I take back my last post and I say....
Zaza's Playground —
Get Off Me Canadians. ps Have i mentioned before that I am kind of in to Al Horford.
Horford Says He Tipped It
Hawks BasketBlog —
Just posted on Sekou Smith's AJC blog, Al Horford says the Raptors' fury over the end of regulation is misplaced, as
he
got a finger on the ball which triggered the ref to start the clock
before TJ Ford got his hands on it to attempt his game-tying lay-up. ...
FTW: Al Horford
Hoopinion —
It would be better with a quote from Horford, but here we go: Al Horford may eliminate any controversy surrounding the end of Wednesday's 127-120 overtime victory over Toronto. Horford told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Thursday that he touched the inbound pass that Toronto's T.J. Ford tipped in at the end of regulation. Ford's basket, which would have won the game, was disallowed when replays showed he was still in contact with the ball at the buzzer. The game went into overtime tied 107-107. Toronto officials, including ...
10thofasecondgate
The AltRaps Blog —
... the inbound pass that Toronto’s T.J. Ford tipped in at the end of regulation. Ford’s basket, which would have won the game, was disallowed when replays showed he was still in contact with the ball at the buzzer. The game went into overtime tied 107-107. Horford said the inbound pass tipped his fingers, meaning the clock should have started at that point. If that was the case, there would not have been enough time for the ball to reach Ford and be tipped in with just 0.5 seconds left. - AJC [image] ...
It’s Friday and time for another Raptors weekend
Arsenalist —
... Digesting the Atlanta loss hasn’t been easy. Al Horford’s claims that he nipped the ball on it’s way to Ford is probably the card the NBA’s going to play in denying our appeal. Regardless of whether he nipped it or not, the NBA’s got the reasonable doubt it’s been looking. Plus, we did blow a 17 point lead and are solely responsible for the loss. It should never have come down to the final half second but that doesn’t mean we weren’t wronged. Chuck’s blatant homerism ...
