The Lakers vs. the Nuggets in life and death G3, the referee caused controversy in the first half. One of the leaks was that James was the most exaggerated of the most exaggerated walking violations.
I have to say that being cornered, the 39-year-old James is still staging the myth of immortality. Throughout the first quarter, James played 9 minutes, shot 4 of 4, got 8 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, plus or minus +10. He led the Lakers to a 33-23 lead over the Nuggets in the first quarter.
At halftime, James played 19 minutes, shot 7 of 9, 0 of 1 three-pointers, got 14 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, plus or minus +5, and the Lakers led the Nuggets 53-49 at halftime.
However, the referee went crazy to steal the show. With 8 minutes and 08 seconds left in the second quarter of the game, James singled Murray with the ball on the weak side, only to see him burst out of the frame and crush the layup, but Lao Zhan obviously took an extra step, and Gordon walked 10 laps in a row, and the referee was indifferent.
This time there was an obvious omission, which is indeed quite embarrassing. However, James also had times when he was dissatisfied with the referee, just before this walk, he defended Gordon under the basket and was overturned by the opponent, and the referee did not blow an offensive foul, which made Lao Zhan very angry. But in fact, in the previous round, Reeves hit a layup on top of Pope, and the referee did not blow a penalty, so it is difficult to say that it is a double standard.