... Basketbawful, writing at Deadspin, discusses how the controversial ending to last night's Cavaliers/76ers game impacted the Eastern playoff picture. ...