Just in case we forgot from last year...<a href="http://forums.eyesonff.com/showthread.php?t=64036">I am no fan of NBA officiating.</a>

I really only bring it up because your comments on Wade mirror your comments in that thread about stars getting prefferenctial treatment. I think another good example of that was Wallace. Before he went to Detroit he was ALWAYS in foul trouble and got that rep. With that rep the officals looked at him more closely than other and called fouls that normally would not have been called for the average player.

I will say one thing about the free throw difference last night. At least 10 intentional fouls on O'Neal to send him to the line or prevent him from even starting a shot. That got them into foul trouble and then when a foul came the Heat's way they went to the line even if it wasn't a shooting foul. It wasn't a bad strat but it did hurt them. You take away those 10-15 intentional fouls and the mavs end up with about the same # of fouls as the Heat.

Interesting stat also. Shaq is #3 for most free throws made in a Finals game with 18 made. He did it in 2000 with the Lakers. I don't know how many attempts he had that night but it must have been something like 26 or more. Even shooting at his best he is around 70% from the line.