Do The Lakers Get Special Treatment From The Refs??

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When Raptors Head Coach Darko Rajakovic went off on the referees after their game on Tuesday, it led Coach Nick to dive deep into the footage to find out whether the referees were not giving Toronto the right calls, especially for Scottie Barnes.
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[@MikeP_]

I have no horse in this race, but isn't the statement at 6:27 (refs aren't going to get involved with marginal contact) completely contradictory to some of the fouls called against the Raptors (e.g. 3:30 on defense and 6:55 on offense)? I am sure every call can be explained in a vacuum, but in the context of the game, I want consistency from the refs. And even from this video I don't see consistency when one no-call on the Lakers is accompanied by the statement that "AD will get the benefit of the doubt - deservedly so" and another by "I can shrug at this no-call". 3:30 compared to 4:27 also doesn't look much different to me, but it's called differently. Consistency from the referees matter and when they are inconsistent, they better be on both sides equally in all phases of the game - when they are not, situations like these occur. Didn't watch the game, only this video, but I can see why the Raptors may have felt wronged.

[@user-hc5hy3lm7k]

Marginal contact on Raptors should not be called while marginal contact on Lakers should be called. That is very fair. Can't argue with the unwritten word of the NBA and sports betting.

[@connorjackson9819]

Marginal contact in the clutch is different also I wouldn’t say quickly pushing AD is marginal

[@dulejmani]

right to the point this is a biased analysis

[@connorjackson9819]

@@dulejmanieh not really I’ve watched this dude for awhile and I’ve never taken him as a lebron fan from some of past videos you see that I don’t think he’s a hater but he legit has a video about how Larry birds better than lebron and he’s definitely not a lakers fan

[@AndrewKeifer]

Also keeping in mind that the Raptors were 5th in the league for fewest fouls committed per game.

[@TheDuclaw]

Not a raptors fan but you definitely missed a lot in your “analysis” here. For example, you mentioned ticky tack fouls on the raptors, but didn’t realize that the lakers committed the same thing on the other end but were not called. Just because you had referees on this channel before, doesn’t mean you should ignore how bad the referees have been over the past few years.

[@mlrd2687]

Maybe with that licking he will make his way to some television...

[@giorgiogiorgetti3939]

He is under paycheck.

[@DaBeast646]

He's on NBA PAYROLL. WINK WINK

[@michaelruiz8076]

Fax

[@RJKANEAO]

It’s cause he’s lakers fan!

[@aaronmurrayvazquez]

notice the passive voice on the no calls "could have a gripe" "certainly disruptive" "don't think it anyone would've complained" "reasonable to assumed refs won't get involved" "could be construed" OH! but Quickley "foolishly PUSHES AD and gets caught red handed" "Why on earth is RJ stepping in front of AD. He looked guilty!" oh ok Coach. For the record, I'm not accusing you of being pro Laker or Lebron. I'm accusing you of covering of for referees,.

[@bballbreakdown]

No one can argue RJ didn’t commit a foul on that screen.

[@aaronmurrayvazquez]

I would certainly argue that if it was reasonable to assume the refs weren't going to get involved in one ticky tack they shouldn't then get involved in this. the instantaneous whistle (and it was instant like before Scottie even released) while others get a second to two to think about it? and again, there are FIVE instances where you used this passive phrasing, where if the refs had called the foul you would have characterize it like you did with Quickly and RJ. Is it not a foul until a ref calls it one? @@bballbreakdown

[@ThatViralVideo]

Yeah just like blocking in football, those are calls refs don’t make till the fix is in.

[@vansbakery]

Gotta keep them connections ya dig lol

[@shaft9000]

@@bballbreakdown No one was arguing that. He's criticizing your caricaturing of the intent of players as you're projecting your own sentiments and ethical preferences onto calls.

[@zznerzz]

Film breakdown brought to you by the refs #1 fan! Make sure to bring them on the next video too.

[@MrDavid2004]

😂😂

[@MrDavid2004]

Coach Nick hasn’t ever played at a high level .

[@brandonreeves7924]

Agreed. I generally love Coach Nick's videos, but it feels like he phoned it in on this one. @AngryOldHoopsFan has a much better video breaking down comparable fouls and no-calls.

[@luqmanmuhd2035]

He needs to look after ronnie nunn's feeling

[@MrWilson-zx9ix]

Why you bitching? Coach identifies some wrong calls and said they led to more take fouls from the Raptors. But essentially the conspiracy theorists are mad.

[@colecunningham5947]

This video did highlight some inconsistencies (they were consistent in some ways), but those inconsistencies throughout a game is what leads to frustration. If, you wouldnt call that cannot from AD to Scottie (the 70/30 no call) then dont call that for the rest of the 47 mins. Players understand the level of reffing fouls changes per game but that changing during the game is what WE ALL HATE.

[@fantasysportsanalysistfsa8938]

AD was fouled 16 times and Lebron 6. It's hard to stop AD and fouling is just trying to play good defense on him. The same for Lebron. The opposing team is not gonna just let AD and Bron score without swiping at them or playing them agreesively. Similar to Giannis Antetokounmpo and Embid, they are the top free-throw shooters in the league. You damn near have to foul them in order to keep them from easy baskets. On the flip side, AD is a great defensive player that doesn't have to foul a lot to make a defensive impact. He plays a clean defensive game. That is why you rarely see AD ejected or foul-out. Lebron doesn't foul much either simply because he doesn't play impactful defense. He just goes for steals. I get mad watching him play sometimes because he lets players fly right past him. I remember Kuzma had to push him in the back to just to guard his man. So when you got your 2 best players (AD and Lebron) drawing fouls, and not committing any. There will be a lopsided foul ratio. I guess you poeple want the refs to go out of their way to call any little foul they can find on AD and Lebron to even things out, but that would not be fair to the Lakers organization and fan base. I have a simple solution, stop fouling, and play clean defense like Kawhi, PG, and Gobert. They get the job done without sending players to the line.

[@TeezyfolKKz]

@@fantasysportsanalysistfsa8938lmao. Bron just doesn’t get called for fouls. His off-hand is always touching the defender

[@ChaelSonnenEatsLebronsWeiner]

Bruh it was 4th qtr the fuck you on

[@ChaelSonnenEatsLebronsWeiner]

@@TeezyfolKKzand go look at MJ everyone’s off hand touches someone if their jumping at the same time

[@TeezyfolKKz]

@@ChaelSonnenEatsLebronsWeiner everyone’s not being called fairly. What does MJ have to do with today’s game? should I call him to talk about the traveling in this era too? Lmao

[@ljays1029]

Coach your credibility is hit hard in this one. Justifying the refs call when consistency is the issue. You are watching games all the time, do you not know that.

[@arguseyed9982]

If you follow his work you know refs can never be wrong. The only time he takes a shot at officiating is when its against his GSW.

[@tigerhoods7927]

lol you shouldn’t be surprised this dude been getting expose for a while

[@maxmeier532]

Coach analyses exemplary disputed calls and he brings statistics. What do you have other than "Boohoooo, BOOOOOHOOOOO, NBA BAAD".

