The Big 3

     The Big 3 have made the biggest impact in the 2012 NBA postseason. 

     They've been paving the road to the Finals for the Heat since the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Indiana Pacers. 

     I'm not talking about "King" James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh.  I'm talking about the NBA officials. 

     The Indiana Pacers had more personal fouls in every game of the series except for game 3 (Mia: 21- Ind: 20), including a Technical foul ratio of 6:1.  Now most of those Technicals were given to Danny Granger, who got in LeBron's face several times.  If you don't want altercations, stop throwing elbows at him LeBron. 

     The Conference Finals against the Boston Celtics was even more controversial.  In Game 1 Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett, and Coach Doc Rivers all got T'ed up within 7 minutes.  How do you give Doc a Technical for yelling out "C'mon Eddie!"??

     Officials continued to treat James like a King in game 2, where he shot 24 free throws.  The Celtics as a team shot 29!!! Not to mention the critical Dwyane Wade no-call smack to the face on Rondo as he drove to the basket with 90 seconds remaining in overtime of a tie game.  How did all three officials miss that?  What should have been free throws for Rondo quickly turned into a two-point lead for the Heat.  The Celtics lost 115-111 in OT.  That loss altered the reflection of the series, as the Celtics went on to win games 3,4, and 5 in what could have been a Finals appearance for the Celtics. 

     In game 2 of the Finals it seemed like every close call went against Oklahoma City.  An offensive foul was called late on James Harden and Derek Fisher was whistled for a loose ball foul when nothing should have been called.  Fans raised questions when a rather moot call could have been called against LeBron James as Durant shot a floater in an effort to tie the game with less than 11 seconds remaining. 

     Commissioner of the NBA, David Stern definitely deserves the sixth-man of the year award as he's played a big role in conspiracy theories that focus on LeBron (the face of the NBA) winning a ring.