Why Do the Refs Hate Boston?

 I have been saying for years the Celtics get the least calls of any good team I have ever seen.  It is hard to argue because unless people watch the games they will just assume you are a huge homer who thinks every call should go his teams way.

Lets take a look at numbers though. Celtics are tied for 23rd in the league in "Free Throws Attempted per a Game Differential" at -2.  That means in the average game they take 2 less shots from the line then the opposition.  It may not seem like a lot but that ends up being 164 less free throws attempted over a season.  While you do have take into consideration the playing styles of a team and players like Durant or Dwight Howard will get you many trips to the line, there is no way Celtics should be this low.  The top five teams in differential are Denver (Mello played there most of the season), Lakers, OKC, SA, and MIA.  See a trend?  Of all the teams who have differential of -1 or better 15 of them having winning records and 4 of them have losing.  Of teams with differential of -1 or worse 9 have losing records and only the Celtics have a winning record.  Whatever Paul Peirce did to the refs it is time they forgive him.