NBA TODAY| Darko Rajakovic rips into NBA referee: This is completely BS- Perk on Lakers beat Raptors

NBA TODAY | Darko Rajakovic rips into NBA referee: “This is completely BS” – Perk on Lakers beat Raptors

Today presented by ESPN bet he is our senior Insider Adrien wenasi she is Chan gum Brian windhorse Kendrick Perkins I’m Malika Andrews the Raptors they were in Los Angeles last night my friends nobody over 68 started for them and this proved to be a problem because Anthony Davis it

Was a recipe for him to just dominate so we’re going to pick this one up J in the fourth quarter here the Lakers down by five watch ad on this possession sets the screen rolls they’ve done such a great job of finding him as he’s slashing to the basket I mean this was

It feels like his best game of the season but the reality is we also remember the inseason tournament taking the right shot the big three and then just watch this again I mean LeBron James it’s hard to stop that duo because they are ferocious in the paint yeah

LeBron James here pulls up for three it would be good he had 22 points 12 assists in this one but notice the score the Raptors trading buckets with them at any given moment and then anth Davis here elevates Emanuel quickley he was called for the foul on this one let’s

Take a look at it one more time sneak fou it would be his sixth foul he says you know what that’s a bad call man and then 240 to play here the Lakers another foul C finish Davis in the an one but look again Raptor players clearly not

Happy with the call and then a minute to play here the Raptors down by one Scotty Barnes with Drive bad idea he can’t get the foul call though there was a whole lot of contact there no foul was called there and then on the other end pasal

Cakam he would be called for the foul on Anthony Davis it was a mismatch for the entire team I know typically we say heart over height well that did not apply for ad last night well why are we highlighting RJ Barrett here well because this three from Scotty Barnes

Would be wiped away because RJ Barrett is called for the offensive foul on the moving screen there they can’t believe it Raptors players just in disbelief here Darko rakovic not happy we’re going to hear more from him a little bit later just take another look at this it seemed

Like it was you know in the natural flow of the game but yeah B Brian said it the Lakers they go on to win 132 131 in this one Anthony Davis though he had his fingerprints all over this he showed up for Los Angeles in a big way he’s the

First player for the Lakers since Shaq in 2003 with a game of 40 points 10 boards and making over 75% of his shots and while Davis was a focal point right for the Lakers win another he was the ability to get to the line especially

Late in the game just look at the free throw breakdown here in the fourth quarter 2322 so it’s safe to say that Raptor’s head coach Darko rakovich he had some thoughts on this one that’s outrageous what happened tonight this is completely BS this is shame shame for the referees shame for

The league to allow this 23 free throws for them and we get two free throws in in a fourth quarter like how to play the game I all I understand uh respect for all stars and all that but we have star players on our team as well how’s

Possible that Scotty Barnes who is Allstar caliber player in this league he goes every single time to the rim with Force trying to get get to to the rim without flopping and and not trying to get foul calls he gets two uh threee throws for a whole game how is that

Possible How You Gonna explain it that that to me they had to win tonight if that’s if that’s the case just let us know so we don’t show up for the game just give them a win but that that was not fair tonight and this is not happening first time for us what’s

Happening over here during whole season I’ve been holding it back it’s a complete crap I mean I raised Darko rightow raised Darko he when he first started when he first came over to the NBA he was assistant with the Oklahoma City Thunder this is your he hasn’t changed I mean the fist in

Besides the fine that is undoubtedly coming dark way he got his money worth man Brian what was your reaction to that okay so there’s some stuff going on here uh first off the lead official in this game is Ben was Ben Taylor Ben Taylor was the referee you may remember the

Raptors fans I don’t have to remind them was the referee that Fred Van v called out by name last season uh because he felt that he was being unfair to him he had called a number of technicals he got $30,000 fine so whenever the Raptors see Ben Taylor on the crew they’re already

On edge secondly Scotty Barnes has hasn’t been getting foul calls for much of the year he’s only had two free throws in the last three games so this I think has been boiling and then you look at all these calls but I will say this the Lakers lead the NBA in free throw

Differential every night virtually they get more free throws than their opponent so you have a series of things going up and then of course some of these calls that did seem like a flop in Anthony Davis we didn’t have the Highlight Austin Reeves had a had a foul where it

Was a very late call when you actually look at it it wasn’t Ben Taylor blowing the whistle on all these but because Ben Taylor was on the crew I think they were on edge from the start and the way the fourth quarter went set Darko off well I

Mean it was Darko game plan he decided to go 68 across the board and disrespect Anthony I get it but what what you thought was going to happen right ad took took advantage of what he had to do I’m just tired of all the crying everybody’s crying about officials every

Single night it’s it’s exactly as Brian described it and and you’re right perk with a smaller lineup but I think especially when teams come to La organization not just players but uh front offices coaching staffs they’re all predisposed to believe that the Lakers are going to get a better whistle

Than everybody else uh because that’s what the league wants it goes back to David Stern saying what’s your ideal finals and he said Lakers versus the Lakers and that’s existed for a long time in this league and then you add LeBron James to that team and so that

Mindset exists and then so when all this is happening you get that kind of reaction from a team yeah I think to summarize the Raptor’s point of view one of my favorite books a series of unfortunate events that happened especially in that fourth quarter but to

Me the story of the game was Anthony Davis I mean we are a month removed from the n Season tournament where he dropped 40 and 20 and what did he do last night my goodness this is the Anthony Davis that we have been waiting for now let me

Go more specific this is the Anthony Davis that LeBron James has been waiting for as well the reason why they extended him the reason why they hoped he play at this caliber and this is why Lebron James said he is the face of our franchise he was manifesting these types of performances

13 for 17 from the field in the fourth quarter did not Wilt did not complain just kept going at them when you play 68 and Below he has to be a beast and that’s exactly what he was I love that he didn’t force any of his shots he went

Right through the defense he knocked down the three when necessary the Lakers have found a small formula that can help them their starting lineup with a little bit more balance they’re getting more offense Off the Bench with DLo and also Christian Wood and overall I mean they competed like there were points where

The Raptors hit some daggers and they went right back at them so overall Anthony Davis has really emerged to be like the heart and soul and beat of this Lakers Squad season High 41 points on 13 of 17 shooting from Anthony Davis along with 11 rebounds six assists this is the

Recipe in this home stretch that we have been harping on that they need to take advantage of all right I do want to shift to some breaking news Hello for [Applause] [Applause] Fore hasy deated forign speech has defeated double kill triple kill Mega kill [Applause] An enemy has defeated double kill [Applause] Spee fore spee speech foreign [Applause] speech foree speee spe fore Get your team has destroyed a tower foreign spee spe spee foree oh enemy hit spee Start [Applause] Video