The Lakers' 132-131 win over the Raptors was an undeniable stalemate and a very exciting game, and the Raptors' classic last-minute shots could be the best moments in the NBA today. But the final result is probably something that many viewers are unwilling to accept, and the referee's controversial decision in the final stage has become a new focus, and this unfair treatment of the Raptors is really a bit spicy.
With less than 1 minute left in the game, the Raptors trailed the Lakers 121-122, and any goal could change the course of the game, but the biggest controversy came out at this time.
The next offense was launched by the Raptors, Scott Barnes rushed to the basket and beat Anthony Davis, "Brother Thick Eyebrows" pressed Barnes close to him, and Barnes forced his shot with 50.1 seconds left in the game, but was covered by "Brother Thick Eyebrows", the Lakers happened to be Brother Thick Eyebrows in the next round of offense, almost the same offensive action as Barnes, Siakam did not reach out when he was sticking to Davis, and the referee blew Siakam's foul, "Brother Thick Eyebrows" Get 2 free throws.
The controversy of the game is reflected in these two details, when Barnes lays up, Davis sticks, which is a very normal physical confrontation in the NBA, but although the "thick eyebrow brother" did not touch his shooter when he was close, he had already violated the cylinder and hit the other hand, and the referee did not blow the penalty. From an objective point of view, the referee's decision this time was controversial, but it was not too serious, and the physical contact itself was braggadocio or not, but in the end, Davis counted a block and grabbed the rebound.
The real problem is that in the next offense of "Brother Thick Eyebrows", Siakam also followed Davis closely, and when "Brother Thick Eyebrows" forced a layup, Siakam only had physical contact but did not have any hand touch, and did not infringe on the cylinder. Just when Davis missed, the referee blew the whistle, and the Lakers got 2 free throws - the same offensive action, the same defense, and even Davis moved more when he defended, but the Lakers did not foul the Raptors and were blown up, and no one was convinced by such a controversial penalty.
But the controversy of the game did not end, and with 24.0 seconds left in the game, the Lakers launched an offensive attack, and Barnes stood on the outside to block and pick-and-roll. "Brother Thick Eyebrows" wanted to rush up to defend and hit Barnes directly, and the Raptors player hit a three-point shot directly, which was an extremely wonderful counterattack. But the referee blew the whistle and awarded a direct foul on Barnes for a covering foul. Judging from the details of the game, Barnes did not make any movement while standing, but the Lakers players directly hit it and could still blow the whistle, which cannot be said.
In addition, there are also cases where Barnes barely touches Davis but is whistled for a foul, which is really a bit spicy.
The two teams played very close throughout the game, but there was a significant deviation after entering the fourth quarter, and the Raptors only made 2 free throws in the entire fourth quarter, and the Lakers made 23 free throws.
After the game, the penalty for this game on American social media was also extremely hot, and some fans directly put James, Brother Thick Mei and the referee together, saying that this is their super triumvirate. The Lakers benefited from such a highly controversial decision, and the NBA's preference was all too obvious.