Here's a writer who had enough courage to write SOMETHING about the Utah/Denver over

[goldengreek]

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http://nationalsportsreview.com/spor...might-go-down/



The Anatomy of a Fishy NBA Game: How the Fix Might Go Down





Let me make this clear right up front. I am not accusing referees Eric Lewis, Tom Washington, Phil Robinson of fixing Thursday night’s Utah Jazz-Denver Nuggets basketball game. I am, though, going to show how easy it is for referees to fix games.

Since this was a TNT-televised contest, I decided to choose this game to check the point spread and the over-under - total points scored - bets for the game. Denver was a 5.5 point favorite to win the game and the point total given by most Internet betting sites was 209.

Utah came into the game absolutely needing to win this game to keep pace with the Nuggets in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference. Because San Antonio gagged away a game at home against Oklahoma, the Spurs relinquished the number two seed in the West. Denver was now number two and Utah entered Thursday night’s game just 2.5 games behind the Nuggets. If Utah can catch Denver, with a win in their final season meeting, the Jazz would own the tie-breaker against the Nuggets.

The Nuggets average 106.7 points scored per game at home. Utah scores 101.8 points per game when they play on the road. The Jazz also allow 105 points on the road compared to 95 at home, hence the 209 point total.

What made this game interesting was that, because of its importance to both teams, it should have been played with playoff game intensity. Because of that supposed fact, the game should have been played in the 90s, well below the betting point total. Additionally, this season the Nuggets have limited opposing teams to 44% shooting down over three percent from last season.

Instead of a 95-90 outcome, or even a 102-96 final score, we got an improbably high 114-104 - Denver won - score.

Why was this final score improbably high? Two reasons. One, other than the middle portion of the third quarter, the game was played at a playoff pitch. The second reason though, is the most important. If investigators were to look into the possibility that NBA games are fixed, this would be their clue.

Utah shot only 36.6% from the field and Denver attempted only 75 shots, converting 46.7% of those shots, yet the teams combined for 218 points. The Jazz made only 34 baskets, six of those three-pointers and the Nuggets hit shots including ning treys.

This season NBA teams average 24.6 free throw attempts per game and averaging 19 made fouls shots. Utah and Denver though, are above the league averages. The Jazz are 20.3 for 26.6 from the line on average while the Nuggets are 21.3 for 27.2.

Thursday night the free throw lines looked like this: Utah - 30-40; Denver - 35-46. Even odder was the fact that in the first quarter, only 10 total free throws were attempted, four for Utah, six for Denver. And the score of that quarter? A playoff-like 24-21 Utah lead.

So how did we get from eight free throws attempted in one quarter to a ridiculous 86 attempts for the game?

In the second quarter there were 18 attempts (nine apiece). In quarter three the refs tightened things up even more. Utah attempted 13 foul shots and Denver attempted 15. And in the final 12 minutes Utah received 14 tries from the charity stripe and Denver had 16 tries from the line. Seventy-six free throw attempts is an inordinate number of trips to the line for any 48-minute NBA game.

But for three quarters?

Something seems fishy.

The game was hotly contested from the outset. Though Denver dragged through a shooting drought for much of the first 12 minutes, there was much bumping and grinding. Because only 10 total free throws were attempted, it appeared that the referee crew was going to allow physical play to rule the day. However, by the middle of the third quarter, players could be seen shaking their heads in disbelief at the inconsistency of the official’s calls. One moment the play under the galss was rough while touch fouls were called on the perimeter. A moment later, the opposite was the norm. As a result, the players never figured out the officials’ foul calling pattern and the game was a mess.

Had the teams attempted and made their season averages from the line, the final score would have been, 100-94, Denver, well under the 209 Las Vegas-projected point total. Interestingly, the game total was in doubt with the teams reaching the 209 mark with only 48 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter.

Inconsistent officiating, an unusual number of play stoppages due to foul calls, and twice the number of free throws attempted in a game are the three easiest ways to shoot a game over its projected point total. Usually, any one of those happenstances are enough to achieve a higher point total than expected.

Thursday night, strangely, all three occurred. And because of the game’s pace and intensity, all had to be used if the game was to reach 210 points.

Again, I’m not saying something was odd about the officiating in the Utah-Denver game.

