NBA villain

Chapter 833 Super God Four

For the Celtics, it is a last stand.

In the first two games of the finals, the Celtics missed the Warriors by 22 free throws, which made many people question the fairness of the referee's penalty scale.

On June 6, the Warriors flew to Boston. Before the start of the G10 game, "USA Today" disclosed a news that added fuel to the fire. Tim Doner, who was forced to leave the NBA referee circle due to a gambling incident Gee pointed out that the pure game of basketball has been seriously polluted by referees' personal relationships with players, coaches and team officials.

The 41-year-old Dona Gibbon is a senior referee in the league. He has enforced 13 games in 772 seasons in the NBA, including the famous "Auburn Hills gang fight".

Last year, Donaghy was arrested by the FBI for allegedly manipulating the results of the game and illegal betting.

The results of the "Black Whistle Gate" investigation show that in addition to manipulating the game in the game he is law enforcement, Donaghy can also help gamblers in another way, that is, by revealing to them the list of game law enforcement officials and their law enforcement habits, etc. Important information.

However, the so-called law enforcement habits at the time only involved referees being stricter with some players with a bad reputation or caring for stars.

But recent statements by Donaghy's lawyers revealed that a referee's personal relationship with a team's players, officials or officials can also affect the impartiality of their calls during the game.

Donaghy's lawyer declared in an open letter that many referees in the league will make some unfavorable penalties because of improper relationships with the team's internal personnel. This common phenomenon is seriously eroding the league's public credibility. .

In addition, he also cited an example. In 2004, a team manager called several referees who were enforcing the law on the day of the game, and encouraged them to be more strict with the opponent's personal fouls in the tone of good friends. .But no one was named in the letter.

Last year, Donaghy became the first person in the history of the four major American professional sports leagues -- football, baseball, ice hockey, and basketball -- to be arrested and arrested on suspicion of game-fixing due to his alleged betting in the playoffs. Prosecuting referee.

This not only makes him face 33 months in prison, but also greatly reduces the credibility of the NBA that Stern has painstakingly managed.This time, Donaghy broke the news again, which is bound to make the NBA Finals, which is in full swing, feel the strong aftershock of the "black whistle".

The NBA responded immediately, and league commissioner David Stern first came out and condemned Donaghy's "out of nothing" remarks.

Stern said in an interview with the media: "He mobilized all his colleagues to try to prove that he was not the only referee who violated the rules in the league. But the fact is that the US Attorney's Office and the FBI have investigated the matter in depth. And Mr Donaghy was the only referee involved in the match-fixing."

Donaghy's open letter disclosed that if the league wants a team to win, the league office will notify the referee on duty to get the opposing player into foul trouble.

The referee will "focus on care" of several key players, so as to guide the game to the result they want. The ultimate goal is to promote ticket sales and increase ratings.

Donaghy's disclosure is undoubtedly a blockbuster as the finals are in full swing.

And his open letter is very comprehensive, and it also involves other "black whistle" gates.

The letter also mentioned a playoff game in May 2002, pointing out that with the cooperation of two referees, a team that had already led the opponent 5-3 finally advanced to the sixth game.During the game, players on this team seemed to be free from foul restrictions, and inexplicably got many opportunities to get to the free throw line.

In addition, the letter also disclosed that in the process of hiring referees, the league often uses personal connections more than law enforcement level.Referees try to avoid sending superstars off the field because it would detract from the enjoyment of the game.

At the same time, the referee will help his opponent win the game by sending off a key player of a certain team for a foul.In the playoffs, referees will try to make the series longer, so as to use more games to drive ticket sales and ratings.

All sorts of things, Donaghy's backbite dealt a serious blow to the NBA.

And when the Celtics and the Warriors faced each other in the finals, it must have damaged the image of the entire NBA.Discussions about the penalty of the Celtics and Warriors have also become a lot of discussion.

Warriors fans feel that these are two things, forcibly pulled together.

"The Warriors make more free throws because the Warriors are more aggressive than the Celtics in terms of breakthroughs, especially Yang Di. It is not normal for a person to overwhelm the inside and not have ten free throws in a game."

On the evening of June 6th, TD North Shore Garden Arena.

The "Black Whistle Gate" incident did not stop the enthusiasm of Boston fans. An hour before the start of the game, the North Shore Garden was already full of fans, and the momentum was huge.

Players from both sides stood on the sidelines.

Yang Di raised his head and took a sip of water. The weather in June was a bit dry, and his daily water intake was a bit higher.

The camera has been facing Yang Di, and ESPN also knows who the protagonist on the field is.

Correspondingly, on the Celtics side, most of the cameras revolved around Pierce.

The Celtics are fighting with their backs. There is an absolute reason not to lose this game. If they lose this game, the entire finals series will be cold.

Before the start of the game, the Celtics made a change, Jeff Green entered the starting lineup, replacing Michael Pietrus.

The starting lineup of the Celtics is a bit taller, and the strength of the starting lineup has been strengthened, and it is necessary to compete with the Warriors.

The Warriors are still the same. After Ray Allen is marked by the tall Jeff Green, he may not have such a good opportunity in the previous game. If he wants to perform so superbly, the difficulty will increase a bit.

This is also one of the strategies that the Celtics thought about after going back.

After the start of the game, the Celtics took the lead. Amidst the cheers from the home fans, the Celtics broke through and made a layup.

Yang Di slapped the backboard with a slap. Rondo, who looked a bit immature, had a strong layup ability.

Yang Di couldn't help but look at Rondo a few more times. This is really a pearl that hasn't been valued before. It has strong defense, good ball control, excellent layup, and poor shooting. It's just like another Jason Kidd.

"If Rondo has Kidd's three-point shooting percentage, I think the strength of the Celtics will change drastically."

Zhang Weiping explained with a smile on the sidelines that although the Warriors were hit with the first goal, everyone didn't seem to be too worried about it.

(End of this chapter)