There will be rivers and lakes where there are people, the same is true in competitive sports, representing the highest level of competition in today's basketball NBA league, the referee's case of influencing the trend of the game is not uncommon, which is also the hope of many fans and players, the league can maintain a standard for both sides of the game, really let the players on the court to determine the outcome of the cause, but in this season's Western Conference semifinals Warriors and Grizzlies competition, the referee's behavior makes it the object of condemnation from all parties after the game. Despite the extremely unfair blowing penalty, the Warriors still relied on a more outstanding performance, defeated the Grizzlies 117-116, and the US media "StatMuse" wrote bluntly after the game: "An interesting fact, the Warriors played 5 to 8, won the Western Conference Semifinals G1", which made their attitude very clear, that is, the three referees were trying their best to make the Grizzlies playing at home get a good start, and the fans also praised the Warriors' performance with the classic less wins after the game
Four major points of controversy have put the Warriors in deep trouble
For fans who often watch the NBA, they all know that the referee wants to "control the game" is the simplest and most commonly used way, nothing more than three, one is to give more fouls to the unpopular party according to different blowing penalty scales, so that its core players fall into foul trouble, the second is to directly expel the players from the field by giving technical fouls or malicious fouls, the third is to turn a blind eye in the key blow penalty, favoring the party that wants to take care of, and in this game, the referee will do whatever it takes to favor the Grizzlies. All three of these methods were applied to the Warriors.
The first major point of controversy: the referee's blowing scale for fouls on both sides in the first half was different, so that the Warriors core splash brothers Curry and Klay Thompson ate 3 fouls early and could not play for a long time to help the team, and throughout the first half, Klay only got 9 minutes of playing time.
The second major point of controversy: in the final moments of the second quarter of the game, Dream pulled Clark from the air while defending, but it was obvious that Dream had the action of protecting the opponent, not deliberately hurting people, and in the playoffs that emphasized physical confrontation, the referee directly gave Dream a second-degree malicious foul to expel him.
The third point of controversy: in the case of Curry carrying 4 fouls, when he broke through the inside line with the ball, Dillon Brooks, who was in front of the cute god, in the case of an obvious sideways foul action in the body, the referee firmly gave Curry an offensive foul, so that he could only carry 5 fouls on his back.
The fourth major point of controversy: In the final tiebreaker of the game, when the two sides competed for rebounds, it was obvious that the Grizzlies players touched the ball out of bounds, but the referee awarded the two sides to compete for the ball, giving the Grizzlies one last chance to win the game, but unfortunately Morant's killer ball did not hit, and the Warriors struggled to win in Memphis.
The whole league stands in solidarity with Golden State and denounces the referee
The eyes of the crowd are shining, after seeing the performance of the referee in this game, many NBA celebrities and active players have expressed their views, and the Eagles core Trae Young has openly intimidated the league on his social media: can't let the referee dominate the game!
Magic Johnson also admitted that he does not think that the behavior of chasing green should be expelled, Mitchell also expressed a similar view, that Green's defensive action does not constitute a second-level foul at all, and in the West and the Warriors for many years against the Blazers core Lillard, this time also stood on the side of the Warriors, while expressing dissatisfaction with the referee, Lee coach also praised the Warriors can win the first win of the series in the case of being targeted by the referee, showing their championship tenacity!
Although the referee will do whatever it takes for the Black Warriors, with the joint efforts of players such as Curry, Klay Thompson, Poole and Wiggins, they finally defeated the crooked path, hoping that in the next series, the referee can give both sides a fairer game link, only in this way can the win be deserved!