On May 10, Beijing time, the NBA semifinals continued, due to the Warriors, Lakers, Suns, Clippers, Bucks and other traffic teams out one after another, the attention of the divisional semifinals was relatively low, if the defending champion Nuggets (Nuggets 0-2 Timberwolves) were also eliminated, then this year's finals are indeed not much to watch. The league did not expect such a situation, it can only be said that young players are rising, like Alexander, Edwards, Brunson and others have become the backbone of the NBA, but the influence is relatively low, after James and Durant, Curry retire, the NBA may usher in a long period of trough, like Jordan, O'Neal, Kobe, James, Curry and other superstars with both strength and popularity, in the younger generation has not seen their successors.
It is worth mentioning that just today, a jaw-dropping incident happened in the NBA playoffs. The Pacers fell behind the Knicks 0-2 and were eliminated with a high probability, and Pacers coach Carlisle and the management made a video overnight to complain to the NBA that there were 78 misjudgments in the two games between the Pacers and the Knicks, including 29 misjudgments in the semifinals G1 and 49 in the semifinals G2. Reporter Wenhorst said that the Pacers have submitted evidence to the NBA office overnight to see how things unfold.
The Pacers lost to the Knicks 117-121 and 121-130 in their first two games, losing by just 13 points. In these two games, the two teams made 26 free throws in the first game, the Pacers 19, and in the second game, the Knicks got 22 free throws, and the Pacers 17, a difference of 12 in the two games combined. But I have to admit that the Knicks are really hard, Hart played the full 48 minutes in a row, Brunson and Anunoby were both injured, but Thibodeau also paid the price for his stubbornness, the team was full of injuries, Anunoby has also fallen and will not play in series G3, which could be a turning point in the series.
In fact, in the first round of the Knicks and the 76ers, the referee's decision was full of controversy, and Embiid also protested, although the referee report admitted that the misjudgment and the 76ers suffered a big loss, but the result of the game has been decided and cannot be changed. The Knicks still entered the semifinals, but they didn't expect that now the Pacers have also suffered unfair treatment, which is very helpless. The Pacers then returned to their home court, and if the referee gave them a fair decision, the Pacers could hope to win and even tie the deficit to 2-2.
In fact, the reason why the Pacers complained to the league is not to change the outcome of the game, and there is no such possibility, through this method to put pressure on the NBA league and the referees, the referee's blowing penalty for the rest of the series cannot be too outrageous, if the league realizes that the Pacers have suffered a loss, it may calm the anger of the Pacers coaching staff and management by making amends in the next two home courts.
There may be 78 misjudgments in the two games, and the first round game between the Nuggets and Lakers is the most watched and controversial, but these two teams will probably feel speechless after watching the Pacers and Knicks' decisions, which is a big deal. Although the Knicks have achieved average results in recent years, they will naturally be valued in a big ball city like New York, and if the Knicks go all the way to the Eastern Conference finals or even the Finals, even if the Lakers, Suns and other popular teams are out, the league will not lose too much. After all, the NBA is a commercial league, and the next round of the series is full of highlights, let's see if the referee's blowing penalty will be more "excessive".