Referee report announced!James confirms stepping on the line!NBA targets Lakers
On January 1, Beijing time, the NBA officially announced the referee report for the last two minutes of the Lakers vs Timberwolves yesterday: a total of 2 missed judgments, both of which were unfavorable to the Lakers. But James's "three-point equalizer" has indeed stepped on the line, and there is no problem with the referee's decision on duty. The referee's replay showed James moving his right foot forward with the tip of his shoe touching the three-point line.
With 2.3 seconds left in the game, the Lakers trailed by three points. James hit a jumper, and if it's a three-pointer, the Lakers will tie it. The referee checked the replay and thought that James stepped on the line, the ball was two points long, the Lakers still fell behind, and finally the Lakers lost to the Timberwolves 106-108. The referee explained that he could not touch the three-point line until the basketball was out of his hands.
In fact, the ball was just a millimeter away, so it caused a huge controversy after the game, some fans thought that they did not step on the line, and some fans thought that they did step on the line. Lakers coach Darvin Ham said after the game: "It's an obvious three-pointer, and while I don't agree with the two-point decision, we have to accept it. "Today, the referee's report was released, and the controversy came to an end.
Next, let's talk about two unfavorable penalties for the Lakers: 1. In the last 55 seconds, Edwards broke through, Reaves defended under the basket, Gobert pulled Reaves's wrist, and Gobert should blow for an offensive foul, and the referee missed;2. In the last 46 seconds, Vanderbilt broke through the basket, and Towns touched the basket when defending, and the ball should be blown to interfere, and the referee missed.
These two missed judgments not only gave the Lakers one less ball, but also lost 2 points on the offensive end. Some fans think that the referee's report is meaningless, after all, it can't change the result of the game, and the only role is to calm everyone's controversy. It is true that there is no way to change the score in the referee's report, but the league will conduct an internal assessment or punishment for the referee on duty.
As you may have noticed, the CBA no longer publishes referee reports this season. Lu Yongming, deputy director of the referee committee of the Chinese Basketball Association, responded: "The failure to publish the referee report is a benchmark against FIBA. At present, there is a complete referee report, but it has not been released to the public. With the needs of development, with the completion of human, financial and material resources, it can be appropriately announced to the outside world. ”
Lu Yongming means that there is no referee report in FIBA games or European leagues, so the CBA has canceled the release of referee reports. Since 2015, the NBA has released referee reports: in the last two minutes of the game (including overtime), the referee report is required for games where the difference between two teams is less than 5 points.
Speaking of the Lakers, the team's biggest trouble right now is still injuries. Today the Lakers play the Pelicans: Russell (tail vertebrae contusion), Vincent (left knee arthroscopic surgery) and Reddish (left groin pain) are all unplayable. Hachimura only played 7 minutes and 36 seconds today, suffered a calf strain, and retired directly.
As of today's game, the Lakers are in 9th place in the West, 0.5 wins ahead of the 10th-place Rockets. The Lakers are eight wins behind the Timberwolves, who are in first place in the West, and three wins behind the Clippers, who are fourth in the West. Just looking at the Lakers' lineup configuration, it feels very strong, but the record is not ideal, and there is a big gap with the expectations of fans.
Final question: Do you think the Lakers have any championship hopes this season if they are all healthy?