On May 3, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA playoffs continued, and the NBA officially announced the Grizzlies Warriors G1 referee report. The two sides of the Western Conference Semifinals G1, the last 2 minutes of the time a total of 3 missed judgments, including the final 4.8 seconds to determine the ball, NBA officials also explained why the referee does not watch the video replay, it can be said that the Warriors are indeed pit by the new NBA rules!
The first time was a missed judgement, and in the last 1 minute and 46 seconds of the game, the two sides drew 112-112. The ball was in the hands of the Grizzlies, and Morant burst into the inside with the ball to score the ball, and the Grizzlies once again gained the lead. However, it was a glaring miss, as Grizzlies player Jackson Jr. violated the box for 3 seconds before Morant scored, so this time it was the Grizzlies who profited.
The second time was also missed, with the final 17.5 points in the game, and the Warriors led the Grizzlies by one point 117-116. Curry had just blocked Morant and the ball was back in the hands of the Warriors. Subsequently, the Warriors launched a quick attack, and Curry carried the ball into the opposing half. However, the referee's report shows that Curry walked after receiving the ball. Because Curry moved the pivot foot first before he dribbled, so this time it was the Warriors who profited.
The third was a misjudgment, the most controversial out-of-bounds ball. In the final 4.8 seconds of the game, the Grizzlies and Warriors competed for rebounds, and in the end, neither side grabbed it, and the ball was out of bounds. At that time, the referee did not see who finally touched the ball, so he awarded the ball. The NBA's official referee report shows that Grizzlies player Dillon Brooks finally touched the ball, and the referee decided to compete for the ball, so this time it was the Grizzlies who profited.
In summary, the Grizzlies warriors G1 last 2 minutes of 3 missed judgments, the Grizzlies 2 times profited, the Warriors 1 time profit. However, the fans' point of contention is, why did the referee not watch the video replay in the final 4.8 seconds of the disputed ball, but directly judged the ball? Now, the NBA officially released the document to explain, the last 4.8 seconds of the verdict of the ball is really due to exposure, the referee does not have the right to play back the video.
The NBA official wrote: "To clarify some of yesterday's confusion (about the controversy over the scramble), referees' review of out-of-bounds fouls was canceled prior to this season. Only when challenged by the coach, NBA referees can play back the footage. This time, the NBA officially emphasized in the statement that "the review of out-of-bounds fouls is canceled", according to the latest rules of the 21-22 NBA season, in the last 2 minutes of the game, the referee is deprived of the right to determine the replay review of the out-of-bounds ball.
Coincidentally, the Warriors just ran out of challenges. Before this controversial out-of-bounds ball appeared, the Warriors used the challenge to whether Curry was offensively fouling Dillon, and there was no extra number of challenges to fight for the ball of this out-of-bounds ball.
I have to say that this new NBA rule almost made the Warriors lose. If Morant does end up dead, then the Warriors will really be miserable by the NBA's new rules. Fortunately, the trial period of this new NBA regulation is only 1 year, and there is such a big controversy this time, I believe that the NBA official will also pay attention to and improve it, otherwise there may be more trouble in the follow-up!