19-0! Lakers Raptors free throw comparison sparked heated discussions, and the Raptors coach angrily sprayed the referee or was heavily penalized
In an NBA regular season competition that ended today, the Lakers defeated the Raptors 132-131 at home, which was originally just an ordinary regular season, but it rushed to the hot search after the game, because the referees were too show-stealing in this game, and their whistles blew too often, which was questioned by many fans as blowing a black whistle.
Throughout the game, the Raptors are better than the Lakers in terms of shooting, three-point shooting, defense, and teamwork, in this game, the Raptors shot 53 of 94 and 17 of 35 three-pointers, while the Lakers shot 44 of 81 and 16 of 36 three-pointers, but in the end the Raptors were not able to win the game because they suffered a big loss in free throws. The Raptors made 8 of only 13 free throws in the game, while the Lakers made 28 of 36 free throws, which means the Raptors trailed the Lakers by 20 points in free throws.
More crucially, 23 of the Lakers' 36 free throws came in the fourth quarter, while the Raptors only made two pitiful free throws in the final quarter, which is too far apart. It should be known that in the last 4 minutes of the final quarter, the Lakers made 19 free throws, while the Raptors did not get a single free throw attempt. In the final four minutes, the free throw line was 19-0, which is not often the case in the NBA.
According to media statistics, the last time there was a 19-0 game of free throws in the last 4 minutes was in the game between the Heat and the Jazz on November 9, 2010, when the Heat also made 19 free throws in the last 4 minutes, while the Jazz did not get free throws, the two sides went into overtime, and the Jazz finally narrowly beat the Heat by 2 points. Of course, the Jazz were able to win the game with such a huge free throw gap because of Millsap, who scored 11 straight points in the final 28 seconds of the game to drag the game into overtime. Interestingly, the two free throws were 19-0 with the participation of James' team.
After the game between the Lakers and the Raptors, the head coach of the Raptors, Rajakovic, angrily sprayed the referee in an interview, Rajakovic said: "It's shit, it's a shame, it's a shame for the referee, it's shameful for the league to make this happen, the free throws in the final quarter were 23 to 2, the Raptors only had 2 free throws, how do you let us play." Rajakovic added: "Barnes is also a star, he attacked the basket again and again, but only got two free throws. If the league has to let the Lakers win the game, tell them they won't play at all. Rajakovic's remarks have won the support of many fans, but he may be heavily fined by the league for lashing out at referees, and the fine is expected to be between $2.5 and $35,000.
The Lakers and Raptors did have a very clear home whistle in this game, with the Raptors breaking through 68 games and only getting six free throws, while the Lakers broke through 35 times and made eight free throws. In fact, the Lakers have really been taken care of by the league when it comes to free throws since James' stunning throw last season, with them leading the league in free throws per game last season and eighth this season.
Since the NBA gambling was legal, many games have made fans feel helpless, and it is obvious that the game is swayed by the referee. Now, the attention of the NBA has been declining, and many fans have gradually given up watching, hoping that Xiao Hua can stop from the precipice and stop letting gambling control the NBA game.