Below are the 18 Dallas Mavericks playoff games that Danny Crawford has officiated. I've listed the game in the series that he officiated and what the series was going into that game.
2001 - Utah - Game 3 (Utah leads 2-0) *Mavs won
2001 - San Antonio - Game 5 (San Antonio leads 3-1)
2002 - Sacramento - Game 5 - Sacramento leads 3-1)
2003 - Portland - Game 4 (Dallas leads 3-0)
2003 - Sacramento - Game 1
2003 - Sacramento - Game 6 (Dallas leads 3-2)
2003 - San Antonio - Game 3 (series tied 1-1)
2004 - Sacramento - Game 4 (Sacramento up 2-1)
2005 - Houston - Game 2 (Houston up 1-0)
2005 - Phoenix - Game 1
2006 - San Antonio - Game 1
2006 - Phoenix - Game 5 (series tied 2-2) *Mavs won
2006 - Miami - Game 3 (series tied 1-1)
2006 - Miami - Game 6 (Miami leads 3-2)
2007 - Golden State - Game 3 (series tied 1-1)
2008 - New Orleans - Game 5 (New Orleans up 3-1)
2009 - Denver - Game 1
2010 - San Antonio - Game 3 (series tied 1-1)
- 5 games where the series was tied 1-1 or 2-2 (Mavs went 1-4)
- 4 game 1s (Mavs went 0-4)
- 5 games where the Mavs could be eliminated (Mavs went 1-4)
The other four games:
- Dallas up 3-0 and loses to Portland to avoid the sweep
- Dallas loses to Sacramento in 2003 of the Western semis to force a game 7
- Sacramento wins game 4 in 2004, pushing the Mavs to a 3-1 deficit
- Houston wins game 2 at Dallas to take a 2-0 series lead on the Mavs, heading to Houston
Some stats:
Since 2001, the Mavericks' playoff record is 50-57 (46.7% winning percentage). Their record when Crawford officiates is 2-16 (11.1%). Their record, minus Crawford games is 48-41 (53.9%).
In Tim Donaghy's book, Donaghy claims that Dan Crawford openly bragged about the Mavericks' record in playoff games he officiated. Whether or not he is to be believed, it shines doubt on Crawford's objectivity. And, yet, Crawford continues to officiate Mavericks' playoff games.
No comments:
Post a Comment