I’m Really Playing Basketball

After the Bobcats swept the Heat 4-0 in the Eastern Conference Finals to advance to the Finals, over in the West, the Los Angeles Lakers finally defeated the Timberwolves with a score of 4-3 to advance to the Finals.

The Western Conference finals between the Lakers and Timberwolves were very intense. In the entire series, both teams only scored more than 100 points in one game. The intensity of the game and defense were suffocating.

Throughout the series, Kobe averaged the most points per game, reaching 27 points, but his shooting percentage was only 40%.

Garnett is the player with the highest shooting percentage in the entire series. Among all players on both teams, he is the only player who averages more than 5 points per game, with a shooting percentage of more than 50%, averaging 52%. Averaged 18 points per game.

In addition to these two people, no one else from the two teams, whether it is Pierce, Wheat, Rasheed Wallace, Caron Butler, David Lee, Rondo, or Larry Hughes of the Timberwolves, scored. More than 20 and the hit rate did not exceed 50%.

The Lakers are similar, with Gasol, Billups, Artest, and Odom. Their offensive statistics are also very ugly in this series.

After all, throughout the series, the Lakers averaged 91 points per game, while the Timberwolves averaged 89 points per game.

The Lakers shot 41% from the field and 28% from three-point range in this series. The Timberwolves shot 42% from the field and 31% from three-point range in this series.

I don’t know whether these two teams have poor shooting due to poor shooting, which leads to their opponents’ more aggressive defense, or whether their poor offensive shooting is due to their more aggressive defense.

In short, judging from the total data of the two teams in this series, it can actually be seen that the Timberwolves' overall data is slightly better.

But in the end the Lakers advanced, not because Kobe was the only player on both teams averaging 20 points per game.

The reason why the Lakers were able to advance in the end was entirely because the two Gasol brothers finally dominated rebounding.

In the final tiebreaker between the two teams, after the first three quarters, the Timberwolves led by 4 points 60 to 56.

But in the fourth quarter, the Gasol brothers faced the veteran insiders of Rasheed and Garnett. Taking advantage of the decline in their physical strength, especially when Rasheed's physical strength tank was almost empty, they successively Gasol was the only one who grabbed offensive rebounds. In the fourth quarter, he grabbed 3 offensive rebounds. These were direct offensive rebounds. Some of them were rebounds that caused fouls by opponents. Gasol was the only one who grabbed them. , scored 9 free throws in the fourth quarter. Although the free throws were inaccurate, Gasol still scored 9 points in a single quarter. Coupled with Gasol Jr. who scored 6 points in a single quarter, the Gasol brothers In the final quarter of the tiebreaker, he dominated the basket and the game.

In the end, he led the Lakers to complete a huge counterattack in the fourth quarter and defeated the Timberwolves 87-83.

However, this game still generated a lot of controversy.

In the fourth quarter of this Lakers home game, the Lakers took 21 free throws in a single quarter, while the Timberwolves only took 6 free throws in a single quarter.

If the 13 free throws made by the Gasol brothers can be said to be reward free throws for dominating the basket, and can be accepted, then the 9 free throws made by Co. in the fourth quarter are somewhat controversial.

In this quarter, Ke's boss faced the defensive turns of Maizi and Pierce. His offensive status was average, only 1 of 4 in a single quarter. However, in this quarter, Ke's boss caused two three-point fouls by Maizi and Pierce one after another.

And every time it’s when I’m feeling energetic.

So much so that at the time of the game, Pierce and Maizi couldn't accept it and surrounded the bald Crawford, the referee on duty.

That posture, if he hadn't been pulled by Garnett, would have been like hitting someone.

If we talk about these two three-point fouls, are they fouls?

Today's NBA broadcasts are slow-motion, which is indeed a foul.

However, in the opinion of Pierce and Maizi, when the game is so anxious, there is no need to call such a foul. Confrontation should be encouraged at this time.

And the most important thing is, in the past six games plus three quarters, we have been with such intensity, didn't you also call a foul?

We had the same intensity in the first three quarters of this game. You gave the Lakers 9 free throws in the first three quarters. Why did your scale suddenly change in the fourth quarter?

