Half of the big show will be set tonight. Stern got the Lakers one game away from a meeting with the Celtics.
He wants the ratings, and a Celtics / Lakers series will make him more
$$$ than a Suns / Magic series. That's how David rolls (which is why Perk got is tech rescinded).
Donaghy has an inside track on this...

The NBA...Where Fixed Happens.
I want those voiceover commercials (where they dub them to the music) to have one with the referees in their conference room before the game. That would be so revealing...