As he did for us last year, Tim Donaghy, a contributing writer for The Sports Connection (www.DannyB.info) and a former NBA referee who spent 11 months in prison for relaying inside information to gamblers, will review the performance of his former colleagues during the NBA Finals. Here's a quarter-by-quarter break down of Game 3, with accompanying video.

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FIRST QUARTER

7:42 [DAL 11-9] Chandler and Kidd both foul Bosh on this drive to the basket. Kidd pokes Bosh in the eye, and Chandler body-bumps him into the lane. This foul needs to be called. With occasional exceptions, a player reaching for his face and going to the ground like that isn't faking it. Guy almost never grab their faces during live play. Officials know that, and most of the time you'll see this foul called. This time, it was ignored.

6:14 [DAL 14-11] Bibby kicks the ball in the paint, and the violation is missed. This will really piss off a player — Kidd, in this case — because he gets charged with a turnover on the stat sheet.

5:49 [DAL 14-11] Illegal screen set by Bosh. A screener has to allow the defender to stop or change direction.

5:26 [DAL 14-13] DeShawn Stevenson pushes Wade in the stomach on this drive to the basket. This is enough contact on an airborne shooter to warrant a foul.

3:01 [DAL 19-18] Travel missed. James jumps off his right foot and lands on the same foot and then takes another step. This is a classic travel that's burned into an official's throughout the year; he sees it on training tape over and over. Must be called.

:01 [MIA 26-22] Backcourt violation prior to the shot. This should have been ruled no good, and I can tell you exactly what happened when officials went over to check the replay. They said, "Holy fuck, we missed it." There's nothing they could do, though. (A backcourt violation like this isn't a reviewable matter. Watch for that rule to get changed in the offseason.) Strangely, Jeff Van Gundy doesn't mention the missed call, and it isn't until much later that the broadcast crew brings up the play again. I have a guess what happened there, too. Somebody in the truck called Mike Breen and said, "Let's mention this real quick or else we'll look like idiots.

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