Although the scale of both sides is the same, this sudden scale change really makes it difficult for the Timberwolves players to adapt and accept.

Therefore, after the game, the Timberwolves were very dissatisfied and unhappy, and there was a lot of controversy on the Internet because of the situation in the fourth quarter.

After all, this scene is too obvious.

It really wasn’t Chris Webber who set the pace. As an on-site commentator, after the game, Chris Webber said almost subconsciously: "This game reminded me of G6 in the 2002 Western Conference Finals."

In that game, the Lakers fell behind 2 to 3. After the first three quarters, the two teams were tied. The Kings' morale was at its peak, and it looked like the Lakers were about to collapse. But in the end, the Lakers scored 27 free throws in the fourth quarter.

But even so, the Kings still led the Lakers 92-90 with 2 and a half minutes left in the fourth quarter.

But in the last two and a half minutes, except for O'Neal's two-pointer, 14 of the 16 points the Lakers scored in these two and a half minutes were free throws.

I have to say that the G7 between the Timberwolves and the Lakers is indeed very similar to the G6 between the Kings and the Lakers.

However, it stands to reason that the bald head has been sent in by David Stern himself.

To be honest, the fairness of current NBA games is still recognized.

Therefore, although Weber said this and the fans are also arguing, the direction of the noise is not that the NBA is shady and David Stern is playing shady things and killing the Timberwolves for the ratings of the OK feud in the finals.

Timberwolves fans and many neutral spectators asked the league to investigate why bald Crawford and the referee team suddenly changed the penalty scale of the game in the fourth quarter.

Faced with such requests from fans and many NBA players, David Stern and the NBA Referees Committee quickly responded.

In the NBA, the previous referee committee was very cold. In the past, it was basically impossible for fans to ask the referee to explain the penalty scale.

So many people say that there are many evil people hiding among NBA referees.

But ever since David Stern sent that bald head and a bunch of referees in, NBA referees no longer dare to be so aloof.

In recent years, in order to show his attitude of being close to the people and the players, he would even pretend to give a referee report after the game. Although it was useless, it did express his attitude.

This time, Crawford was very candid in the face of investigations by the Referee Committee and the NBA.

"I didn't receive money, and I wasn't bribed by anyone. Every game I officiated was responsible for my career and the excitement of the basketball game. I think the first six games in this series In the first three quarters of Game 7 and Game 7, there was a problem with the referee's call scale. The final fourth quarter was just a correction to our previous call.

I think that in the previous games, the loose penalty scale was beneficial to the Timberwolves and detrimental to the Lakers. The Timberwolves were taken care of for more than six games. By the fourth quarter of Game 7, the Timberwolves just were not taken care of. The Timberwolves players Just because the previous foul was not called, you cannot think that your foul does not exist, so you can unscrupulously use foul actions every time you defend.

I'm well aware of the impact the fourth quarter of this game has on the fate of both teams this season. I don't want to ruin anyone's career, but I hope that my whistle can give everyone a level playing field.

I told them when I called the Timberwolves' first foul in the fourth quarter that they needed to control their movements, but unfortunately, they may have gotten used to it, or they may have gotten used to it. In short, no one listened to them. my words.

Therefore, I can responsibly tell the committee and the league that I don’t think there was anything wrong with my call in the fourth quarter of the Western Conference Finals tiebreaker between the Lakers and Timberwolves. "

Originally, the Internet was full of voices criticizing Bald Crawford. After the investigation report on Bald Crawford came out, all of them fell silent.

Bald Crawford's whistleblowing in the NBA over the years has indeed caused a lot of controversy and offended many teams and fans. This time, it can be said that fans of many teams are using this excuse to criticize Crawford.

But now, everyone seems to be a little impatient.

Even Timberwolves fans feel that what this guy said seems to make sense.

