Fans destroyed the officiating during Game 3 of the NBA Finals

It’s never a good thing when officiating dominates the conversation of an NBA Finals game, but that’s exactly what happened through the first half of Wednesday’s Game 3.

The NBA’s crew of Marc Davis, David Guthrie and Kane Fitzgerald got the assignment for the Warriors-Raptors game in Oakland, and through the first 24 minutes, they managed to be much worse than a crew that included Scott Foster and Tony Brothers.

Shocking, I know.

Throughout the first half, missed calls were going both ways. There was a missed (blatant) goaltending non-call that robbed DeMarcus Cousins of a basket. There was also a missed non-called carry on Steph Curry that allowed him to step into a deep 3.

Q2 7:30 – A defender cannot block a field goal attempt after it has hit the backboard provided it still has a chance to score. Goaltending should have been called on this play. #RefWatchParty @NBAOfficial pic.twitter.com/YrysT7ix9O

— NBA Referees (@OfficialNBARefs) June 6, 2019

STEPH CARRY 🤨 (via @ESPNNBA) pic.twitter.com/ozLiSxHqfB

— Overtime (@overtime) June 6, 2019

The officiating was all over the place, and NBA fans ripped the refs. Fans of both teams didn’t hold back.

#nbafinals
Here’s a view from the isolated ref cam: pic.twitter.com/2XCPeQX515

— Robert Flores (@RoFlo) June 6, 2019

Me protesting the refs at halftime pic.twitter.com/EMwVWyjGZD

— David Gardner (@byDavidGardner) June 6, 2019

Lookin at these refs like… pic.twitter.com/SHKR4qOa6E

— Andrew Hammond (@ahammTNT) June 6, 2019

NBA refs making the NFL refs look good.

— NFL Update (@MySportsUpdate) June 6, 2019

Refs call a foul on Cook. How? #NBAFINALS pic.twitter.com/IiAVtX6ss3

— NMD TV (@NMD_TV) June 6, 2019

Refs handing out offensive fouls pic.twitter.com/Tg3K9EyBX7

— The Rush (@therushyahoo) June 6, 2019

These refs…. pic.twitter.com/0c7lxGqNaB

— sagal (@july9181) June 6, 2019

refs people that listen to music in public without headphone

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making everything about them

— Tony – x (@soIoucity) June 6, 2019

I have no idea what these refs are doing but it’s all bad

— Mike Zavagno (@MZavagno11) June 6, 2019

NBA refs are usually about as good as it gets in any of the professional sports. But these guys have been pretty brutal so far tonight.

— Eric Bossi (@ebosshoops) June 6, 2019

Refs tonight are incompetent. Marc Davis being the lead ref in a Finals game is an absolute joke.

— Bonta Hill (@BontaHill) June 6, 2019

The 2nd call tonight where the ref waited to see if it missed before blowing whistle pic.twitter.com/Gpj7GlsR5G

— BBALLBREAKDOWN (@bballbreakdown) June 6, 2019

This ref crew is horrible on both sides rn

— Ry (@JustRyCole) June 6, 2019

And just think — these refs still have 24 minutes left to mess the game up worse. That’s not good news for anyone involved.