Some Interesting Numbers

[Bahku]

Some Interesting Numbers:


I'm not making any judgements here, just supplying some stats that I feel deserve at least a small amount of attention. It has to do with free-throws and personal fouls in the Boston - Miami series. In all the games played, there was only one, (Game 4), when the Celtics had more free-throws, (by one), than the Heat, and the C's never had fewer personal fouls called against them:




Game 1

Heat     - free-throws: 32, personal fouls: 21
Celtics - free-throws: 18, personal fouls: 24


Game 2

Heat     - free-throws: 36, personal fouls: 22
Celtics - free-throws: 22, personal fouls: 24


Game 3

Heat     - free-throws: 19, personal fouls: 16
Celtics - free-throws: 17, personal fouls: 17


Game 4

Heat     - free-throws: 28, personal fouls: 23
Celtics - free-throws: 29, personal fouls: 24


Game 5

Heat     - free-throws: 38, personal fouls: 19
Celtics - free-throws: 20, personal fouls: 25

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Totals

Heat     - free-throws: 153, personal fouls: 101
Celtics - free-throws: 106, personal fouls: 114




** Advantages are marked in bold, marked in red is the only time when the Celtics got the benefit of the calls, (and it was only by one). **


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Summation:

You can draw your own conclusions, and some will still say this shows no preferential treatment by the NBA Officials, but the Heat took a total of 47 more free-throws than the Celtics, and had 13 fewer personal fouls called against them.

The most glaring difference was at the most important time, in Game 5, when they had almost twice as many free-throw attempts, by 18. Whatever the motivations, if the trips to the line had even been close to being balanced, at least three of these games would have been won by the C's.

As you can see above, one of only two games, (and both games were in Boston), that approached being evenly called, Game 3, was the game won by the Celtics.


 

[celticsclay]

Some Interesting Numbers:


I'm not making any judgements here, just supplying some stats that I feel deserve at least a small amount of attention. It has to do with free-throws and personal fouls in the Boston - Miami series. In all the games played, there was only one, (Game 4), when the Celtics had more free-throws, (by one), than the Heat, and the C's never had fewer personal fouls called against them:




Game 1

Heat free-throws:     32, personal fouls: 21
Celtics free-throws: 18, personal fouls: 24


Game 2

Heat free-throws:     36, personal fouls: 22
Celtics free-throws: 22, personal fouls: 24


Game 3

Heat free-throws:     19, personal fouls: 16
Celtics free-throws: 17, personal fouls: 17


Game 4

Heat free-throws:     28, personal fouls: 23
Celtics free-throws: 29, personal fouls: 24


Game 5

Heat free-throws:     38, personal fouls: 19
Celtics free-throws: 20, personal fouls: 25

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Totals

Heat free-throws:     153, personal fouls: 101
Celtics free-throws: 106, personal fouls: 114




** Advantages are marked in bold, marked in red is the only time when the Celtics got the benefit of the calls, (and it was only by one). **


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Summation:

You can draw your own conclusions, and some will still say this shows no preferential treatment by the NBA Officials, but the Heat took a total of 47 more free-throws than the Celtics, and had 13 fewer personal fouls called against them.

The most glaring difference was at the most important time, in Game 5, when they had almost twice as many free-throw attempts, by 18. Whatever the motivations, if the trips to the line had even been close to being balanced, at least three of these games would have been won by the C's.

As you can see above, one of only two games that approached being evenly called, Game 3, was the game won by the Celtics.


 

I am not disagreeing with you that the celtics got the worst end of the officiating. In fact I would say the way the flagrants were called in game 1, the two travels called today on the celtics that were not, and some other non foul calls all went against the celtics. That being said, the celtics didn't attack the basket like the Heat did. While they got bs calls, the celtics needed Rondo to drive in more, needed Green to drive in more and also needed the captain to do so. They have been discouraged by the lack of calls earlier in the series, but today in the 4th quarter they really should have tried to get inside more to stem the tide. That all being said I am sickened by the game overall and just can't get over it....

