Referee's report: Zhan Huang's key ball was not fouled, but there was still one missed judgment The 76ers suffered three losses and lost too unjustly 

On April 24, Beijing time, the NBA officially released the referee reports for the last two minutes of the two games. In the 76ers vs Knicks game, there were 4 missed judgments in the last two minutes of the game, the 76ers suffered 3 losses, Maxey was fouled twice by the opponent in the key round, but the referee did not blow the whistle, and the Knicks completed the reversal. In the Lakers vs Nuggets battle, there was only one missed judgment in the last two minutes of the game, and the Lakers suffered. However, the 2+1 leak that James complained about was determined by the referee's report to be a slight contact and not considered a foul.

76ers 101-104 Knicks

According to the report, there were four missed decisions in this game, three of which were lost by the 76ers and one by the Knicks.

The first missed call occurred with 1:14 left before the end of the game, Anunoby stayed in his own box for more than 3 seconds without actively defending opposing players, which was a leaky three-second defensive violation, and the Knicks profited and the 76ers suffered.

The second missed call came with 34.7 seconds left in the game, when Embiid hit DiVincenzo in the head/face while defending him, a missed defensive foul that cost the Knicks and the 76ers profited.

The third and fourth missed calls occurred in the same round, with 27 seconds left before the end of the game, when Brunson tugged on Maxey's jersey for a leaky defensive foul. With 24.9 seconds left in the race, Hart violated Maxey's space and made contact with Maxey's lower limbs, causing him to lose his balance and fall. It was also a leaky defensive foul. It was these two fouls that won the Knicks a chance to turn the tables, and it can be said that the 76ers lost unjustly.

In this game, the 76ers' Maxey had 35 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists, and Embiid had 34 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. The Knicks' Brunson had 24 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, Hart had 21 points and 15 rebounds, and DiVincenzo had 19 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

With 47 seconds left in the game, the 76ers still had a five-point lead at 101-96. However, the miraculous reversal began, first Brunson's three-pointer was lucky to hit the basket, and then Hart steals Maxey, although DiVincenzo's three-point shot missed, but Harten fought a key frontcourt rebound, DiVincenzo did not miss the opportunity again, three-point shots again, Maxey and Embiid then missed one after another. In the final 47 seconds, the 76ers were beaten 8-0 and lost the game.

After the game, Embiid said that this loss was more unacceptable than the 2019 tie-break by Xiaoka.

Lakers 99-101 Nuggets

According to the report, there was only one missed call in the last two minutes of the game, and that was when there was 1:53 left before the end of the game, Jokic stayed in his own restricted area for more than three seconds without actively defending opposing players, which was a leaked three-second violation, and the Nuggets made a profit and the Lakers suffered.

As for the 2+1 leak that James complained to the referee after the game, the referee's report also said that the contact was very slight and did not reach the level of a foul.

In this game, the Lakers' thick eyebrows had 32 points and 11 rebounds, James had 26 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists, and Russell had 23 points and 6 assists. The Nuggets' Jokic had 27 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists, Porter had 22 points and nine rebounds, and Murray had 20 points and five assists.

The Lakers led by as many as 20 points, but the Nuggets struggled to catch up in the second half and leveled the score at one point in the final quarter. At the last moment, Murray, who was blocked by the Lakers for three quarters, hit a whistle under the defense of thick eyebrows, ensuring that the Nuggets narrowly defeated the opponent by two points, and the total score expanded to 2-0. James was dissatisfied with the referee's performance in the final period, and asked the referee after the game, and also complained about the replay center.

The Lakers fell behind 0-2, and when one side fell behind 0-2 in playoff history, the final series was 33-416 and the probability of advancing was 7.3%.