Eastern Conference Finals Game 6: Cleveland Cavaliers @ Toronto Raptors. Fri, May 26th 2016. 8:30 pm

[CosmoKramer]

Do we already know what refs will be giving us the business tonight?

Please no Tony Brothers, please no Tony Brothers...

 

[Andrew]

I really want to end this tonight, like super hard.

 

[NorthCoastBias]

Do we already know what refs will be giving us the business tonight?

Please no Tony Brothers, please no Tony Brothers...

Danny Crawford, Bill Kennedy and Jason Phillips

http://official.nba.com/referee-assignments/

 

[NorthCoastBias]

Crawford has officiated 9 playoff games thus far. The home team has won 77.8% of the time

 

[Surge]

Cavs game tonight, long weekend... I can't even think about work today. Disengaged Surge today.

 

[blank964]

Crawford has officiated 9 playoff games thus far. The home team has won 77.8% of the time

Yeah we're fucked. Crawford is a terrrrrrible ref.

 

[AuxiliaryPie]

Lets just win boys, we've dominated them THREE times already, just do it again

 

[Arketebel]

Crawford has officiated 9 playoff games thus far. The home team has won 77.8% of the time

Bill Kennedy: 9 games - 88.9% home wins
Jason Phillips: 8 games - 37.5% home wins

Per this article, game 6 is the easiest to steal on the road with the home team winning 49.2%:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1520496-how-important-is-home-court-advantage-in-the-nba

Since the 2014 playoffs began, the home team is 12-12 in game 6.

Hopefully this info outweighs the officiating.

 

[NorthCoastBias]

Lue and LeBron both using the word "aggressive" multiple times at their morning media availability. That's got to be the mentality tonight. Hopefully everyone else falls in line.

 

[Walter White]

I have a gut feeling we are going to blow them out. I hope so at least. I think we go for the kill being 1 win from the Finals.

 

[KilgoreTrout]

I have a gut feeling we are going to blow them out. I hope so at least. I think we go for the kill being 1 win from the Finals.

I like your gut feeling.

 

[Cayman13]

Yeah we're fucked. Crawford is a terrrrrrible ref.

Danny Crawford and Tony Brothers are the worst 2, IMO.

 

[col63onel]

Crawford has officiated 9 playoff games thus far. The home team has won 77.8% of the time

Home team has won 70% of home games for the playoffs. Home team winning 7 out of 9 games is not surprising.

 

[czvo]

Really hope they finish this thing tonight, but wouldn't be shocked if the Raps pushed this thing to 7.

 

[Walter White]

Really hope they finish this thing tonight, but wouldn't be shocked if the Raps pushed this thing to 7.

Raptors are a completely different team at home. So I wouldn't be surprised to see a dog fight. But I feel like if we start out strong and eventually take a 15 or so point lead. They will fold. We just can't let them get confidence from the start and let their crowd get into it.