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Two wrongs don’t make a right: There has been a nasty edge to the playoff series between the Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers and after more blood in Tuesday’s latest encounter, the Heat’s Dwyane Wade said the physical clashes were getting close to crossing the line.
Wade was left with bleeding above his eye after being struck by Tyler Hansbrough in the second quarter of the Eastern Conference semi-final.
That incident may have motivated a worse foul when Miami’s Udonis Haslem slammed both his arms into the face of Hansbrough in the game’s second flagrant foul.
“I thought I got fouled once and the next thing I know I took a hit,” said Wade, whose 28 points helped Miami to a 115-83 victory to give them a 3-2 lead in the series.
“Obviously my face is not the ball. I thought it was uncalled for. No-one likes to see their own blood, I tried to stay in the game (mentally),” added Wade.
This is the face Kevin Garnett made when he was called for a foul with 10 seconds left. A foul is a foul, right?
Referees are not asked to consider what time of the game it is, and call the violation accordingly. Of course, it happens all of the time: a foul in the first quarter is often not called in the fourth quarter, for fear of influencing the outcome of a close game. It is ridiculous, sure, but it is also human nature to want to let the players paid millions of dollar determine the result, as opposed to the referees paid considerably less than that.
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Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant goes head over heels during Game 1 of their first round NBA Western Conference basketball playoff game against the Denver Nuggets. Photo: REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