[@jonathanmosley9867]

​@@arguseyed9982 This guy Hates hates the warriors!! He is a nba man to the bone. To be honest you have to be if you want to be big on KZbin as an nba head.

[@aiirizzy2862]

Take this video with a grain of salt. He has friends all over the league and works very hard to maintain his status quo through these videos. He's nothing but a lap dog for the NBA and the refs association

[@Man-lw1vp]

It’s obvious

[@GerardoTostado]

Yeah, this guy used to make decent videos 10 years ago but always had some stupid agenda to follow before it was shooting off of 2 feet now it’s defending the refs.

[@tigerhoods7927]

Facts fans are losing respect for this dude

[@maxmeier532]

thank you Alex Jones.

[@T.H.E.O.R.Y.]

What was illegitimate about bball from the time of Dr. Naismith? ​@@TheWritingsontheWall-mq2go

[@Zottelmonster911]

The problem I have, if you call that moving screen on Barret. You have to call moving screen on AD the possession before. He went into the moving direction of Siakam giving him no chance to move under the screen.

[@justincarreras7753]

WRONG

[@sdaf48]

95/100 three point shots from Warriors should be called as well.

[@bentorres-betgaming]

​@sdaf48 that part 👏👏👏

[@berryesseen]

You know that one of the names in there is AD, right? You shouldn’t expect the same treatment to stars and no-name players. It is just not possible.

[@talkforfreedom5501]

its such a joke the imbalance of the calls / when you look at BOTH sides touch fouls vs hacks / NBA so fake / Vegas point spread ...wake up people

[@clubberlang2615]

Why did Coach Nick not talk about Christian Woods blocking Scottie, then swiping the ball out of bounds, and Lakers getting the ball. That was a CLEAR miss by all of the officials.

[@bballbreakdown]

It actually hit off Barnes hand before it went out of bounds… I went thru it very closely

[@clubberlang2615]

@@bballbreakdown Lakers commentators saw what I saw, and joked about the Lakers getting possession on that play. Your count was 5 possible missed calls on the Raptors, in a close game that was decided by 1 point, where the opponent got almost all of the possible missed calls. 2 or 4 free throws for the Raptors could have won them the game.

[@mlrd2687]

@@clubberlang2615 That's a lick. He brought the judges to the show...

[@Imperialspy]

Gained a lot of Respect for Coach Darko getting his money worth for the BS that happens over and over

[@wayneerichsen]

Have you watched the video? Or are you just a Lakers hater?

[@euko7469]

⁠@@wayneerichsen even worse. just reads the title and gets ragebaited.

[@bryce____1114]

⁠@@wayneerichsenraptors fan that watch the whole game and saw how much we were getting fucked over in that 4th quarter. Darko is a stud

[@shmuelcoen9906]

@@wayneerichsenwatched the whole video. The point that Coach made is that a lot of the fouls were close calls, and reasonable no calls. The problem is that the Lakers got way more of the close calls than the Raptors. And in a one point game, it shows why that is so important. The Lakers got were 3-4 calls in the 4th quarter that could have gone either way, that would have decided the game. The Raptors had 2-3 similar possessions in the 4th that also weren’t called. Also, his point about the moving screen on AD is negated by the fact that AD DID THE SAME THING ON THE PREVIOUS PLAY. Plus, Coach said multiple times that since AD is such a good defender, he gets the benefit. I completely disagree with that, either the refs see it or they don’t, if they don’t see it, don’t call it. And if you are calling it, make sure it is equal both ways.

[@yandhijpeg]

@@shmuelcoen9906blah blah blah blah blah

[@gotz2bk]

Bit disappointing as I usually come to this channel for unbiased opinions. Coach you've really dropped the ball here and you're not even trying to hide your bias.

[@ryankayombya7576]

Explain whats wrong with what he said

[@John6-40]

​​@@ryankayombya75761. He cherry picked clips. I've seen clips and angles that looked far worse for several fouls and no-calls. 2. He downplayed ones that were clearly bad. Then was inconsistent with how he reacted to similar calls depending on whether it was the Raptors or Lakers. You are in the minority for a reason. Read through the comments. You never see a comment section with so many people agreeing.

[@21Kolb]

@@John6-40 where are they? show me your Analysis.

[@shaft9000]

@@21Kolb Simply look at the first 2 examples: Each presented from ONLY a single, poor and inconclusive (due to perspective foreshortening) camera angle. Coach shrugs and moves on, as though the Lakers were _wholly_ innocent. Getting going on not one but two such shaky steps is not how one builds any sort of convincing argument.

[@erroneouse1929]

@@21Kolbyou a goofy 🤡

[@monsoon1234567890]

It's not about the Lakers, it's about point fixing for sports betting

[@jansmitowiczauthor78]

Oh but it's DEFINITELY about the Lakers as well.

[@EuroGupper]

Its about the Lakers. Last season they gave the Lakers almost 80 FTA more than the second leading team

[@jmandan8728]

@@EuroGupper yeah because they attack to the rim more instead of shooting bricks and teams fouls them alot and if you actually watched multiple laker games you know this is true but since you're not a fan and you only see numbers...oh well but crazy when the lakers got costed many late game calls by the refs..y'all said to get over with it and everyone's overreacting but when lakers got favored "nba is rigging everything for the lakers"

[@EuroGupper]

@@jmandan8728 80 FTA more than the second leading team!

[@connorjackson9819]

@@EuroGupper80 more free throw attempts is less than one a game that’s not a lot bro

[@skfox2121]

So the raps score 20 more interior points and 3's, but the foul calls had nothing to do with the outcome? Sorry but that math ain't mathing my guy.

[@grung910]

raptors are irrelevant ass franchise nobody gaf about them bums bruh stop crying 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@austin_Boston98]

Facts..

[@imraanbulbulia80]

Darkos rant was epic. About time a coach has the cohanes and (risk his paper) to call out the blatant favouritism and corruption going on with the officiating and the NBA. Kodos to him for backing his players

[@jakobs.1525]

Kodos to you for having the cohanes to spell words as adventurously as you do 🙌🏼

[@ozeppeo]

​@@jakobs.1525I mean you're doing it, too. So KOdos to you man!

[@wswann34]

Kerr jus did this and people flamed him for complaining

[@Tcrror]

Yet the very next game the Lakers hardly get any calls. It's not favoritism for any one team, it's inconsistency.

[@Tcrror]

I don't care how old LeBron is, he shouldn't only be taken 4-5 free throws a game. He attacks the basket all the time.

[@turistainc]

Missing the point, every time these "film analyses" are done, they miss the point. By the "letter of the law" these calls are always gonna be good. The issue is the incessant flopping and foul-baiting by the Lakers who seem unable to win otherwise. It's unwatchable and not basketball.

