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 5, with accompanying video.
[Game 1] [Game 2] [Game 3] [Game 4] [Game 5] [Game 6]
FIRST QUARTER
7:01 [DAL 13-6] Bosh was fouled on this drive, and the refs missed the call. His lean helps the sell, but he was definitely bumped by both Nowitzki and Chandler.
6:03 [DAL 13-6] Wade travels on his first up-fake. He clearly moves his pivot foot, and the only one who sees it is the fan in the front row.
4:22 [DAL 17-10] This is not a foul. The official makes the call based on Wade's reaction to the contact, but he's screened out of the play and doesn't have a clear look.
4:01 [DAL 18-12] This is absolutely an offensive foul. Wade goes into and through the space of the defender, who has his feet clearly set. Cardinal got himself into position to take a charge multiple times in this game.
3:16 [DAL 21-17] Haslem tries to take a charge on the other end, but there's so little contact that this can only be a flop. The officials were smart to let it go.
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