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Disgraced Former Ref Tim Donaghy Says Mavericks Were 'Screwed' out of 2006 Title
This has been almost 12 years now (wow does time fly!) but I always thought this series was strange when it came to the officiating. There seemed to be a lot of calls against the Mavs late in games 3 and 5, and maybe 6? that were questionable. Dwyane Wade went to the line it seemed like every time he had the ball. Article also mentions about how Ed Rush (NBA supervisor of referees) and Mark Cuban couldn't stand one another.
Dallas at least got their revenge 5 years later against a much better Miami squad but 2006 still just didn't seem right.
This has been almost 12 years now (wow does time fly!) but I always thought this series was strange when it came to the officiating. There seemed to be a lot of calls against the Mavs late in games 3 and 5, and maybe 6? that were questionable. Dwyane Wade went to the line it seemed like every time he had the ball. Article also mentions about how Ed Rush (NBA supervisor of referees) and Mark Cuban couldn't stand one another.
Dallas at least got their revenge 5 years later against a much better Miami squad but 2006 still just didn't seem right.