[@connorjackson9819]

There was no foul baiting aside from one shot from Austin reeves

[@HypocritesExposd]

@@connorjackson9819 foul baiting AND flopping. Convenient for you to only point out one of the two in your comment

[@mikebyers1873]

​@@connorjackson9819ad was definently a flop

[@jaydenwilson8371]

@@mikebyers1873still a moving screen tho 🧍🏾‍♂️, RJ was moving. The issue was not calling those same calls on the lakers for the raptors end

[@justincarreras7753]

WRONG

[@ericfranklin1802]

This video is beyond painful to watch, Nick your bias is showing here. The whole point was that the degree of contact is not being called on both ends, your out here saying “oh well there was a bit of contact on the back of Thad Young and a bit of contact on the follow through but it’s not a foul” and then during your prize picks coverage you show LeBron using the off hand to push off Scottie twice and dislodge him twice with his whole body. Gone I can’t stand your coverage of reffing these days because you’re just toeing the line for refs. And my fucking god man,”Darko isn’t even mad”, what the hell is that? If a coach gets mad then he’s over reacting but if a coach is not mad because he’s not trying to get thrown out of the game it’s reason to say there wasn’t a foul.

[@bballbreakdown]

I’m confused. I pointed out the Thad play because it was could’ve been a foul. Lebron is a beast to have to referee and it’s the most difficult job in the world to figure out when the defender fouls and when he commits an offensive foul. Barnes wasn’t in legal guarding position on those which is why it’s an easy call

[@JL-qk3xu]

@@bballbreakdown I was wondering if this play was going to be covered in your vid kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmPQZGyrhs-kmdEfeature=shared&t=285 Where Lebron just plows Scottie in the chest with a huge shoulder before going to the basket.... Exactly how in the world are you going to defend that?? I tell you how Lakers/Lebron/AD style, flopping... Notice Scotties playing actual basketball and takes the push and doesn't flair or flop around like a flipping fish out of forking water? And guess what the reward is, a foul on him. Awesome!!!!!!!!!! I'm almost sure if he had flopped he might have gotten the call, almost because we are still talking Lebron. Isn't it nice that a player who is playing real defense with purpose not just playing passive wait to be hit and fall backwards with hands up flailing defense get rewarded like this. This game at best just shows it pays to flop instead of true stand up defense and driving to score the basket instead of baiting a foul call from the refs. I fear this kind of crap will teach great young players like Barns that "They need to sell it to the refs"... Garbage. Like others have said there is supposed to be some kind of crack down on flopping... They might have forgot about that memo this game. I usually love your vids too as the breakdown quality is really high, but I was hoping for a unbiased opinion which I feel was not quite the case here unfortunately.

[@ericfranklin1802]

@@bballbreakdown Yes I understand that but there are other examples you use of fouls called in favour of the Lakers that you just brush offas being a foul and don’t provide any criticality to them. Even the intro shows you fallen into the exact same hole as nearly all of the ESPN talking heads, that it’s about the number of fouls when it is painfully obvious to someone who watched the game that the main problem is the contact is not being applied equally. As for LeBron, he isn’t a “beast” to referee, refs have just accepted that he gets away with things. And you’re not gonna convince me that LeBron ramming his whole body weight into Scottie is a legal move when LeBron initiates all of the contact. Otherwise you’re just saying no one can guard him which is tantamount to legislating defence out of the game for certain players. *Edit* And I will add that you saying that it is so difficult for refs to officiate NBA games is ridiculous because umpires and refs in other sports have just as difficult jobs as NBA officials do and guess what, they don’t fuck up nearly as often, they don’t have nearly as many players who hate them (like Scott Foster among others) and they somehow manage to no be the centre of attention at during games of their respective sports.

[@AdrianRuiz777]

@@bballbreakdown hes still doing it XD. "could've been a foul". WHAT an UNBIASED person would say is "it SHOULD HAVE been a foul based on how the refs were calling it on the other end."

[@Garrrrry5]

exactly!

[@scottfoster-burner]

Respect to the raptor’s coach. The lakers are insane floppers.

[@talkforfreedom5501]

go back to Sacramento lakers series playoffs semis - same ..NBA is FIXED

[@caseyhitchcock1002]

​@talkforfreedom5501 If only your mom had been "fixed".

[@thai2go]

They are preparing for thew next oscars!

[@pump5991]

LBJ blasting bad calls in other games but when it comes to his own team: “they fouled and we didn’t” 😂

[@xfactor2094]

He's been due. Dates back to that Celtics nonfoul call at the end of the game

[@SteveJones-gz3nd]

@@xfactor2094 please son, Bron always gets calls

[@xfactor2094]

@@SteveJones-gz3nd I’m just going to assume you don’t watch ball and are just a hater. Lebron is 25th in FTA per game at 5.7 but that doesn’t fit your narrative. It’s easy to just spit out BS instead of actually watching the games. Try again next time.

[@June19PHI]

​@@SteveJones-gz3nd, clearly you don't watch Laker games unless perhaps against your team

[@21Kolb]

@@SteveJones-gz3nd then explain why lebron only gets about 6 free throws a game? that ranks him 26th in the league. If he gets all the calls then he should be up there with embiid and others.

[@koby2995]

this video was brought to you by the Lakers, also make sure to vote Reaves to the all star game, go Lakers.

[@SteveJones-gz3nd]

Reaves sucks

[@MrDavid2004]

He’s a lakers fan clearly

[@randychan5839]

You mean brought to you by the nba refs

[@koby2995]

@@MrDavid2004 it was sarcasm

[@ikkajaalati]

The amount people are gassing up Reaves is laughable. No disrespect but dude is really mid.

[@user-hz2ov7ci3b]

It's not about if the Lakers actually fouled or not ,it's about calling the game even and fair and the lakers consistently got all the calls with even the slightest contact or no contact at all while the Raptors not once got the same treatment

[@catdee609]

"could be construed as a flop" nah, it is a flop. And Anthony Davis is one of the worst offenders for this shit. 6'8 250+ lbs and any little contact has him rolling around on the court. It's pathetic for such a massive strong athlete. NBA is like Soccer in terms of flopping on minor contact.

[@slackerofhell]

Him and Embiid are terrible for this crap. I'm fine with it being called a moving screen because it was. AD dropping like he got shot is what I'm annoyed with.

[@dmoney51630]

So what if he's embellishing contact? It doesn't take away from the fact that Rj still committed a moving screen...It really isn't that hard to comprehend bro

[@Marjoss1]

He embellished the contact but it was a moving screen, you can’t argue that point and if you do, you just don’t know the rules of the game and shouldn’t be talking in the first place. Go back to watching college basketball teams shoot 30% from the field if you are so offended by the flopping in the NBA.

[@princemjbp695]

Still an obvious moving screen by Barrett. Carry on.

[@ryankayombya7576]

​@@slackerofhellEmbiid is even worse

[@keithmoody5926]

Can't be bias when u are a Lakers or LeBron Stan

[@coryernewein]

Or friends with refs and have them on your show🤭

[@Skcereal]

are u serious they call coach a Lebron hater all the time

[@ABDISAMADAM]

XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Literally for years coach has been shit on by the whole nba childish community as a "CERTIFIED LEBRON HATER", to the point of receiving thousands of vitriol messages, and now all of the sudden he's LEBRON STAN?!?!?! Just because of this one video? Holy shit, basketball fans are absolutely ridiculous, complete clowns.

