For the Celtics, it was a fight on their backs.

In the first two games of the Finals, the Celtics missed the Warriors by a total of 22 free throws, which made many people question the fairness of the referees' blowing scale.

On June 10, the Warriors flew to Boston, and before the start of the G3 game, USA Today revealed the news that Tim Donaghi, who was forced to leave the NBA refereeing scene due to a gambling incident, pointed out that the referees' personal relationships with players, coaches and team administrators have seriously polluted the pure game of basketball.

Donagie, 41, is a veteran referee in the league, officiating 772 games in 13 seasons with the NBA, including the famous "Auburn Hills Mass Assault."

Last year, Donagee was arrested by the FBI for manipulating the results of a game and illegally gambling on the game.

The results of the "Black Sentinel Gate" investigation revealed that in addition to manipulating the game in the tournament he enforced, Donaghi was able to help gamblers in another way, and that was by revealing important information such as the list of tournament enforcement officers and their law enforcement habits.

However, the so-called law enforcement habits at the time only involved referees being more strict with certain players with bad reputations or taking care of all the stars.

But a recent statement by Donaghi's lawyer revealed that a referee's personal relationship with a team's players, referees or administrators can also affect the fairness of their blows during matches.

Donaghi's lawyer claimed in an open letter that the league's public credibility is being seriously eroded by the fact that many referees in the league will make decisions that are unfavorable to their opponents because of improper relationships with team personnel.

In addition, he cites the example of a team manager who called a few referees on game day on match day and encouraged them to be more lenient for their opponents' personal fouls. But no one's name was mentioned in the letter.

Last year, Donaghi became the first referee in the history of the four major professional sports leagues — football, baseball, ice hockey and basketball — to be arrested and prosecuted for alleged game rigging because of his alleged gambling in a playoff game.

Not only did this put him in prison for 33 months, but it also greatly reduced the credibility of the NBA, which Stern had worked so hard to run. This time, Donaghi broke the news again, which is bound to make the NBA Finals, which is in full swing, also feel the strong aftershocks of the "black whistle gate".

The NBA responded immediately, with league commissioner David Stern being the first to come out and condemn Donasi's "out of nowhere" remarks.

Speaking to the media, Stern said: "He mobilized all his colleagues to try and prove that he wasn't the only referee in the league who broke the rules. But the fact is that the U.S. Lawyer's Office, the FBI, has thoroughly investigated the matter, and Mr. Donasee is the only referee suspected of manipulating the game. ”

Donathe's open letter revealed that if the league wanted a team to win, then the league office would notify the referee on duty to put the opposing player in foul trouble.

The referees will "focus on" a few key players to direct the game towards their desired outcome, with the ultimate goal of boosting ticket sales and increasing viewership.

Donathy's disclosure is undoubtedly a bombshell in full swing in this finals.

And his open letter is very comprehensive, and it also touches on other aspects of the "black whistle" door.

The letter also refers to a playoff game in May 2002, noting that with the cooperation of two referees, a team that had already led 3-2 eventually advanced in Game 6. During the game, the players of this team seemed to be unrestricted by fouls and inexplicably got multiple opportunities to stand on the free throw line.

In addition, the letter also revealed that the league often has a more personal relationship than a law enforcement level in the process of hiring referees. The referee will try to avoid sending the superstar off as it would detract from watching the game.

At the same time, the referee will also help a team's key player be sent off for a foul to help his opponent win the game. In the playoffs, the referees try to keep the series as long as possible, so that more games can drive ticket sales and viewership increases.

In all these ways, Donathee's backbite hit the NBA hard.

And when the Celtics and Warriors face off in the Finals, it must have damaged the image of the entire NBA. Discussions about the Celtics and Warriors' penalties have also become a lot of discussion.

Warriors fans, however, felt that these were two things that were forcibly pulled together.

"The Warriors shoot a lot of free throws because the Warriors are more fierce than the Celtics when they break through, especially Yang Di, who is overturning the river and the sea on the inside, and there are no ten free throws in a game, which is abnormal."

On the evening of June 10, TD North Shore Garden Arena.

The "Black Whistle Gate" incident did not mobilize the enthusiasm of the Boston fans, and an hour before the game began, the North Shore Gardens were already filled with fans.

Players from both sides stand on the sidelines.

Yang Di raised his head and took a sip of water, the weather in June was a little dry, and the amount of water he consumed every day was a little large.

The camera has been on Yang Di, and ESPN also knows who the protagonist on the field is.

Correspondingly, on the Celtic side, most of the camera revolves around Pierce.

The Celtics have a backshit, and there is an absolute reason why this game cannot be lost, and if they lose this game, the entire Finals series will be cold.

Before the game, the Celtics made a change of lineup, with Jeff Green coming into the starting lineup to replace Michael Petrus.

The Celtics' starting lineup is a few points taller, and the strength of the starting lineup will be strengthened to compete with the Warriors.

The Warriors are still the same, after Ray Allen was marked by the tall Jeff Green, he may not have such a good opportunity in the last game, and if he wants to play so superbly, the difficulty is a little higher.

That's one of the strategies the Celtics have come up with when they go back.

After the start of the game, the Celtics took the lead, and in the cheers of the home fans, the Celtics broke through the layup and hit the first shot, and Yang Di was only slightly slower to make up the defense, and was made by Rondo's layup.

Yang Di slapped on the rebound, and the guard Rondo, who looked a little immature, had a strong ability to make layups.

Yang Di couldn't help but look at Rondo a few more times, this is really a pearl that has not been taken seriously before, strong defense, good ball control, excellent layups, poor shooting, just like another Jason Kidd.

"If Rondo had Kidd's three-point shooting percentage, I think the Celtics would have changed dramatically."

Zhang Weiping smiled and commented on the sidelines that although the Warriors were hit the first shot, everyone didn't seem to be too worried about it.