On April 18, Beijing time, the NBA officially released the referee report of the first playoff match between the Nets and the Celtics yesterday. According to the report, in the last two minutes of the game, the referee missed a total of two judgments, and both sides took a profit.
The first missed judgment occurred with the final 1:34 left in the game, when Smart missed a shot from outside the three-point line, and Seth Curry had his hands on Jaylen Brown's back as he scrambled for rebounds. During Brown's take-off, Curry changed Brown's trajectory with both hands, causing Brown and Clarkston to make contact in the air, and then fell the ground, and the rebound was pocketed by Curry.
The referee should have blown Curry for a rebounding foul. The two sides were fighting to 109 draws, the number of fouls had reached the target, and Jaylen Brown should have won two free throws and had a chance to complete the score for the team. But the referee's missed decision caused the Nets to get the ball and be scored by Durant in the next offensive round.
The second missed judgment occurred with 54 seconds left in the game, when Irving organized the attack with the ball on the outside, and when Durant wanted to catch the ball or block for Irving, Tatum took the initiative to have no-ball contact with Durant, changing Durant's travel route and affecting his trajectory.
The referee should have blown off Tatum's foul when the two sides fought to 111 draws, the number of fouls had reached the target, and Durant should have won two free throws to give the team a chance to reverse the score. But the referee's missed decision did not have much impact on the Nets, and Irving still hit a three-pointer in this offensive round to give the Nets a three-point lead of 114-111.
In addition, the referee also gave a supplementary explanation for Tatum's last-minute layup. At that time, Tatum had a weak contact between his shoulder and Owen during the turn, but this contact did not change the trajectory of the two sides, not enough to affect the other, so neither side would be blown foul. Tatum's killer shot was determined to be before the regular time was over, so the layup was accurate and effective.
The final game ended with the Celtics 115-114 nets, and the Celtics made the nets open 1-0 in the first round of the playoffs. Irving scored 39 points and Tatum contributed 31. Durant suffered a "mileage tragedy" of 23 points, and his playoff career total surpassed Jerry West to rise to 8th all-time.
(Text/Yuwen Basketball)