In the semifinals of the Warriors against the Grizzlies, Ja-Morant's final attack was saved, and the Warriors struggled to win the game to open the series. Compared with the dangers of the game itself, the referee stealing the scene has made this game attract much attention, and many media and players have many doubts about the referee's blowing, and even some media bluntly say that "the Warriors won a 5-on-8 game".
The referee report released by the league also proves to a certain extent that the Warriors have suffered losses, and the three mistakes pointed out in the referee's report have been bad for the Warriors twice. However, the referee's report is only for the last two minutes of the game, and the controversy scene in the game is not all in these two minutes.
What are the three false blows in the referee's report?
The first was 1 minute and 46 seconds before the end of the game, when Morant singled out Klay Thompson to score the ball, but the referee missed a three-second violation by Jaren Jackson Jr. Then with 17.5 seconds left before the end of the game, Curry moved his pivot foot before dribbling, and the referee should blow Curry for a walk violation.
The last wrong blow penalty is one of the controversial penalties, the game has 4.8 seconds left in the ball ownership, the on-duty referee gave the blow penalty result is the midline scramble. The referee report "returned the Warriors justice", Grizzlies player Dillon Brooks knocked the ball out of bounds, the actual ball should be given to the Warriors, and the blow penalty for the ball was wrong.
Three false blows, the first two of which are not too controversial, and the key ball penalty is puzzling.
The impact of this blow on the game is self-evident, the Warriors were one point ahead of the Grizzlies at the time, and if they could get the ball very favorablely, the Grizzlies probably would not get a chance to hit the final blow. Another controversy over this blow is why the referee did not determine the ownership of the ball through replays.
Some media joked that the first 47 minutes of each round to watch the replay, the last minute did not watch?
The NBA official explained, "In order to clarify some of the confusion in yesterday's game, the right to re-examine the out-of-bounds ball right video initiated by the referee before this season has been cancelled." Only a coach challenge can initiate that kind of video retrial. The following is the official announcement issued on 30 September 2021. ”
The league also attached an announcement from the time.
What the referee's report did not mention was that the second-degree malicious foul that Drummond Green was blown for led to his expulsion, which made it difficult for many people to understand, and Donovan Mitchell questioned "Is this a second-degree malicious foul?" Drummond Green said after the game that he just hoped that the league would be able to relegate the blow penalty for this malicious foul (note: the points are different).
Since it is not within the scope of the referee's report, there is no official conclusion, but according to the NBA's Shams-Charania report, the league will not relegate the penalty to a first-degree malicious foul. Drummond Green retweeted the message and commented with multiple laughing and crying expressions, apparently dissatisfied with it.
Curry also commented on this, saying it shocked him and encouraging his teammates to continue to be themselves, "I don't know how to explain it, but it doesn't matter what we think about it." Hopefully, Drummond can put all this behind and keep going on with himself, playing his own game and influencing the game as he usually does. ”
(Text/Yan Wujun)