[@toribiogubert7729]

Cool that you guys uses the footage of LeBron dislodging and travelling ( 4:46) when saying that the refs are not pro Lakers, was a really nice touch (y)

[@celestialdemon1316]

Lol no kidding. There's no defending that one, so he just ignored it. Not only did LeBron dislodge with his shoulder, you could argue he led with his head.

[@antoineb374]

I think im done with this channel after the commentary on the rj foul on Christie. "To show you how good the refs are" and "check the right had raking down on Christie's left arm" common man, you cannot tell if there was any contact with the right arm in the replay, at the very least you could have said there may have been contact but it is hard to see, blatant bias showing. Compare that to the commentary of the pontential fouls on scottie earlier in the video, "impossible to tell if there was contact, lets just move on". Feels like recently any sense of impartiality has gone out the window on this channel and you are just trying to push an agenda.

[@bballbreakdown]

I mean what??? Watch it again, it’s clear as day that it’s illegal contact across the arm. You can do whatever you like, but to say you won’t watch for something that obvious is strange

[@daneharris2242]

Yeah I’ve been watching this channel for a while I think this is probably one of the worst takes I’ve seen 👎🏾 he probably did not watch the game

[@riasasselman4528]

@@bballbreakdown kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYLCeZR8ert2fK8 @bballbreakdown 2:30 in heat check's video, this angle shows a very clear swipe on the outside of the ball and a fumble on the way up...

[@riasasselman4528]

@@bballbreakdown I have a question though: Why don't they just call the moving screen by toronto and a flopping technical on Davis? Would save us all so much controversy.

[@HypocritesExposd]

@@bballbreakdown the analysis in this video seems all to much like you’re defending the ref’s calls or no calls. You even write off multiple plays simply because Darko didn’t visibly object. You’re better than this

[@thelastflop]

36-13 FT discrepancy is not OK, idc what excuse you come up with. The Lakers get rewarded for flopping in key game changing plays. Lets not forget the refs literally willed the Lakers into the playin tournament last season and the Lakers had 3x as many FTs than their opponents in every series. This is not a first time thing 😅

[@maxmeier532]

where is this myth coming from that teams need to have equal numbers of foul calls. That is not how it works lol. You think when the Pistons play against the Bucks it's suspicious if Giannis gets more FT? LMAO, you guys are so dumb.

[@salromano-bl1dd]

Darko is the best & has balls to call out the corrupt NBA.

[@almightywang]

This video basically concludes that the 23:2 disparity in FTs was legitimate. Which is absolute hogwash. That is too much of a derrivation from the average to be like "all the refs calls were basically right and they did nothing wrong". I love this channel but I truly think these guys are clouded in their judgement here and this is a bad take

[@AndrewKeifer]

I predicted that he would favor the Lakers before I watched the video and he didn't disappoint in that regard. The Raptors were 5th in the league in fewest fouls committed per game and we're meant to believe that a 15 - 2 disparity in the 4th quarter FTAs (minus the take foul FTAs) is legitimate?

[@bballbreakdown]

8 of those were take fouls in the last minute. The other ones were legit fouls. What else can the refs do here

[@patrickjane2024]

@@AndrewKeifer again if you face lebron AD and Reaves. These 3 are aggressive attackers to the rim. You will foul a lot. And again you don't havd a center in this game how will you guard AD?

[@AndrewKeifer]

@joneast4725 the Lakers aren't the only team in the league with a center

[@almightywang]

@@bballbreakdown What we need are a few dozen 360 degree cameras and some artificial intelligence so we can eliminate human error in refereeing altogether

[@andrewbradimore732]

the lakers meat riding is absurd in this video🤣

[@jmandan8728]

Coach was accused of being a lebron or a laker hater multiple videos now and when he isn't bias to them now he's a dickrider? make up your minds and just accept facts and especially analyze the game more and remove your hate

[@ryankayombya7576]

Coach always throws shade at Lebron and was a Bulls fan in the 90s, Lakers fan in the 00s and Warriors fan in the 2010s. He never sides with Lebron. FTs discranpency easily explaing by Raptors not being able to guard AD and fouling intentionally. While missing on their challenge and committing a Flagrant. Refs missed 1 or 2 calls max

[@aaronmurrayvazquez]

imo he's a Ref Rider. any video he does on refs are basically shilling for them @@jmandan8728

[@shaft9000]

ref-riding

[@amolgill7480]

Darkos accent makes the rant so much better.

[@GGMNA]

The recent news of Darko being fined for speaking out against the corrupt practices within the NBA is alarming. It is unacceptable that referees are allegedly deciding the outcomes of games. Such actions violate the spirit of fair play that should govern all sports. We demand that those referees involved in such practices be held accountable and immediately removed from their positions. Additionally, the affected teams deserve justice and must be compensated for any losses they may have suffered due to these corrupt actions. It is time for the NBA to take a strong stance against corruption and uphold the integrity of the sport.

[@shaft9000]

They ~have~ to fine him for popping off, but it should be for $1 and send those refs on a year-long sabbatical in addition to opening a point-spread investigation. ...but they won't.

[@Jbeaming1]

That would only work in a fair world. The sports world isn’t fair and money comes first before integrity.

[@maxmeier532]

Darko is ultimately an employee of the NBA and he is making tons of money because the NBA has established a multibillion dollar brand. If he Darko doesnt like it and thinks it's more fair somewhere else, he is free to go there and work as a bus driver on the side to make a living salary.

[@jonathanmosley9867]

The nba is telling the refs what to do!!!!!

[@stelzi290888]

He just got fined 25k for that. Where is the fine for the refs?

[@shaft9000]

The refs should be suspended and investigated - that is, if the NBA cared about what is good for the game from a fan's perspective. (fans that aren't LeBron D-riders, to be clear)

[@albundy7623]

That Barnes point was very good. He goes to the rim hard. Lakers go to the rim waiting for a whistle

[@trace1247]

Barnes is not rewarded for actual foul calls because he's not acting when getting contact with players, but actors get reward, i agree with darko, that is shame.

[@safemoonscottie4958]

I knew this was gonna be biased before I even click play lmao. go lakers !

[@TheJesseGladSaget]

This literally happened the entire 2nd half of last season. The fact that none of these paid off shills in the media pointed it out once, was even more proof of the concerted effort to get LAL into the playoffs. I have a feeling it’s gonna be even worse this year

[@emjay834]

You dropped the ball on this one coach i can understand if these favorable officiating towards the lakers only happened this game but this has been ongoing throughout this season to keep lebron and the lakers relevant... its becoming disgusting at this point that's why nba viewership had been going downhill

[@d-free]

He literally show the numbers for how many free throw attempts per game and then added in their record this season and all time in the LeBron Lakers era lol the math isn't mathing

[@emjay834]

19 free throws during the last 4 mins of the game for the lakers to zero free throws for the raptors i mean cmon common sense 🙄

[@v160tonner9]

Yes lebron wil never be goat he should he in hall of fame circus museum cause hes a clown

[@hera9191]

7:10 @BBALLBREAKDOWN I can not agree on that one.

