On May 5, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs Suns played against the Lone Rangers, after the sun won the first game, leading 1-0. In this game, Slovenian Doncic was full of firepower, scoring 24 points in the first half alone, leading the Lone Ranger to complete the rebound when he was behind. However, due to the fierce confrontation of the tournament, the two sides have a lot of physical confrontation, Crowder in the process of defending Doncic spewed garbage words, which caused Doncic to be dissatisfied, directly pushed Crowder, casually the two sides broke out of conflict, almost dry fight, fortunately, the referee in time to persuade the fight. Through replays, the referee blew Claude for a technical foul and the incident was put to rest.
The situation at that time was: Doncic and Crowder were stuck together under the basket, competing for rebounds, physical contact was a lot, and then Crowder sprayed garbage directly at Doncic when he retreated, and Doncic did not flinch, pushed Crowder, and created this skirmish.
This round reflects the intensity of the game, the Dallas want to win a game on the road, but the Suns side does not intend to give up the victory, Doncic's hot state of this game makes the Suns coaching staff wary, And Crowder has always been a tough guy representative. In the past, he has even clashed with James, and is good at disrupting the psychological state of his opponents, and this time it is Doncic's turn to go through such a test.
In addition to this round, the rest of the data can also see the high degree of confrontation in this game, only in the first half, the two sides were blown off a total of 30 fouls, the Suns once ate three consecutive rounds of three offensive fouls, and 6 players received 3 fouls after half-time. Frequent foul whistles reflect that the referee wants to reasonably control the rhythm of the game, and also control the probability of a conflict.
So far in the playoffs this season, there have been a number of players injured, the first round of the Suns is because Ofe Booker was injured, only to be played by the Pelicans to game 6, another group of semifinals in the West, the Warriors have broken Little Payton, the latter hand fracture, is expected to be missing 3-5 weeks, the fastest also need to wait until the Finals to come back. Every player's injury can affect the course of the series and even the ultimate championship, but the intensity of the playoffs is always the case, and the winner is not only the stronger team, but also the healthiest team in general.
(Lin Xiaoxiang)