[Bahku]

Some Interesting Numbers:


I'm not making any judgements here, just supplying some stats that I feel deserve at least a small amount of attention. It has to do with free-throws and personal fouls in the Boston - Miami series. In all the games played, there was only one, (Game 4), when the Celtics had more free-throws, (by one), than the Heat, and the C's never had fewer personal fouls called against them:




Game 1

Heat     - free-throws: 32, personal fouls: 21
Celtics - free-throws: 18, personal fouls: 24


Game 2

Heat     - free-throws: 36, personal fouls: 22
Celtics - free-throws: 22, personal fouls: 24


Game 3

Heat     - free-throws: 19, personal fouls: 16
Celtics - free-throws: 17, personal fouls: 17


Game 4

Heat     - free-throws: 28, personal fouls: 23
Celtics - free-throws: 29, personal fouls: 24


Game 5

Heat     - free-throws: 38, personal fouls: 19
Celtics - free-throws: 20, personal fouls: 25

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Totals

Heat     - free-throws: 153, personal fouls: 101
Celtics - free-throws: 106, personal fouls: 114




** Advantages are marked in bold, marked in red is the only time when the Celtics got the benefit of the calls, (and it was only by one). **


________________________________________________________________________________________



Summation:

You can draw your own conclusions, and some will still say this shows no preferential treatment by the NBA Officials, but the Heat took a total of 47 more free-throws than the Celtics, and had 13 fewer personal fouls called against them.

The most glaring difference was at the most important time, in Game 5, when they had almost twice as many free-throw attempts, by 18. Whatever the motivations, if the trips to the line had even been close to being balanced, at least three of these games would have been won by the C's.

As you can see above, one of only two games that approached being evenly called, Game 3, was the game won by the Celtics.


 

I am not disagreeing with you that the celtics got the worst end of the officiating. In fact I would say the way the flagrants were called in game 1, the two travels called today on the celtics that were not, and some other non foul calls all went against the celtics. That being said, the celtics didn't attack the basket like the Heat did. While they got bs calls, the celtics needed Rondo to drive in more, needed Green to drive in more and also needed the captain to do so. They have been discouraged by the lack of calls earlier in the series, but today in the 4th quarter they really should have tried to get inside more to stem the tide. That all being said I am sickened by the game overall and just can't get over it....

As I said, draw your own conclusions. I would accept that explanation for some of the difference, but not to the glaringly unbalanced extent it was.

[Bahku]

Some Interesting Numbers:


I'm not making any judgements here, just supplying some stats that I feel deserve at least a small amount of attention. It has to do with free-throws and personal fouls in the Boston - Miami series. In all the games played, there was only one, (Game 4), when the Celtics had more free-throws, (by one), than the Heat, and the C's never had fewer personal fouls called against them:




Game 1

Heat     - free-throws: 32, personal fouls: 21
Celtics - free-throws: 18, personal fouls: 24


Game 2

Heat     - free-throws: 36, personal fouls: 22
Celtics - free-throws: 22, personal fouls: 24


Game 3

Heat     - free-throws: 19, personal fouls: 16
Celtics - free-throws: 17, personal fouls: 17


Game 4

Heat     - free-throws: 28, personal fouls: 23
Celtics - free-throws: 29, personal fouls: 24


Game 5

Heat     - free-throws: 38, personal fouls: 19
Celtics - free-throws: 20, personal fouls: 25

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Totals

Heat     - free-throws: 153, personal fouls: 101
Celtics - free-throws: 106, personal fouls: 114




** Advantages are marked in bold, marked in red is the only time when the Celtics got the benefit of the calls, (and it was only by one). **


________________________________________________________________________________________



Summation:

You can draw your own conclusions, and some will still say this shows no preferential treatment by the NBA Officials, but the Heat took a total of 47 more free-throws than the Celtics, and had 13 fewer personal fouls called against them.

The most glaring difference was at the most important time, in Game 5, when they had almost twice as many free-throw attempts, by 18. Whatever the motivations, if the trips to the line had even been close to being balanced, at least three of these games would have been won by the C's.

As you can see above, one of only two games, (and both games were in Boston), that approached being evenly called, Game 3, was the game won by the Celtics.


 

Here's this series in a nutshell.

Game 5, Heat took 38 free throws, Celtics took 20.

Game 1, Heat took 14 more free throws than the Celtics.

Game 2, Heat took 14 more free throws than the Celtics.

How was the refereeing in Boston?

Game 3, Heat took 2 more free throws than Boston.
Game 4, (best reffed game of series) Celtics took 1 more free throw than the Heat.

Why such a huge disparity in games officiated in Miami? I'll let others decide that.

Thought you might want to see the complete rundown, Senninsage.