So for the second time this year I went to a Pacers v Celtics game on a Friday night at the Garden, and while this game was much more entertaining than the last it showed me without a shadow of a doubt that the refs fuck with the scores.
The over/under for tonight's game was 174.5. With 48 seconds to go the Celtics had the ball, the score 90-80, and the Pacers were not looking to foul. Indiana got the ball back for what should have been their final possession when Mickael Pietrus fouled Indiana's Paul George hard. They give Pietrus a phantom flagrant 1 and tacked on a technical for good measure. This meant the Pacers got 3 free throws and the ball back.
As a result the game was in reach for the Pacers and they decided to foul the Celtics, making them earn their win at the charity stripe. This caused 11 points to be scored in the final 34 seconds when it was on pace for just 2. Instead of the total being of 172 (assuming the Pacers hit the 2 free throws from the Pietrus foul and Boston then kills the clock) the total is 181. There is no chance in hell the line makers in Vegas are that good. I don't understand how one referee can go to jail for fixing games but none of the referees were involved in any way. Not the ones on his crew, not even the ones he was having conversations over the phone from accross the country with every night. Give me a fucking break.
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