Finals G2 Controversy Penalty Roundup: Two Key Missed Judgments Pit Nuggets One of the three judges was born in Miami
The Finals Heat tied the overall score at 1-1, however, the referee caused a lot of controversy, and the Nuggets were repeatedly pitted. Nuggets Hall of Fame Harrison Wind bluntly said it embarrassed the Heat and the referees.
Nuggets fans were dissatisfied with the referee in the first quarter of the game. With 5:01 left in the first quarter, Butler jumper, Pop cut the ball, Butler jumper failed to take the ball back in the air, Nuggets fans thought it was a step. However, according to the rules, Pope touched the ball, so this time the referee awarded the penalty accurately.
Butler stepped out of bounds and missed the judgment
However, the pressure from the fans also had an impact on the referee. In the ensuing game, there were a number of obvious misjudgments and misses, Butler assisted Vincent's three-point shot, but his right foot had clearly stepped on the bottom line, which was out of bounds, and the referee did not award a penalty, giving the Heat a three-pointer.
Jokic snatched the ball out of bounds, causing controversy
With 5 minutes and 21 seconds left in the third quarter, Jokic and Strus fought for the ball, the ball was out of bounds in the scuffle, the referee gave the Heat the ball, Jokic jumped up in a hurry, from the slow-motion replay, the ball first touched Strus's knee, Jokic's fingers touched and finally went out of bounds, but Strus also stretched out his hand, suspected of touching the ball.
Lowry was called an offensive foul and caused controversy
With 1 minute and 38 seconds left in the third quarter, Lowry broke through with the ball, Jokic was topped, and judging from the slow-motion replay, Lowry had a pushing motion in his hand, but Jokic seemed to be performing a lot of content.
Reba cap leakage blowing interference ball violation
The key fourth quarter referee snatched the game again, with 4 minutes and 39 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Murray broke through the throw, Adebayo jumped up the block, the ball fell obviously, and the referee did not blow the interference ball, which made Malone angry and directly questioned the referee why he missed the blow.
Three referees in popular science
The three judges who whistled the match were Zach Zarba (No. 15), John Goble (No. 10) and Courtney Kirkland (No. 61). Referee Zach Zabba has been whistling on NBA games since 2003-04 and has played 1,247 games in his career, including a 59.3 percent win rate for the Heat, the second highest percentage of his career after the Spurs.
John Goble, also a fairly veteran referee, was born in Miami and has played 993 free throws in his career, and Courtney Kirkland has played 1,372 games in his career, including a 45.3 percent win rate for the Nuggets.