The second round of the NBA playoffs officially began, the Celtics' brittle defeat was unexpected, and the Warriors' "key care" by the referee was infuriating, in addition to the excessive punishment for Drummond Green's expulsion, the blowing penalty for Curry was also very controversial. So did the referee make a mistake in Curry? Next, let's review the 5 fouls in detail to see for details.
The first foul occurred around the opening 5 minutes, and in the previous round, Curry had just passed Peyton Jr. to complete the next person dunk. Then, Morant and Bane's blocking forced the Warriors to change defenses, and after Curry confronted Morant, he was obviously shaken out of the center of gravity, and when he was defending, he also obviously violated Morant's cylinder and touched his arm. As for why the Warriors were dissatisfied with the penalty at that time, the reason was that the referee's whistle sounded very slowly, and the players who grabbed the rebounds were entangled in a piece before the whistle sounded, and this was also the "main theme" of this game.
The second foul occurred with 3:56 left in the first quarter, when the Grizzlies served the bottom ball, and when Melton got rid of Curry, the two arms were wrapped around each other, and under the referee's eyes, Curry ate the foul unjustly.
The third foul came at 1:16 with 1:16 left in the second quarter, after Green was convicted of a second-degree malicious foul, when Curry knocked down a covered Clark while chasing Bane.
The fourth foul occurred with 1 minute and 04 seconds left in the third quarter, when Payton Jr. and Thompson chose the ball carrier at the top of the package, and "Sledgehammer" Anderson received the pass and did not hesitate to rush to the basket, Curry, as the first line of defense, could only choose to retract, and when trying to cut the ball, he hit the arm and was blown foul.
To be honest, there was no problem with the referee's decision for the first 4 fouls, and Curry made some mistakes on his own initiative in defense. But the fifth time the penalty was blown, the referee could not escape the blame. It was more than 5 minutes before the end of the game, curry "collided" with Dillon Brooks in a breakthrough, and the referee did not hesitate to give the offense a foul.
Take a closer look at Dillon's position, he is outside the reasonable collision zone, but he does not fully judge the breakthrough line against Curry, and he clearly has a left side when Curry is ready to squeeze on one side. Normally, it's a moving block, and being convicted of an offensive foul is too far-fetched.
At that time, the point difference was only 3 points, and Curry accumulated 5 more fouls, which ignited the anger of the fans at once, which is one of the main reasons why everyone held on to the referee after the game. I have to say that although the overall judgment of this referee is more stringent, there have been many cases of too slow whistles, and the next game does need more attention.
In the end, fortunately, Poole's play was very efficient, and Klay Thompson's three-pointer in the final moment also completed his self-redemption, as for Curry, he can always believe that he can hit three consecutive three-pointers at a certain stage, and 13 points in the third quarter is definitely one of the biggest contributors to the Warriors' points.
The game is very exciting, the referee is very stealing, this situation is difficult to completely eliminate, but at the critical moment, if not, look at the replay, after all, it has reached the semi-final of the division. What do you think about that? Welcome to the comments section below to interact together.