That's just it. A 34-10 blowout midway thru the 3rd qtr, for example, is not a circumstance where the officials can regularly push the agenda i'm referring to.
I believe they're for the most part calling a straight game (early) unless it's later in the game and then one or two sabotaged possessions to the team in control will clearly add "drama" and extend the game. That is what's going on.
Holding calls, ball spots, PI's, personal fouls etc. These are calls that can be made, or not made, that are non-challengable(with the exception of ball spots) that kill momentum. It's more about timing than anything else and the timing has been transparent in my eyes as a football fan and former NBA fan. We saw the same crap going on there in decades past.
It's not possible to prove any kind of conspiracy because i'm not talking about refs betting on games or fixing wins and losses which would have a tangible trail of a crime. This is an agenda to extend games for tv ratings if and when at all possible.