The score says 2-0, but the Suns are claiming the game was decided long before the final buzzer; Yankee Scores reports…

Suns star Devin Booker and Dillon Brooks did not hesitate to question the officiating in their 107-120 loss against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Booker Breaks His Silence

“In my 11 years, I haven’t called a ref out by name, but James [Williams] was terrible tonight through and through,” Suns star Devin Booker said after a 120-107 loss in Wednesday’s Game 2 that gave the defending champion Thunder a 2-0 series lead. “It’s bad for the sport, bad for the integrity of the sport. People are going to start viewing this as a WWE if they’re not held responsible.

“It just feels disrespectful. I know I haven’t won a championship in this league, but I have been in it for 11 years now. So to get to this point to be treated like that, for me to even be saying something out loud, it’s bad.”

Brooks Adds Voice

Phoenix forward Dillon Brooks voiced a similar complaint, claiming that the referee over-protected Oklahoma City’s reigning MVP.

“[Gilgeous-Alexander is] a little frail, and that’s what the refs are going to call,” said Brooks, who scored 30 points before fouling out with 25.3 seconds remaining. “I got to be smarter about it, but this is the playoffs. It’s a man’s game.

“Like, I used to watch this back when Michael Jordan was playing or whoever else, when LeBron was younger. This is physical basketball. I don’t get why all the dropping and the falling and the flopping and the flailing and all this stuff is allowed when we get to the playoffs. Leave that for the [regular] season for the fans. This is about who’s the better team, who’s a more with-it team. Don’t decide the games on no free throws.”

Alexander Dismisses Criticism

Gilgeous-Alexander describes Brooks’ criticism as mere antics.

“We know Dillon. We know the guy he is,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “He’s a great guy and a fierce competitor. We played on his team, so we appreciate that. We know what he brings to the table for his team, and he’s a high-level player because of that.”