But…

[be47320]

time to move on

[mrwho]

the thing is you win your fair amount of games on fixes..so why does this one stand out or you're making a big fuss about it>

[goldengreek]

Originally Posted by be47320

time to move on

Time to GFY

[be47320]

yawn, dry your eyes gg....gl today

[goldengreek]

Originally Posted by MrWho

the thing is you win your fair amount of games on fixes..so why does this one stand out or you're making a big fuss about it>

I POSTED AN ARTICLE

WHO IS THAT MAKING A BIG THING ?

BETTER THAN ALL THOSE THREADS THAT START WITH:

LMAO @ __________


READ THE ARTICLE B4 YOU CRITICIZE

[goldengreek]

Originally Posted by be47320

yawn, dry your eyes gg....gl today

MAYBE YOU WOULD LEARN SOMETHING IF YOU TOOK THE TIME TO READ THE ARTICLE

ITS PEOPLE LIKE YOU THAT LET SHIT SLIDE ... AND MORE IMPORTANT THINGS THAN SPORTS GAMBLING

KEEP YOUR HEAD BURIED IN THE GROUND WHILE SUCKING YOUR THUMB

[mrwho]

no just saying in your original thread you had a post about it..as far as the article either you believe or you dont, i dont think some writer will convince others on something that has not been proved yet. I'm sure we have many on here that has better theories on game fixing but yet when the subject comes up, it goes nowhere. gl on your games today.

[mrwho]

Originally Posted by goldengreek

MAYBE YOU WOULD LEARN SOMETHING IF YOU TOOK THE TIME TO READ THE ARTICLE

ITS PEOPLE LIKE YOU THAT LET SHIT SLIDE ... AND MORE IMPORTANT THINGS THAN SPORTS GAMBLING

KEEP YOUR HEAD BURIED IN THE GROUND WHILE SUCKING YOUR THUMB

this is one thing i never get..if indeed you believe in game fixing, why are you guys so intent to showing others it exist? I would think you would wanna keep it on the down low to take advantage of it as according to the theories, vegas feed on the uninformed. But maybe I'm just thinking from a selfish point of view..

[be47320]

Originally Posted by goldengreek

MAYBE YOU WOULD LEARN SOMETHING IF YOU TOOK THE TIME TO READ THE ARTICLE

ITS PEOPLE LIKE YOU THAT LET SHIT SLIDE ... AND MORE IMPORTANT THINGS THAN SPORTS GAMBLING

KEEP YOUR HEAD BURIED IN THE GROUND WHILE SUCKING YOUR THUMB

gl with the whole typing in caps thing too, makes what your saying much more important.

[Dr. Jack]

Originally Posted by be47320

gl with the whole typing in caps thing too, makes what your saying much more important.

Debate the topic of the thread if you want to participate. Let's leave the personal BS out of the regular forums please. Getting really sick of it

[be47320]

didnt attack anyone but ok

[goldengreek]

Originally Posted by MrWho

no just saying in your original thread you had a post about it..as far as the article either you believe or you dont, i dont think some writer will convince others on something that has not been proved yet. I'm sure we have many on here that has better theories on game fixing but yet when the subject comes up, it goes nowhere. gl on your games today.

Tim Donoughy

And Lets stop acting like there was only one dirty ref in the entire league

[mrwho]

what i'm getting at is, even wiht doneghy being exposed, how many times have this subject been brought and still get tons of opinions on both sides..so what makes you think an article by some writer changes anyone's minds. Unless you have david stern coming out and saying it or peyton manning saying he fixed games...you're not gonna convince anyone.

[ConstantColorUpor]

I agree refs are dirty the league is dirty but you continue to bet on it as does everyone else, and youll continue to go on shitty streaks like everyone else and mix in a couple winning streaks. When you win people will give you verbal blow jobs and some will say its about time you start winning again, when you lose people will give you verbal blow jobs telling you to keep your head up hoping ull catch fire again. Its inevitable get over it unfortunately your GOY which youve posted about 10 times in the past month lost and youve been doing shitty on them seems to me was a loss because of some pretty fcking fishy officiating. Gambling on sports is a tough ass hobby everyone quit you bitching and stop making excuses for losses a loss is a loss. You had a 50 50 shot of being on the "right/wrong side" of the fix, quit gambling if you dont like it.