Tim Donaghy, earlier this week, stated in a letter cooperating to investigators that the 2002 Western Conference Finals Game 6 between the Sacramento Kings and the Los Angeles Lakers was fixed by NBA officials. The letter also said that the 2005 Western Conference 1st Round series between the Houston Rockets and the Dallas Mavericks was fixed as well. In the Kings-Lakers Game 6, the Lakers went to the line 27 times in the fourth quarter. Centers Scot Pollard and Vlade Divac of the Kings both fouled out in that game. The Kings were not happy with the calls made in that game, and the Lakers would go on to win the series in Game 7 in overtime to advance to the NBA Finals, where they would sweep the New Jersey Nets. That would prove to be the Kings best chance, as they would never go to the Western Conference Finals again since. In the series between the Rockets and Mavericks, the Mavericks lost the first two games of the series at home. It was stated that the referees then started targeting Yao Ming for illegal screens and the Mavericks would come back to win the series in seven games. There have been a lot of people in the media who have said that Donaghy is lying and is untrustworthy. I believe that there is truth to Donaghy's letter because I believe there have been other games that have been fixed. The 2006 NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and the Dallas Mavericks has been controversial due to the fact that Heat superstar Dwyane Wade shot more free throws in the last two games than the entire Mavericks team. There is something wrong in the NBA and it is due to television ratings. It is hampering the NBA and teams who deserve to win are not. Is the NBA under a crisis now? What can be done to fix this?
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