Tyronn Lue on Referees Overturning Block-Charge Call on LeBron James in Game 1: 'It Ain't Right'

Lue didn't appreciate the referees overturning the block-call charge on James.

Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue didn't appreciate the referees overturning a controversial block-charge call on LeBron James in the fourth quarter of Game 1.

LeBron James drew a charge on Kevin Durant with 36.3 seconds left on the clock. Referees reviewed the call and changed it to a block, giving Durant two free throws over giving Cleveland possession of the ball. The Cavaliers were up 104-102.

During the post-game press conference, Lue called out the referees for reviewing the call, saying he thought James was outside the restricted area.

"They called a charge, right? And LeBron was clearly four feet outside the restricted area," Lue said. "So it doesn't make sense to go review something if -- the review is if he's on the line or if he's close to the charge circle, that's the review. He wasn't close."

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"For our team to come out and play their hearts out and compete the way we did, man, I mean, it's bad. It's never been done before where you know he's outside the restricted, and then you go there and overturn the call and say it's a block...It ain't right."

The game stretched to overtime with the Warriors beating the Cavs 124-114.