[Game] Kings @ Bulls - 1/21/17 - 6PT/9ET

It was bad enough that they called Temple at the end of the half when they almost never make that call but Wade gets FTs because he blew a dunk?

Ridiculous.

And the Kings needed this one bad.

Boogie played his heart out.

If you ever wanna make a video trying to show the NBA is rigged...put this and game 6 right in the beginning of it!

Grant and Jerry are pros. I don't know how they weren't spewing expletives into their mics at the end of that game. I'd be out of a job fast.

D-Wade is old and doesn't have as much lift as he did before. Doesn't mean it's a foul

I hope DeMarcus absolutely tears into the NBA and Vivek personally pays every cent of the fine.

This league is shady AF. I don't care what anyone says to defend refs and the pace of the game making it hard to call, I find it impossible to believe there aren't hidden agendas in the minds of most of the officials.

The return of D-Whistle...

**** the refs, Kings suck but the refs handed this game to the bulls. I'd be fine with Cousins getting a suspension for calling the refs out tonight. Where is the f'ing coach, he should have put up a bigger fight on both the Wade call and Gibson no call.

not as rare as you might think considering he leads the team in 4 out of 5 categories...soon to be all 5

Is there some email where fans can flood the NBA with complains about a very poorly officiated game? We should hold this ref accountable. From my memory, he seems to always be out to get Cuz. I've seen it more than a few times already.

If I'm Coach Joeger I'm going Bobby Knight all over that court, no chair would be safe!!

Nick Friedell ‏@NickFriedell 7m7 minutes ago
Reporters in the tunnel say that Cousins was tossing some garbage cans in frustration on his way to locker room.

This game illustrates point I've been making for awhile. In order for the Kings to win (compete) they need "MVP Boogie" to show up, and even when he shows up, like he did tonight, its no guarantee. Look at what three guys gave us tonight, our "grizzled and savvy veterans" of Tolliver, Affalo and Barnes:

• 76 minutes, 18 points, 6-20 FGs, 5 REBs, 5 ASST

Those are empty minutes. Three guys running around not accomplishing much of anything. Its not a surprise with teammates like this Boogie can play all-world and still result in defeat.

Good.

As long as he doesn't hurt himself on something, thrash the place.

Sean Highkin ‏@highkin 6m6 minutes ago
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Boogie was not happy about that call.

That's mild based on the injustice served.

I was only referring to one category. Boogie scored 42 points tonight. No one else scored even 10 points.

ESPN headline " Cousins trashes United Center in loss"

First Take "Cousins destroys trash can, when is enough, enough?"

Tomorrow's front page on the Chicago Sun-Times:

The sad part is Cousins was staying off the refs all game yesterday and today and then receives worst call of his career. Its like the refs wont let him make progress.

He should have stuffed the ref in there.

That was one of the worst calls I've seen...also there was the gifted points on the Temple "foul" at the end of the first half...I don't blame him for going off in this case.

Koz making a point on starting Lawson

As big of a detractor of WCS that I am I'm happy that he's giving us a glimmer of hope at least

The ref is a blind bat with pea-sized brain. You can see he reacts unconsciously instead of responding consciously. He sees Wade's knees buckle and falsely assumes he was pushed in the back. A good ref does NOT make assumptions like that. The reason his knees buckled is because he couldn't get enough lift and got hung up on the rim. Obviously that's not a foul! The play at the end of the first half was similar in that an incorrect assumption is made when the defender (Temple) swipes at the ball he made contact with shooters (Butler) arm or wrist. The worst type of officiating is when officials assume something that they didn't see....they might as well flip a coin if that's their mental state.

Nick Friedell‏@NickFriedell
The carnage after Cousins headed to the locker room in frustration.

Another angle

How will Chicago's janitorial crew ever overcome that carnage? Disgusting.

If the Kings organization is committed to Cousins they better start lobbying on his behalf to the league. What is it...his 6th or 7th season and the refs continue to treat him like a rookie. Yes he complains a lot, but the guy is fouled on nearly every play. Cuz is a lot like Shaq, just because the guy is big the refs let smaller guys push, bump and grab on them because it doesn't look so bad, but a foul is a foul.

This obviously calls for a lifetime ban from the league.

"Like I said, they made the right call so it's all good!" ---DeMarcus Cousins post-game

DMC praises the fight of the team, and says with efforts like these the wins will come.

Chris Herring ‏@Herring_NBA 6m6 minutes ago
Cousins, on the controversial whistle: "They made the absolute right call. Incredible job by the referee crew tonight... (cont'd)

Chris Herring ‏@Herring_NBA 5m5 minutes ago "I don't have a complaint in the world. I think they should get more recognition for how well they ref these gms." (Cont'd)

Chris Herring ‏@Herring_NBA 5m5 minutes ago
"I don't think they get the credit they deserve. Kudos to them. I applaud." *six consecutive hand claps*

Chris Herring ‏@Herring_NBA 4m4 minutes ago
"[The refs] controlled the game perfectly tonight. Did a great job. I don't have a complaint."

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The rest of the NBA better watch out. If Boogie can maintain his composure and turn it into a "Us against Them" scenario like he did tonight, there will be no stopping him.

If the NBA fines him for these comments, I'm starting a GoFundMe account. One good thing about social media comments - sarcasm is incredibly hard to prove.