Also there was a foul on lebron’s last shot, you’re correct. It was Big Z pushing songaila with a low elbow, a la the 76ers win.

Now as for Caron Butler… he took three full steps going to the basket. I guess there was contact but usally when they dont call a tavel they will allow contact.

Now if you look even close.. he takes 4 or 5 steps because he is dragging his foot on the ground. I believe if the foot touches the ground its considerd a step.

Yes this game was not lost on the final play.. but it still makes a hell of a lot different if maybe the refs would not give the wizards all the benifit of the doubt in the final 2 minutes.

Joe Smith never commited that phantom foul on the flop by Daniels.

However, it was still a dirty play. And Chris Webber was once suspended two games for doing the throat slash.

But by league standards, Pierce, Garnett, Kendrick Perkins and Marvin Williams should have all sat a game and none of them did.

Boston is definitely beatable. Just make them work for rebounds and run the floor a bunch.

Any by the way, Stevenson didn’t hit ‘Bron with a closed fist – no one said that – he hit him with his forearm. But on the replay it is obvious that his fist is closed. There is no reason in basketball to make a defensive play with a closed fist. Ever. It deserved a suspension.

At first I wondered about Wallace and why he wasn’t protecting LeBron also…..but I think it may just have to do with the fact that he’s a relatively new teammate. It’s not like Wallace’s days with the Pistons, where he had built comraderie with those guys. If Chauncey or Rip would have gotten hammered back then, I’m sure Wallace would have stood up for them. Perhaps in time that type of loyalty will come.

The closest thing we have to any type of enforcer is actually Z. He’s usually the first one to jump up and get in someone’s face if a teammate (particularly LeBron) gets hacked. But as the 2nd best player on the team, Z’s gotta watch to make sure he doesn’t get tossed from a game.