Game 46 | Cavs (25-20) @ Pistons (17-28) | January 27, 2015 | 7:30pm EST

[Rick Astley]

Game was never in doubt in the second half. Who cares about the refs?

This. Be mad if this is a nationally televised game.

 

[SalvadoranCavsfan]

In case anyone cares, in the best PG of all time poll on FSO Mark Jackson garnered 0% of the vote. Thank God. I'm proud of you Cleveland voters.

 

[Stark]

70 combined points for Kyrie and LeBron.

 

[SteelSmack]

Game was never in doubt in the second half. Who cares about the refs?

Integrity. Games like this makes the league look like it has none.

 

[Anglefan]

Integrity. Games like this makes the league look like it has none.

Well that's silly. The refs were not intentionally making calls in the Pistons favor. They just happened to miss more that favored them. The refs are not betting on the game just because one ref did.

It's so stupid that fans can't get off the whole "refs have money on the game" in any sport. No they don't. Refs miss calls. Sometimes it benefits one team more than the other. It makes you sound crazy to suggest there is any type of conspiracy because a few calls were bad.

 

[col63onel]

THE BEST moment of the season was watching LeBron dap up Kyrie after he hit that three late in the 4th. Just seeing that made it feel like we were watching a "team", not dueling banjos.

Used to do this with Boobie. We've upgraded his sidekick, slightly.

 

[natedagg]

Well that's silly. The refs were not intentionally making calls in the Pistons favor. They just happened to miss more that favored them. The refs are not betting on the game just because one ref did.

It's so stupid that fans can't get off the whole "refs have money on the game" in any sport. No they don't. Refs miss calls. Sometimes it benefits one team more than the other. It makes you sound crazy to suggest there is any type of conspiracy because a few calls were bad.

Refs can easily have $ on the games, but are more likely paid cash for outcomes that they can produce. Very easy to flow $ into an untraceable account or just use physical bills. Spread opened at -5 and ended at -9. 77% of the bets were on the cabs, which is very high. I typically auto fade anything at 80%+ and it could have been there before it dipped to the high 70s. It doesnt happen as often as people call "rigged", but from what I saw tonight, it wouldn't surprise me that this one was tilted for Detroit to cover. this isn't sour grapes either - I had the cabs -7.5 the minute the line came out on my SB yesterday.

 

[shoes22]

Besides LeBron, no other Cavs player made it to the free throw line until the final minute of the game. That's really messed up.

 

[RapsCavs]

Am I the only who's having lag problems in ballstreams when watching Cavs game in on-demand. It happened last game as well vs the Thunder. I tried other streams and they were perfectly fine.

 

[Snarly]

Well that's silly. The refs were not intentionally making calls in the Pistons favor. They just happened to miss more that favored them. The refs are not betting on the game just because one ref did.

It's so stupid that fans can't get off the whole "refs have money on the game" in any sport. No they don't. Refs miss calls. Sometimes it benefits one team more than the other. It makes you sound crazy to suggest there is any type of conspiracy because a few calls were bad.

Not when air fouls them and they hack our guys for no calls. I mean I get they miss calls but anyone who did not see this as even if a tad fishy needs their eyes checked. The Pistons players knew it and were smiling and found it funny.

 

[Andrew]

I agree with what Thomas said on NBAtv, if 2 guys were 98% of the overall offense that usually spells a loss but those 2 guys are light years ahead of anyone on the other side.

Not a pretty game by any stretch but a win is a win and they never relinquished the lead in the 2nd half when earlier in this season when the Pistons went on that run to get it to single digits, this squad might have started to press too hard and get out of their heads.

I really wish Chicago lost tonight so they gained more ground in their division but at this point I am just nitpicking.

Wish this was a blowout to show the Pistons how that felt from game 1 but a win is a win.

Onto the Blazers and they need an overall team offensive effort to beat a squad like that.

Good test tomorrow.

 

[Anglefan]

Refs can easily have $ on the games, but are more likely paid cash for outcomes that they can produce.

You realize this makes you sound like a lunatic, right?

 

[The Oi]

You realize this makes you sound like a lunatic, right?

Eh. Why would you doubt it after the whole Donaghy experience?

The motive and ability to commit the "crime" are there. Now if motive and capability were enough to "convict" someone, everybody would be guilty of something. But in a matter of whether someone sounds crazy for thinking spreads get fixed, I'd tend to disagree.

I'd actually lean towards thinking that it does happen, though maybe not that commonly.

 

[Anglefan]

Eh. Why would you doubt it after the whole Donaghy experience?

John Hinkley Jr wanted to kill Ronald Reagan. Does that mean we should suspect that EVERYONE wanted to kill Ronald Reagan?

If you look for something, you're going to find it. Being a conspiracy theorist is not a sign of good mental heath in a person.

 

[Tornicade]

24 of 47 FG, 16 of 17 FT = 70 points 13 assist
6 of 14 from 3
those 2 accounted for 50% of the team shots.

15-46 fg , 0-0 FT for the rest of team
3 of 18 from 3

Lebron and Irving both shot better with Love on the court and the team held detroit to 42% shooting.

Detroit left the lanes open and Irving shot was on.

not sure why some would complain about this win. no team offensive mojo on the road so they went to their all stars. I have no problem with that at all.