I am blaming the refs for making some bad calls that didn’t help my Nuggets. I’m just not one to say those bad calls determined the outcome.
I know there have been bad or missed calls that don’t go the Lakers’s way. With that said, I don’t know that these plays where Murray is extending his arm to gain an advantage is as bad as what I’m mentioning. When AD landed awkwardly and Millsap was whistled for the foul the Nuggets were down 4 with 6 minutes to go. The Nuggets got the rebound and would have had a 5-4 advantage going the other way. They might’ve been able to convert on the other end to make it a one possession game (or at least pick up another foul to get the Lakers closer to the penalty). Instead AD got the call, he got to gather himself, and he hit two free throws to extend the lead back to six. Those kind of calls slow momentum. The continuation calls just stood out because Murray didn’t get them in Game 4 while Bron got one in Game 1.