Since winning the midseason championship, the Lakers' state has taken a sharp turn for the worse, with only a 3-7 record in the past 10 games, the previous game against the Timberwolves, the first in the West, the Lakers almost won the victory when James played ill, but unfortunately at the critical moment, James's three-point draw was blown to 2 points, and finally lost to the Timberwolves 106-108, failing to reverse the team's unfavorable situation.
Because James stepped on the line this time, the referee's blowing penalty naturally became the focus of heated discussions among fans after the game, and James himself also spoke out publicly after the game many times to express his dissatisfaction.
So did James step on the line or not? The referee's report gave a verdict! The Lakers suffered twice Fan Debiao: It is clear
Because the Lakers only lost by 2 points in the end, the league issued a referee report for the Lakers vs. the Timberwolves, pointing out that the Lakers suffered twice at critical moments.
First: Missed Gobert offensive foul
With 55 seconds left in the final quarter, Reeves defended Edwards, and Gobert secretly tugged Reaves' wrist, who directly lost his center of gravity, causing Bushy Eyebrows to collide with Edwards.
The referee did not fail to blow the penalty and missed Gobert's offensive foul.
Before this leak, Brother Thick Mei just hit a three-pointer in the previous round, and the Lakers have approached the difference to 4 points, which can be described as a momentum.
Second time: Leak Downs interferes with the ball
With 46.4 seconds left in the game, James countered and assisted Vanderbilt to attack the basket, and Downs caught the basket while defending, causing the basket and rebound to vibrate and cause the ball to bounce unnaturally.
The ball was still missed, and Downs should have been blown to interfere with the ball.
If this shot does not leak, the Lakers will directly score 2 points, chasing the difference to only 2 points.
Because this ball was not blown, James and Vanderbilt failed to return to defense in time, giving Conley a chance to shoot three points in an open position, directly extending the lead to 7 points, and the Lakers lost 5 points back and forth.
Vanderbilt quickly forwarded the referee's report with the caption: "Clear!"
As a result, in the Lakers' back-to-back games against the Pelicans, Vanderbilt was clearly beaten, and the referee directly ignored it and did not blow the penalty.
In addition, the referee's report explained that James had a controversial three-pointer in the final 2.3 seconds of the game to two points.
The referee's report pointed out that after the review of the officials of the replay center, there was no clear and clear evidence to prove that the referee on the court blew the penalty wrong, so the original 2-point penalty was not overturned.
At the same time, it was pointed out that when James raised his foot to prepare for a jumper, the replay showed that his right foot moved forward, and the tip of his shoe touched the three-point line, and he did not shoot at that time, so he was judged to have stepped on the line.