On April 1, Beijing time, the Bucks and the basketball network performed a peak showdown, which made people enjoy watching it. During the game, the Bucks' two fouls also caused controversy. Now, the NBA has also officially released the interpretation of the referee.
With 5:05 left in the fourth quarter, a dragon counterattacked after Brown's steal, and Middleton chased after the defense and directly pulled Brown in the air, causing Brown to fall heavily to the ground. After the game, the nets expressed their dissatisfaction up and down, Nash bluntly said that this was a dangerous move, and Irving was even more bombarded, which was the Bucks' style of play, complaining that they were too reckless to foul.
Middleton also suffered a second-degree malicious foul because of this action and was directly expelled from the game. The referee explained, "The player flying in the air is in the most vulnerable position, and the probability of injury caused by this contact is high, so it is considered unnecessary and excessive defensive action." ”
Another controversial foul occurred in the final 8.7 seconds of overtime, when Durant shot and Matthews blocked it, hitting the latter and threatening to injure Durant. Speaking about Matthews' foul after the game, Durant was dissatisfied, saying, "We all thought that foul was a bit reckless, right? I think it should be a malicious foul. ”
So why didn't the referee blow up Matthews' first-degree malicious foul at that time, the referee gave an explanation, "At that time, the Bucks challenged the coach, and any unnecessary or unsportsmanlike action during this period will be re-examined." In other words, the referee, after reviewing the footage, did not consider Matthews' actions to constitute a standard of malicious fouling.