Official Report
Bennett Salvatore
Salvatore may just be the worst ref in the league, and that is saying alot. Almost always one team or the other gets an advantage when he is officiating and I'll give you a hint, it usually isn't the Celtics.
Salvatore made one of the most controversial calls in NBA finals history in game 5 of the 2006 finals. The call basically gave the Heat their championship. Here is Bill Simmons' take on the call.
Salvatore called the foul on Wade's final drive in overtime (remember, the call where ABC couldn't find a replay to show that anyone touched him?) even though he was standing at midcourt a full 35-40 feet from the play, and even though two other refs were closer to the play. Not only was that NOT his call, he butchered it.
Another of Salvatore's "butchered" calls was in the 2008 conference finals when he waved off a contested 3-pointer that Paul Pierce had hoisted over Richard Hamilton, inducing him to leave his feet with a ball fake and land on Pierce. Pierce, however, was charged with an offensive foul for creating the contact with Hamilton. The Celtics are 3-0 with Salvatore this season and 6-4 in their last 10 games with him. The Nets are 2-8 with in their last 10 games with Salvatore. His home W/L record is 21-15. To prepare you for tonight here's a couple of videos featuring Salvatore doing work.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxO_Gmtpm80&feature=player_embeddedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDM2eGpf5Hc&feature=player_embeddedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTKxxsDuDas&feature=player_embeddedDerrick Collins
Collins has been an official in the league for 9 years. He has experience in the CBA five years and in the WNBA three years. He has also officiated 7 years on the collegiate level and seven years on the high school level in California and Louisiana. The Celtics are 2-1 with Collins this season and 7-3 in their last 10 games. The Nets are 4-6 with Collins in their last 10 games. His home W/L record this season is 30-25.
Mark Lindsay
Mark Lindsay made his debut in the NBA in 2007 after spending time in the NBDL. Before the NBDL, Lindsay spent 9 years calling games at the college level. The Celtics are 1-1 in games called by Lindsay this season. The first game was a 2 point loss at Washington in which the Wizards shot 26 free throws to 18 for the Celtics and the game was poorly called. The second was the game in Milwaukee where not a lot of fouls were called on either team and they let them play without a bias for either team. The Celtics are 5-5 in their last 10 games with Linday making the calls and the Nets are 3-7 in their last 10 with Lindsay. His home W/L record this season is 31-17.
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