5 Missed Calls That Changed the Course of Game 6 of the 2012 Western Conference Finals

1. No Foul For Westbrook? (5:00 remaining in 3Q): Russell Westbrook was guarding Tony Parker very tightly and knocked him over out of bounds. Where was the referee? This was clearly a foul.

2. Stephen Jackson's Technical (4:20 remaining in 3Q): He looked over at the Oklahoma City bench and received a technical from Joey Crawford for "tanting".  If Crawford was paying attention, he would not have seen tanting, but instead Thunder Assistant Coach Mo Cheeks calling out to Jackson from the sideline.  Like Reggie Miller said during the broadcast, "It's not a good call.  Let the players play."

If that was a technical on Jackson, why wasn't this a technical after a Fisher three-pointer with 4:35 remaining in the game? Fisher is clearly tanting the Spurs with this sarcastic wink.

3. Jackson's Offensive Foul (3:00 remaining in 3Q): I acknowledge that James Harden's head snapped back, but he ran into Jackson as if he was a wall.  Jackson barely touched him.  Following the play, Steve Kerr said, "Tough call here.  I think a flop from James Harden. It sure looked like it."

4. Ginobili's "Charge" (8:18 remaining in 4Q): What looked like a three-point play opportunity after a layup, Ginobili was instead called for a charge.

5. Ginobili's "Illegal Screen (5:52 remaining in 4Q): As Kawhi Leonard drained a three from the far corner, Ginobili was called for an illegal screen.  Harden clearly ran into Ginobili.  Because of the missed call, Manu received his fifth foul of the game and did not play a key role down the stretch.  With the Spurs losing momentum by possession, the Spurs could not rely on the benched Ginobili.

In his postgame interview, Tim Duncan said, "Down the stretch, it seem[ed] like they got every whistle possible and that really changed the tide."