Lakers Beat Warriors: Should A Ref Decide A Game?

3.24.08 After Losing To The Golden State Warriors The Night Before, The La Lakers Come Back And Defeat The Golden State Warriors 123-119 In Overtime After A Controversial Call Made By Referee, Bob Delaney. Whether A Warriors, Lakers, Or Nba Fan, Should A Referee Decide The Outcome Of A Game Or Should A Player? Did Delaney Have The Proper Angle To Make The Call? After Spending 2-1/2 To 3 Hours Watching A Game, I Would Like To Watch A Play To Decide The Game Rather Than Someone Blowing A Whistle. Great One Bob Delaney! Pretty Anticlimactic... Update: From Reading Many Of The Comments, We Have Passionate Nba Fans Everywhere. I'M A Warrior Fan, But I Try To Be As Unbiased As I Can. The Warriors Deserved To Win The Night Before At The Staples Center. The Lakers Deserved To Win At Oracle Arena The Following Night. The Season Series Is Tied 2-2. The Warriors Frequently Use That "Wheel'' Play When Inbounding The Ball (Actually It's A Pretty Cool Inbound Play). If You Notice: 1. Fisher Is Moving And Does Hold Ellis To Block Him From Running His Route. 2. Ellis Does Run Directly Into Fisher Instead Of Around Him. 3. Fisher Does Pull Monta Into Him As He Was Falling To Draw The Offensive Foul Call (Nba Players Do This Pretty Often - Usually In Lane During A Drive Or When Rebounding The Ball - But Not So Often On An Inbound Play). Can You Call A Defensive Foul On Fisher For Holding Onto Ellis Especially Since Fisher Is Moving?...Yes. Can You Call A Offensive Foul On Ellis For Running Directly Into Fisher And Not Running Around Him?...Yes. Can You Can Foul On Fisher For Pulling Monta Down With Him As He Was Falling?...Yes. Should An Official Call A Foul With 4 Seconds Left In That Circumstance That Would Allow Either One Team To Solidify A Win At The Free Throw Line Or Another Team To Tie The Game At The Free Throw Line Without Even In Bounding The Ball...No! Should Have Been A No Call! The League Did Comment Shortly After The Incident: "So, I Was Informed By The League Office That The Nba Does Not Voluntarily Release Its Opinion Or Analysis About Controversial Judgment Calls. The Offensive Foul Ref Bob Delaney Called On Monta Ellis Is Considered A Judgment Call. The Nba Only Volunteers Its Analysis For Specific Rules Violations Or In Serious Circumstances. The League Does, However, Share Its Findings On Controversial Calls When A Member Of The Media Asks. So I Asked. And Stu Jackson Answered. "We Did Review," He Said Tuesday. "The Call Was Incorrect." "After Looking At The Play, The Foul Was On (Derek) Fisher And Not (Monta) Ellis. It Appeared That Fisher Pulled Ellis Down."