[@HectorSaulify]

How in the world is Barret's screen a foul?? It's NEVER called in the NBA! EVER! The other no calls don't look like marginal contact to me either!

[@joshuafult84]

You can't move while setting a screen unless your the Golden State Warriors

[@infamous1ao]

I stopped listening when you said "Refs aren't going to get involved with marginal contact are you serious?" That statement alone is laughable are you an employee of Clutch Sports? Lol

[@bballbreakdown]

Marginal contact is a term in the rulebook

[@user-ky7le9bf2m]

He never watched James Harden or SGA obviously.

[@user-ky7le9bf2m]

@@bballbreakdown Subjective, meaning it's up to the ref to decide if it's marginal contact, ergo any contact can be deemed marginal by one ref, maybe flagrant 2 by another. So trying to use rule book definitions for subjective concepts is basically a tautology - it's marginal contact because the rule book says so, because the refs called it marginal contact, so the ref can ignore it.

[@srbs1302]

I don’t get why the AD shove at Barnes head at 6:34 is maybe 70/30 in favour of a no call. This video is surreal.

[@slackerofhell]

AD dropping like he got shot in the leg is what annoyed me about the illegal screen. I'm fine with them calling it a foul. What i don't like is flailing like a fish in order to "sell it."

[@patrickjane2024]

Evéyone does it. And if you play ball, you'll understand why they do it

[@slackerofhell]

@joneast4725 if everyone does it then why didn't Scottie do it when he went to the rim? Christie was slapping the hell out of him and he didn't get a call. Should he have done what Reaves did and ragdolled a bit instead?

[@TheJoelProctor]

The reporter really asked Lebron if he thinks the referees favoured his team 😂😂 What’d they expect him to say? Yes???

[@lumpyrex007]

It shows he has no spine. He crys when he doesn't get a call.

[@TheJoelProctor]

You sound like me lol @@lumpyrex007

[@Loyo675]

I missed the old time when these analysis were made with impartiality and objectivity, or at the very least, they were facts based. Coach judgements in this video are less consistent than the refs ones :(

[@wyhancandelaria7527]

You can't mention the 8 deliberate free throws without noting that if the Raptors got 8 -9 free throws instead of 2... then the deliberate fouls may not be necessary. Be fair on both sides.

[@bballbreakdown]

Well, I went thru all those plays to determine whether they should’ve been called.. isn’t that the point?

[@levyyy9478]

its crazy to undermine the fact of missing calls. to not stress the importance of the possible call or no call is stupid, especially in the clutch. good on the raptors for not having a full on breakdown like lebron does when they cant get a simple whistle. maybe one day scottie can earn a whistle or two without yelling at the refs

[@jmandan8728]

lebron ranked 27th in FT calls btw and this has been happening in years now but ofcourse you don't know that especially lebron average 30 getting less ft calls than giannis and embiid afew years ago but suree refs favored lebron always

[@LSphotoshop]

lebron is 27th in fts while also like top 6 in attempts within 5 feet lol

[@zznerzz]

he ranks 1st in missed offensive fouls and traveling calls. @@jmandan8728

[@levyyy9478]

@@jmandan8728 what?

[@jmandan8728]

@@LSphotoshop jesus christ 🤦 idiots trying so hard..I can't

[@juanio7036]

If the nba doesn’t give the lakers 10 more free throws a game as they did last year they don’t win. Those are facts

[@nbacontents354]

I got so confused with the way you explain it. 😢 No one should be accountable of that game then? When fans see it was a bad officiating

[@AndrewKeifer]

Seeing as _"their record isn't that great over the past three seasons when they get to the line a lot more,"_ one wonders if they even would have made the play-in last season had they not gotten a boost in their average FTA advantage in the final 32 games from 3.32 per game to 10.25 per game. That means that, _FOR SOME UNEXPLAINED REASON,_ on average, the Lakers were getting 10.25 MORE FTAs than their opponents in the final 32 games of the season. This increase began immediately after the loss to Boston and before the trade players saw any minutes. Why did they triple? Who knows? Maybe the Lakers just figured out how to get more foul calls as a team.

[@John6-40]

The Lakers were a whopping +476 on FT attempts last year. Good for 1st place and more than 300 ahead of 2nd place. The bias is real. The NBA is favoring LeBron.

[@sanaswift3154]

Ah yep NBA is favoring lebron and the lakers. Lebron is literally 27th on fta this year and ad was 11ish. Theres not a single laker on the top 10 and everyone says someones favoring lakers. Nobody even bats an eye when the true flopper is the top 1 ft shooter rn. Wp ​@@John6-40

[@sakaridis]

@@John6-40 The bias is much more real than that. The NBA has been favoring the Lakers for close to 40 years now.

[@split_head_776]

@@sakaridis Completely agreee. The biggest game was vs the Kings in the 02 conf finals. As a whole, if you look at every one of these 'ref' games historically, the Lakers are apart of the vast majority of them. The Lakers are the 'favorite child' of the NBA. It only makes sense for the 'chosen one' who's been pushed before he even accomplished anything, to join the leagues favorite team.

[@keskivertosuomimies5892]

Just happy they got humiliated by the nuggets in the playoffs last season lmao

[@steveurkel7320]

Even if you take away the take fouls, the Lakers still shot 13 more free throws in the fourth (15-2).

[@MrDerrickrose25]

raptors gave up 10 free throws in intentional fouls in the 4th

[@CarlosGutierrez-qw6pr]

and the flagrant foul? what about the dumb foul on AD that gave him an and 1?

[@MrDerrickrose25]

@@CarlosGutierrez-qw6pr exactly and niggas who didnt watch the game wanna say its rigged for the lakers lol. if anything bron should be getting the giannas and embiid whistle for the amount of times he goes to the rim but he doesnt even get half their free throw attempts

[@giftkorope5968]

DIDNT YOU WATVH THIS BREAKDOWN? HE EXPLAINS EVERYTHING

[@jmandan8728]

You clearly haven't watched the whole video before commenting don't you? then again there's 2 mins difference since the video was posted so you absolutely didn't 🤣

[@marcochen9117]

with rj's screen, I just think that type of screen is very typical of the modern nba and usually doesn't get called.

[@ryankayombya7576]

It shoul always be called lol. Its simple basketball, i know youre a Warriors fan

[@marcochen9117]

@@ryankayombya7576 the hell are you talking about, I say it usually doesn't get called at all nowadays and that is true, and they made an exception with this game changing play. Of course if the world was great it'll be called but thats just not how it is and every team makes moving screens.

[@patrickjane2024]

@@marcochen9117 dude that was clearly a moving screen. AD was going to close out the shooter and then RF just step in to prevent him.

