On April 26, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, and the Lone Ranger and jazz ushered in the battle of Tianwangshan, after the previous four games were tied 2-2. The Lone Ranger in this game has long occupied the initiative, leading more than double digits at the beginning, and once leading by 20 points.
But in the final quarter of the game, there was a clash on the court, when the lone ranger core Doncic broke through with the ball, and was knocked down by Jazz center Whiteside in the air, and Doncic fell directly to the ground. At that time, Whiteside saw that Doncic was knocked down by himself, and took the initiative to help Doncic, but the other players of the Lone Ranger did not buy it, and when they saw Doncic fall to the ground, the other Lone Ranger players directly came forward to surround Whiteside, and Bullock directly pushed it, and then the scene fell into chaos, and all the players made a mess. It was not until the members of the coaching staff of both sides came forward to persuade him to make peace.
After the referee reviewed the video, it was determined that Whiteside had two technical fouls and was directly expelled from the game, the Lone Ranger side, Smith and Bullock each ate a technical foul, and Bullock accumulated two technical fouls and was also expelled from the field. This means that a total of 3 persons were punished and 2 people were expelled in a single conflict.
Judging from the course of the game, whiteside will have a malicious foul on Doncic is understandable, in the second half of the game, Doncic alone poked through the Jazz defense, the third quarter personal cut 19 points, shooting 6 of 9, including hitting 3 three-pointers, the Jazz could not limit Doncic, resulting in the game early into garbage time. In the end, the Lone Ranger also successfully defeated the Jazz, taking the big score to a 3-2 lead, mastering the series match point, and the next game as long as the Lone Ranger wins, then he can reach the division semifinals. In contrast, the past two seasons of the Lone Rangers have stopped in the first round, and it is also a bottleneck that Doncic has been unable to break through, and this year the Slovenian is expected to break this limitation!
And simply looking at this clash of this game, the blowing penalty of the on-site referee is still convincing, and after calming down the incident, watching back the video, not sparing any detail, every player gets the punishment that should be given. From this point of view, it is enough to reflect the professionalism of NBA referees, to ensure the fairness of the game to the greatest extent possible, and to restore the truth of the incident!
(Lin Xiaoxiang)