The fourth quarter of the tiebreaker is a crucial battle that determines the fate of both sides. The Timberwolves have a standard advantage of six games and three quarters. In the fourth quarter, everyone must stand on a fair scale. We referees cannot Encourage confrontation, which is beneficial to strong teams. We cannot help but encourage confrontation, which is beneficial to non-confrontational teams. What we can do is to remain fair and just at such moments, no matter whether your confrontation is strong or not. Good or weak, we don't care. As long as there is a foul, we will call it. If there is no foul, you can do whatever you want. You decide the game and your own destiny.

What was originally a suspected shady game turned out to be justice from heaven.

A referee who was suspected of being a black whistle turned out to be a messenger of justice.

This development is something that many people did not expect.

The bald Crawford, who was originally hated by everyone, suddenly became the righteous person of the entire NBA referee community.

Many fans even shouted out that Crawford is the most righteous referee in the NBA. In an anxious battle like the tiebreaker, it is difficult for anyone to stand up and uphold justice. In the end, it is very likely that the Timberwolves' foul actions will be tolerated. .

If it weren't for Crawford being the referee in the tiebreaker, I'm afraid the Lakers would have given up.

Just like in society, there are actually a few people who dare to stand up and stop criminals when they are committing crimes. Of course, this is just an analogy. It does not mean that the Timberwolves are criminals. It just means that Crawford is really courageous. .

After all, he was the referee who dared to give Deng Dai a technical foul. How could he do it without courage?

With Crawford being deified as a representative of justice, I am afraid that the most uncomfortable thing is that I am stunned.

Co-author, Did I deserve to be persecuted like this bald man back then?

I just smiled, so it can represent evil and be destroyed by Crawford's justice?

In short, no matter what, the Western Conference Finals came to an end amidst such chaos and excitement.

Timberwolves players such as Maizi and Pierce Rondo, who were originally very negative, were able to put aside their grievances a little after Crawford explained.

Of course, the biggest beneficiary of this Western Conference Finals dispute is definitely the NBA.

After all, if the fairness of the league is questioned and fans question the whistleblowing in every game, every quarter, and even every ball, then the game cannot be called or watched, and the fans' focus will be lost. If it changes, then the game will really be meaningless.

This incident has further enhanced the authority of the NBA. After sending the bald man and his gang in, the authority of the NBA has reached a new level.

Everything is so wonderful, at least, to David Stern.

Bald Crawford is indeed the confidant he focused on training.

Sometimes, he is indeed the most useful, although his ability is not that strong.

Although David Stern did not want to kill the Timberwolves, for him and the league, the Lakers' entry into the Finals is indeed the greatest benefit.

It has been seven years since the OK group fell apart after the 2003 finals.

In the past seven years, whether it was the regular season, the playoffs or the All-Stars, every time the league did something OK, they could make a lot of money.

So much so that in the 2009 NBA All-Star Game, he and the league played a trick on O'Neal and Kobe Bryant.

Now, seven years after they fell apart, the two met for the first time on the finals stage.

How many Lakers fans can this bring?

For these people, OK, it really is their youth.

And this series is definitely at the level where their youth is coming back.

After all, O'Neal and Kobe once again stood on the stage of the finals at the same time.

Only this time, the two are no longer teammates, but opponents.

And what's interesting is that O'Neal's teammate happened to be the amazing boy Chen Xiao who single-handedly defeated OK.

Although it is really not good to say O'Neal like this.

But O'Neal's current situation is indeed like equipment. Chen Xiao is the one who buys equipment and the one who picks it up.

In short, no matter what, the finals between the Bobcats and the Lakers, if you put aside the predictions of experts, is indeed a final that attracts a lot of attention and interest.

However, experts may not want to be thrown aside.

After all, why should we be thrown aside?

90% of us think the Bobcats will finish the Finals in 5 games, is that wrong?

Or do you think the outcome is not the most important thing in this finals?

For some people, youth is the most important thing in this finals.

But as the focus of these people's youth, O'Neal and Kobe.

In this finals, winning or losing is the most important thing.

For the victory in this finals, they can sacrifice everything, including their own lives.

"Go to hell with your youth, memories, and nostalgia. We've been waiting for this day for so many years!"

At this moment, the two people's thoughts were so similar that they were unanimous.