[@marcochen9117]

@@patrickjane2024 and there are plenty of those you see throughout each and every game for every team. Not justifying, but its an inconsistency in a very tight game.

[@felixteoo]

it's a moving screen because he turns to bump AD

[@LiquidGoldSwords]

Come on, coach, you can't say it's not a foul because the player or the coach didn't complain about it. That's promoting complaining, and there's too much complaining already. And often from the same people.

[@Nico-os3wq]

AD held RJ's hand during that "offensive foul"

[@ryankayombya7576]

Do you know what an illegal screen is?

[@zznerzz]

that 100% wasn't, the most you can argue is a blocking foul.@@ryankayombya7576

[@illDefine1]

@@ryankayombya7576 His feet moved because he got pushed by AD. The only mistake RJ did was not flop as hard as AD. Raptors would have had a 4-point opportunity. And that's the overall point. With flopping, that's a 'play on" 99% of the time. Especially in that moment of the game.

[@calmfy1406]

​@@ryankayombya7576RJ was setting into a screen but AD literally intentionally bumped to him and flopped to the floor.

[@AndrewKeifer]

I noticed that the author of the video didn't include the shot when Bron lowered his shoulder and ran into a screener, but the screener got called for a foul.

[@michaelhughes5957]

This is pure crazy talk.

[@dreamingwhales]

You can easily justify most of calls. That's not important, and you know it. Nevertheless you spend most of time justifying refs and that's just pety distraction from the real issue which is constancy.

[@shaft9000]

*consistency

[@kembryembry3394]

It’s amazing seeing a channel notorious for nailing the subtleties & nuances of the game & yet remarkably can’t see what many are talking about with not only this game but the lakers in totality through the season thus far with regard to the officiating.

[@tonykim7869]

Rare L by coach. The point is that officiating is inconsistent at best and laughably horrible at worst. It's no wonder why American NBA players are unprepared when we play the worlds; it's sports entertainment and these officials will compromise their abilities as refs for popular players.

[@John6-40]

This is a recent development. Refs weren't this clearly biased in the 70s, 80s or 90's. Even the 2000's, Donahue aside. Everyone seems to be on LeBron's payroll. ESPN. Podcasters. Even the commissioner.

[@lukekiefer5964]

@@John6-40There is a vested interest in Lebron A. Making the playoffs and being somewhat competitive in them, and B. Creating the illusion that he is the GOAT. Both of things mean more money for the NBA. No one wants to think the greatest player ever has already long-retired. Same thing when Wilt retired, then with Kareem, then with Jordan.

[@shaft9000]

@@John6-40 It's disgusting. LeBron is possibly the most insecure and egotistical athlete I've seen in my 50 years of life - and yet the NBA ruins careers, and itself, to coddle and front-run him year after year. The NBA, ESPN and Klutch family bends over backwards to keep it from ever being obvious that **LeBron is no longer able to lead a team to the Finals in any normal 82-game season** (not once since he came West).

[@ChrisCuber123]

actually a common L, coach is always biased toward refs and will come up with horrendous takes to try and push the narrative that the refs aren't actually bad

[@Jayhuffington]

Bro gotta be looking for an espn deal. More wrong with the vid than the game

[@EuroGupper]

Watch the FT difference last season in total FTA between the #1 and #2 team. Guess which team #1 is in total FTA last season

[@thomashoyt8757]

Definite Laker fan

[@illDefine1]

Without AD flopping on RJ, that's a 'play on" 99% of the time. Especially in that moment of the game. Feels like RJ is getting penalized for not flopping, which could have ended up in a 4 point possession for the Raptors. This is clearly wrong.

[@HypocritesExposd]

Today’s NBA you gotta flop to win! Get with the program and stop playing the game with honor. The league even props up their Boy Scout who is one of the biggest floppers we’ve ever seen.

[@dreekkzz]

where’s the consistency with LeBron calling out refs? Overall a bad refereeing job , I was betting on LeBron holding accountable for the refs but when it goes their way I guess not 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@FodderMoosie]

So glad you chimed in on this, Coach. As a Canadian (Raptors are definitely one of my favourite teams) living on the Great Lakes, I have heard of lake-effect snow before. But the Lakers effect sure is something else!

[@slickvisualpoetry]

You should have watched before commenting ;)

[@FodderMoosie]

@@slickvisualpoetry Thanks for the advice! This isn't as outrageous as the Raps want you to believe, and it isn't as fair as the Lakers / league want you to believe. The answer, as always, is somewhere in the middle. I feel like you're trying to hit me with a "gotcha", but I'm not buying it, sorry.

[@davesqueakywheelz]

That effect happens more when you have those in charge betting and shilling for their team with a huge market and the face of the league. It's financially against their interest to not have the Lakers or any team like them be favoured to win.

[@AndrewKeifer]

@@FodderMoosie I knew before watching the video that coach would favor the Lakers, but even after watching the whole video, I don't find his take to be convincing enough to override a 15 - 2 (minus the 8 FTAs from take fouls) disparity in a 1 point game against a Raptors team who isn't known for committing a lot of fouls (ranked #5 at fewest fouls committed).

[@patrickjane2024]

@@AndrewKeifer dude even if they are not for commiting alot of foul. They were still playing against AD, Lebron and Reaves who are the most aggressive attackers to the rim.

[@jsnchoy]

The nba is in a sorry state. Its been for a while. Takes like these are not meant to provide clarity of the state of the reffing in the nba, its meant to cloud the judgment and bury the bs in ambiguity. When you have fans of the nba, not the raptors, complaining and voicing their displeasure, you know your wrong. No one gives two craps about the raptors, they have a bad record and they don't have a superstar player. The fact that everyone is supporting our fanbase speaks volumes about what the refs did and how wrong you are on your takes. One thing is clear, you clearly showed your colors here and where you stand in terms of integrity of the game. The fact is the lakers will make the playin this year. The nba will make it happen and I think they already have the plan in motion. Make enough questionable calls against teams below .500 against the the lakers and they will likely win enough games to make the playin. That is all the league has to do is to allow the lakers to make the playin. The refs can get them into the postseason and rig that playin game. Once they make the playoffs, its a win for the league and a win for laker stans. The lakers are a garbage team. Their record the past 20 games show that. But somehow they get the benefit of calls. Its truly despicable.

[@vinspad3]

6:40 this is the pick n roll problem i have across the league. You mention the moving pick n roll foul later in the vid (which should have been called a double foul - foul for the moving pick, foul for flop/embellishment), but here Davis is setting a pick and maintaining contact all thebway to the post. At what point is he 'setting a pick' and then - because they switch - when is he 'battling for position'. Davis uses his forearms on Siakam to set a screen and extends / pushes off to set himself up in the post. If I'm setting up in the post I cant extends my forearms to get position. I can use my arms to establish position/find the defender, butnI cant extend/push. If I'm setting a pick I can set my forearms but I can't extent/push. So why do I constantly see (not just here) big men extending arms on picks as a variation of a push when they roll to the post and not get called for some sort of foul? Was I just taught incorrectly and pushing isnt just for me and my streetball buddies?

