The NBA regular season has 10 days to go, and there are already 3 teams locked in the playoffs, namely the Timberwolves, Nuggets and Thunder, and 7 teams will compete for the remaining 5 spots, and the competition is very fierce, and the Rockets, who are in 11th place in the West, are three wins behind the Warriors and are basically out. Every game is crucial, especially the PK between direct rivals, a win can top two, and in the game between the Warriors and the Mavericks, the referee's decision is also very controversial.
In this game, the Warriors narrowly defeated the Mavericks 104-100, the Warriors scored 6 double-doubles, hit 15 three-pointers, and the scores were scattered, while the Mavericks mainly relied on Doncic and Irving, the two superstars combined for 57 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists. But with 10.3 seconds left in the game, the Warriors led by 2 points and still had the ball, Paul served from the bottom line, and Thompson was suspicious of walking when he received the ball, which also caused fans to complain wildly. There was no doubt that Thompson took a big step when he received the ball, and he took a big step when he got the ball.
Since the referee did not give a penalty, the Mavericks had to use foul tactics, and the Warriors finally won the game with difficulty. If the referee blows for Thompson's step, then the ball is the Mavericks, and they may kill or tie, of course, they may lose, but they definitely have a chance to win. And 1 day later, the referee's report for this game was released, and there was no mention of Thompson's walking, that is, Tang Shen was a normal receiving action and was not considered a violation.
In this case, there was a big reversal of the situation about Thompson's walking, and the referee officially decided that there was no walking. Fans can watch the moment Thompson receives the ball, before he gets the ball, the Mavericks' Washington pushes him behind him, and Thompson's steps are a little staggering, so there is a situation where he takes a few steps to get the ball. Moreover, judging from the situation at the time, Washington did not just run into Thompson, but obviously exerted force with his hands.
Thompson was undoubtedly walking, but before he did, Washington fouled Thompson, and that was certainly fine. According to NBA rules, if Thompson receives the ball and is pushed by Washington, he should get two free throw opportunities, and if you look closely, you can find that in fact, before Thompson's hand touched the basketball, Washington had already pushed people, basically in an instant, if it was a foul on a person without the ball in the last 2 minutes of the game, two free throws and one throw would be awarded, which means that the Warriors regained the ball in addition to free throws. Therefore, if the referee is more serious, in fact, the Mavericks are more passive, and they have not blown Washington's foul, but they have actually earned it.
Everyone is paying attention to Thompson's steps, but Washington's previous push has been ignored, since the referee does not blow Washington, nor does he blow Thompson, at the last moment, the referee will let the star decide the game, which is also an unwritten rule in the NBA, most of the time, except in a few cases.
At the last moment, the referee did not blow Thompson walking, just imagine, if he blew Thompson walking, then Warriors head coach Kerr will definitely challenge, and then watch back the video to see if Washington fouled Thompson, because the two pictures are almost connected, the shrewd Kerr will not know that Washington's actions are already obvious fouls on the basketball court, as long as they are replayed, it will definitely be more obvious.
In short, the reason why this round caused controversy was that the referee's blowing penalty scale was not well controlled, the foul that should be blown was blown, and there was no doubt that Tang Shen was walking, in order to find a balance, the referee chose not to intervene. But at the heart of the matter is that before Thompson walked, Washington was pushing people behind for a foul. Therefore, although Doncic complained vigorously, his team was actually the beneficiary, and the referee did not blow two free throws and one throw, which was already very face-saving.