On April 30, Beijing time, the NBA officially released the last two minutes of the Suns vs Pelicans G6 battle referee report. The report showed that there were two misjudgments in the last two minutes of the match, and each side profited once. Among them, the foul of the round in which Paul elbowed the "old six" Alvarado was finally decided, and the referee's report determined that the ball should blow Paul's offensive foul.
The first misstatement occurred when Paul broke through the inside line with 1 minute and 1 second left before the end of the game, and Alvarado was close to his defense. Moments before Paul struck, his left elbow hit Alvarado's mouth. Alvarado showed his teeth to coach Green for the first time, complaining to two referees in succession, but the referee did not change the penalty and did not look back.
The referee on duty was awarded a defensive foul by Alvarado. After the game, the on-duty referee also explained that Alvarado was the first defensive foul, and it was his actions that caused Paul to lose his balance and then hit him with his elbow.
The referee's report found that the referee on duty had misjudged the penalty, writing: "Although Alvarado appeared on Paul's breakout route and made physical contact, Paul hit Alvarado in the head with his elbow and the ball should have blown an offensive foul." ”
After the G6 match, Alvarado himself mentioned the round. "My teeth were cracked by (Paul) and the referee should have played back that action. He's a Hall of Famer, and I respect that. But he couldn't do that, and my teeth were cracked now. What can I do? I can only go home, wake up and go to the dentist and get new teeth. That way I can smile in the summer," Alravado said, "and in the future Paul will undoubtedly be a member of the Hall of Fame, but he knows my name now, who I am." ”
The second misjudgment occurred 5.6 seconds before the end of the game, when Nance Jr. and Johnson scrambled for rebounds and the referee decided that Johnson had knocked the ball out of bounds and given the ball to the Pelicans. The referee's report pointed out that it was a misjudgment, and the last person to touch the ball was Nance Jr., which should be the sun's ball.
In the end, the Suns were even better, beating the Pelicans 115-109 to advance to the next round 4-2 on aggregate. Paul played well in the G6. Played perfectly, shooting 14 of 14 from the field, 1 of 1 from three-point range, 4 of 4 from the free throw line, 33 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists, plus-minus +17. The Sun's next opponent is the Lone Ranger.