On April 22, 2014, Donaghy claimed that the league office was going to push referees to fix playoffs games to have
Brooklyn Nets beat the
Toronto Raptors, so they could advance to the second round and face the
Miami Heat because it would be good for ratings,[SUP]
[51][/SUP] which it was.[SUP]
[52][/SUP] On May 4, 2014, the Nets eliminated the Raptors after winning game seven of the series by a point