[@bballbreakdown]

It’s up to the ref to decide whether the advantage gained is too much

[@mrnickthekiwi]

@@bballbreakdown Isn't your entire channel basketball analysis? Feels like a weird moment to decide to suddenly 'leave it up to the experts' why even bother commenting lol.

[@oppressioneditor9840]

@@bballbreakdown all of your replies on here just show your bias. People keep mentioning that you are picking apart each raptors foul and quickly moving on from any of the potential Laker fouls but you won't address that. I'm not saying the raptors didn't foul, I'm saying and what most other people are also saying is that the discrepancy was fucked up. 23-2, 15-2 without take fouls shouldn't exist in today's NBA when most of the non calls on the Lakers were called on the raptors. Plus the Lakers getting so many fouls ruined what was a great game, no one wants to watch constant free throws

[@bobleung8]

If it can be 'construed' a flop...it actually is a flop. Davis sold the call. Selling the call by exaggerating the force of the hit and flying onto the ground by someone 5-6 inches shorter than you...that's the definition of a flop. Scottie's basket should have counted and then a technical free throw by the Raptors...a potential 4 point swing right there. And yes...Barnes was fouled by Christie...so should have been a 3 point play there too. In a game that was ultimately decided by 1 point...ALL OF THAT MATTERS.

[@lumpyrex007]

I'd like coach to respond to this comment. This video was next level pathetic

[@SpicyOliv]

Appreciate the video essay of exactly what you said on Twitter. You changed my mind on some, conteadicted yourself on others, and mostly I still stand with Darko. Without the AD flop, i dont think that call gets called, rwgardles of how it looks on a replay.

[@sanaswift3154]

Thats a fking gsw screen, ita time to call that shit and its so sad players still need to sell it more when it xome to this screens.

[@judobreakdowns7616]

@@sanaswift3154the point is consistency.

[@arizona_anime_fan]

dude, i love your channel but you're completely out of line on this one. I watched the game live, then rewatched the 4th. I'm with you in a vaccume... taking individual plays one at a time out of context. There was 2 or 3 blatent missed calls on the raptors... that was about it. And probably one or two missed calls on the other end. The problem was both teams weren't being held to the same standard. The lakers were getting calls according to the playbook. the refs were VERY tight on calling the game when the raptors were "maybe" fouling. not a single margin call went the raptors way. meanwhile the lakers got a very lose standard for fouling. in short, they could do the shit the raptors could not, it wasn't the same type of calling, that was the problem furthermore, those cherry picked "foul call" stats should be bellow you and your channel. this channel is usually the gold standard for basketball content, but you really cherry picked some stats to make your case. Last year the lakers had 400+ advantage in the foul calls, the second best team was at like 110... it's the same this year. the +- on calls is heavily weighted for the lakers this year. Sure they might not be getting a LOT of calls, but they get, on average WAY MORE then their opponents. Just like how they got the favorable reffing against the warriors in last years game 7. The way the refs called the uneven game the other night was a travesty.

[@kennethdelacruz4444]

Yes Lakers always got a favorable calls

[@AdrianRuiz777]

can someone tell how before even watching this video, that bballbreakdown was going to side with the refs and make it seem like they did nothing wrong?

[@jimmtheballs]

If the Raptors were playing a team like Utah or New Orleans, would the whistles be the same as the Lakers get? That's the issue here.

[@joshreid1006]

Yeah that’s pretty funny. When you look up most free throws by team, the Pelicans and Magic are higher than the Lakers. Not sure why you people base things off just your feelings and not solid facts.

[@jgreedo420]

This isn't new anymore. Right now all the talk about the lakers is that they have a "slim chance" of making the playoffs. Just like last year and the benefit of the time out call in the In Season Tournament, the whistle is going to guarantee them bare minimum a western semis appearance.

[@21Kolb]

i like it too. GET mad

[@dewman7477]

@@21Kolbyou cry when lakers are on the wrong end of the refs calls dummy

[@S7ayMelo]

If your going to be biased towards the lakers almost the whole time and just matter of fact your way thru the analysis u could have just saved urself an upload

[@gerwique3146]

It took Operation Free Throw Disparity for the Lakers to win by 1.They are a mid team at best.

[@patrickjane2024]

You people cry when lakers wib everytime. So funny!

[@shaft9000]

"win"

[@jsnchoy]

All the league has to do is rig it so they win enough for playins. Then there job is done.

[@chefkob4286]

Any video BBallBreakdown makes about bad calls/ no calls he’s going to be biased for the refs! You already know before watching lol.

[@Rob-lk4gz]

As usual ref favouring takes. Take another look at the Barrett ball swipe from the CORRECT angle. All ball and no arm whatsoever. Wrong call. Also you state they are being consistent with marginal body contact. Then why no call on Barnes at 2:35? Basically the same move as Reeves at 5:34. And the illegal screen call on Barrett is BS. AD should have been called for a flop on that.

[@thestewartsareinthehouse2396]

You can't state that Darko was not upset with some of those non calls. You can't speak to a person's feelings.

[@Jsch23]

comparing reeves plowing his shoulder into the defender and getting the call vs schroder barely lowering his is ridiculous.

[@wiltzp1212]

Usually quite good analysis on this channel, but this one is absolutely absurd. Well, not all of the moments that are looked at of course, but there is a whole bunch of ridiculous comments and opinions in this one as a whole. Sure we can all agree and see (at least everyone that is not totally biased) that maybe it should not have been an even distribution of free throws and yes, propably many of the calls in favour of lakers were actually fair. But to look at that video and blatantly say that everything is well and good, cmon??? Seriously? :D Even a 3 year old lookin at this would understand that something is not quite right here. Oh and by the way, such thing as a "deserved benefit of the doubt" DOES NOT EXIST when you're watching and analysing a slow motion replay of the game. If one (star) player gets their "benefit of the doubt" in the game, and another (not so star) doesnt then thats what is called UNFAIR officiating period! It may be somewhat excused when the refs do that during the game and when seeing everything only in realtime...but dont go and watch a video in slow motion, call yourself unbiased and talk about some kind of freakin deserved benefit of the doubt! Unreal. The calling of fouls in this game was not consistent and there is really nothing to discuss here. And I can easily say that not being a fan of either of those teams, i dont give a damn how this affects their end result, but I dont want to see sh*t like that in any NBA game

[@danielplainview2360]

There's a very good reason why David Stern was so strongly against having an NBA team in Las Vegas.

[@sdaf48]

lmao. you got me.🎲🎲🎲

[@luislora5796]

NBA commissioner is destroying the league with this shenanigans

[@levyyy9478]

hopefully the team pays for darko's fine to show that there is shared support between the new team and new coach

[@connorjackson9819]

Don’t pay for that fine darko is a horrible coach

[@levyyy9478]

@@connorjackson9819 thats the dumbest thing ive heard today and i just watched the video.

[@connorjackson9819]

⁠@@levyyy9478nah he’s genuinely a bad coach idk why they got rid of nick nurse he’s amazing this year the raptors are so much better talent wise than last year getting with the improvement of Barnes and dennis playing great and siakam and Gary Trent jr improving offensively but they are some how worse they at one point had 4 elite defenders on the floor starting all 4 two in Dennis Scottie OG and pascal and Jakob poetl is a really good rim protector and they are not top 10 in defense not even top 15 why? Because their coach is awful they just look so out of sync on switches and what coverages and their transition defense is non existent

[@dewman7477]

@@connorjackson9819Darko is clearly right about inconsistencies of calls in this game no matter what

[@AlexDehaanTV]

You missed big time on this one coach

[@joinpsye7045]

This was the stupidest assessment. From your own analysis, Raptors had to watch their every move, and Lakers had to be given the doubt. lol. 23 to 2 was never ever a home game discrepancy. LMAO.

[@spokanemilk752]

the raptors needing to foul to stay in the game is the problem - if they were fouling then this would have seemed like a normal free throw shooting game.

[@chriscrowninshield4623]

Meanwhile, Celtics are the best team in the east, had a crazy game, and we’re still waiting for a breakdown this year 🤣 come on coach Nick, need at least one video for me 😂

[@playcostz1407]

hes a lebron fan lol

[@MK3504]

Thos reminds me why i stopped watching bball breakdown. Lame, i don't even care for the raptors

[@Weavileiscool]

6:52 Barrett was trying to set a screen and he was set more than 90% of Draymond’s screens over the years that haven’t been called

[@squidbate3404]

There’s literally no question that the lakers have gotten favorable calls from the refs all year

[@kevinschili9852]

This was the video that reminded me to unsubscribe from this guy 😅

[@Hi-NuAetherling]

Everyone knows that things are rigged, yes rigged, for LBJ and the Lakers. There's nothing new when it comes to the NBA, you know the fix is in when you see the Lakers. Good on the Raptors head coach to call it out. Commissioner Cue Ball has made it so blatantly obvious that he wants rigging for LBJ it's hilarious. Team owners need to call out the rigging.

[@FlapjackZack]

Being a Ref glazer is kinda crazy

[@alexandrebittencourttande3264]

Elbow to the face is dangerous! Call an ambulance please! 🤣Come on... that is why we have this flopping bonanza! It's so frustrating to watch NBA games nowadays... Please bring back the game from the past! Who wants to never know what the heck the referees just called? Screening fouls, "dangerous" fouls, flagrant 1, 2, 3, 14, 15, kick of the leg fouls, flick on the ear fouls, etc, etc, etc... So annoying!

[@davesqueakywheelz]

With all due respect coach.. you're wrong around the RJ swipe down at 5:57. He never hit his arm, the ball was dislodged and that caused Christie to lose control of the ball but the referees are hyper aware of L.A's tendencies hence why they got that call. The play when Austin Reaves drove the lane into Thaddeus Young in comparison to Schroder is also nonsense because they were inconsistent the entire game with that call on both ends of the floor. I take out my biases as a Canadian, I respect LA in terms of the past champions and their franchise as a whole but that type of free throw discrepancy is unacceptable. Most fans just want the PLAYERS TO DECIDE the game, not these ego-driven foot locker referees. That's not too much to ask but there's definitely some strings being pulled behind the scenes with the league and sports betting! Anyways have a good one.

[@jansmitowiczauthor78]

This is what Warriors fans were talking about in the WCSF last year, few listened.

[@Commenting800]

Did you actually watch the video? Coach said it was called fairly. Sore Loser!

[@Marjoss1]

Oh no! The Warriors who haven’t gotten called for a moving screen in a decade and who has Draymond “kick em in the nuts” Green always get screwed by the refs!

[@jansmitowiczauthor78]

​@@Marjoss1Deflect! DEFLECT!

[@giftkorope5968]

they fouled and lakers didnt

[@Marjoss1]

@@jansmitowiczauthor78 1. The warriors damn near led the league in fouls per game last year. 2. Lebron is obviously going to get calls cuz he drives hard to the rim often, and AD is gonna get calls cuz the Warriors literally had no one to guard him + he’s already a dominant inside force which leads to more calls. On the other hand you got the Warriors, a team who relies on shooting much more than the Lakers, who focused on dominating the paint and getting to the rim. Hell, the Warriors were afraid to even go in the paint cuz AD was locking it down so they just relied on the 3. If you watched the games and had a elementary understanding of the game, you would understand this.

[@rodrigomendes5920]

"Makes him look guilty" is crazy

[@student99bg]

The OP is not even trying to hide it

[@buckybuck1820]

Interesting Lakers facts below: 1. Did you know the Lakers free throw differential over the last two seasons is well over +1000 more free throws than their opponents? They lead the league in that category. The second place team doesn’t even crack +350. 2. Did you know that if you combined the free throw differential of the teams in 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place the Lakers would still have a comfortable lead over that team? 3. Did you know that the Lakers have shot more free throws than their opponent’s in 19 out of the last 20 games? The one game they shot less was by 4 free throws. 4. Did you know that during a recent game where the Lakers played the Timberwolves they shot 31 free throws to Minnesota’s 11? This was a game Lebron missed and Anthony Davis sat for 3 and a half quarters due to injury. 5. Did you know the league outright attempting and succeeding to rig games in the Lakers favor?

[@CliveDay69]

I have enjoyed some of your breakdown videos before, but you downplaying every no call on the lakers and highlighting every foul on the raptors is laughable. I have no dog in this race, but you have lost all credibility with this breakdown. 23 fts to 2 in the fourth quarter. The funniest part is when you say the refs aren’t going to call a foul at the end of the because of marginal contact with Davis on Barns driving to the hole and yet with a straight face say them waving off a GAME TYING 3 because of a clear flop is cute. Even if there was contact it was less than marginal. Go play in the park.

[@RascalKyng]

Savage response. But accurate. Coach doesn't seem to want to rock the boat.

[@thecall0ut]

This kind of video is why I have unsubscribed from this channel. Has this channel ever broken down Lebron's pathetic passive defense that clearly is one of the reason why they are losing? Coach Nick is towing the line and is probably getting that Klutch Sports $$$ For a coach like you to have experienced the 90s era, you sure have captured an audience full of brainwashed LeHelpMe fanboys.

[@bballbreakdown]

Are you seriously accusing me of being a LeBron Stan? I mean, this video isn’t about LeBron or his defense so I don’t know why you seem upset that I didn’t mention that. And for I’ve been accused of being the chief Lebron HATER for 12 years so I cannot believe suddenly im a stan 😂

[@odizza1688]

This guy is clearly a Lakers fan

[@_gw33do_]

I can’t take this “breakdown” seriously 😂

[@goofguy316]

You used to provide a reliable, unbiased view of the NBA. It’s no surprise your viewership is down. You’re clearly far too focused on maintaining relationships and no longer provide any valuable analysis for fear of burning bridges. The algorithm has failed you because your viewers have spoken. Enjoy your relationships. Time to finally unsub.