Chapter 782 The bald head loves to act, and the claw machine steals the show
Joe Crawford, the big bald head, believes that many fans have an impression of him.
Of course, most of this impression stems from Tim Duncan's ejection from the bench for a honeyy smile.
However, perhaps few people know that Joe Crawford has also been suspended by the league indefinitely (and will definitely be lifted) because of this incident.
Joseph Joy Crawford, who wears the number 17, comes from a family of referees, his father and brother are also referees, but they officiate in the MLB (Major League Baseball), and remember, Crawford had hair as a young man.
That's right, this has to be emphasized, because according to the famous law, "I am bald, and I am strong!"
It is not without reason that Crawford has become the most famous referee in the NBA, in addition to his seniority, his natural desire to perform cannot be ignored.
Crawford is definitely the legendary Trailblazer when it comes to blowing T, and according to some uncertain sources, Crawford invented both the technical foul for both players and coaches.
What do veteran fans of the United States think of Crawford?
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT A TOPIC PAGE ON FACEBOOK WHOSE NAME IS JOE CRAWFORD IS THE NEXT TIM DONAGHI.
Who is Donaghi?
That's right, it's the guy who didn't have anything to blow Da Yao's foul, ruined the Rockets' hope of promotion, and then was sentenced to prison for gambling, and then wrote the famous referee in prison who wrote the "NBA Iron Prison History of Blood and Tears".
Between the eternal truth that "no one is clean in the dark world of capitalism", we have the right to believe that what Donaghi said is true.
Donagee and Crawford, the personal relationship between the two is still good, and they are even alumni who have attended the same high school!
Donagee privately calls Crawford "Mr. Ice Bucket" because once before the law enforcement, Crawford drank high, and then he did a strange thing - he in the hotel's ice bucket!
In Yahoo Q&A there is such a question: "Who is better Donaghi or Joe Crawford?"
The netizen's answer was: "Donaji, at least he is still younger." ”
The implication is that young people will always make mistakes, but when you are older, you are still so faint and scary, this is your mistake. (Hey, Donagie is a real criminal who has been in prison, Crawford is even worse than him?)
Once Joe Crawford blew old Nelson's technical foul, and old Nelson simply folded his arms and stared at Crawford quietly.
That wasn't enough, the mad scientist simply called a timeout and didn't say anything to the players, just stared at Crawford.
Of course, according to the practice of the Celestial Empire, the court heard that it was okay to die at night!
As long as Joe Crawford is reformed, we can still forgive this bald head with leniency, since the expulsion of Tim Duncan, Crawford also apologized in front of the media, and finally reconciled with Duncan.
Later, he said: "I was very arrogant at the time, and I kept reminding myself that 'you should have less personality.'" The Duncan incident made me realize my mistake and work better in the last 10 years of my career than in the first 29 years. ”
Well, that's Crawford's own assessment, but there are two players who disagree, and they are Kevin Durant and Mirotic.
Because Crawford invented a new trick in the last two years of his career, he went so far as to intercept a player's normal free throws.
Durant was swept away by Joe Crawford and was robbed of basketball at the free-throw line, and Mirotic was even worse, becoming the first player in NBA history to be blocked by the referee at the free-throw line.
At that time, Crawford rushed over like a madman, jumped up in front of Mirotic, and sliced away the basketball.
Durant was as helpless as a migrant worker who was owed wages, and Mirotic spread his hands and said that he had done nothing, perhaps he was afraid that Joe Crawford would suddenly have a psychotic attack and pull out a gun to kill him.
Joe Crawford's behavior is completely speechless, which only proves that he is also unique in the world of refereeing when it comes to showing off and stealing the show.
As an inventor of the use of refereeing techniques, the presence of Joe Crawford is really terrifying, so why would Stern put such controversial guys down in key battles?
First of all, favoring the Lakers is almost certain that no one will have trouble with money, and as long as there is a guarantee of ratings, the NBA wants to tie seven in every series.
But on the other hand, a villain like Joe Crawford must also exist.
You must know that the annual salary of NBA referees is only 100,000 to 150,000 US dollars, as law enforcers, they blow the punishment of people with an annual salary ten or even a hundred times their annual salary in the game, not only that, their social status is also very high, just from the perspective of people's aura, referees will definitely lose first when they meet stars.
At this time, as the chairman, what kind of people will Stern like to use?
Is it the only one who realizes that people are shorter?
Or is it a person who is naturally violent and takes everyone as a grandchild?
Judging from overkill, it is better to use the latter to calm the field!
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Atlanta to Los Angeles on an Eagles charter flight.
"We're not going to be all ejected, are we?" asked Zaza Pachuria, worried.
Lunar Eclipse laughed and said: "It's possible, but it doesn't matter, as long as there is such a ball, we can solemnly protest to the league and not let Crawford officiate the next game." We're 2-0 up now, so there's nothing to worry about. ”
Ruan Erniu said: "Don't pin your hopes on the referee, J-Smoove, what if the league substitute referee is worse than Joe Crawford?"
"We won the game on our own, and playing every offensive round is what we should do. ”
The Eagles put down their mental baggage on the surface, but the thorn was still in their hearts.
On June 8, 2010 local time, the Hawks arrived at the Staples Center, where they will play the Lakers in G3 tonight.
Erniu's high school friend Carlos Rodriguez got tickets out of nowhere, and brought two good friends, Matthew Gable and Gray Peck, to the stadium.
"How did you get the ticket?" Erniu looked at the high school captain in surprise at the safe passage, to be honest, he was about to call Ouyang Haotian a second ago and ask him to find a way.
Rodriguez explained with a smile: "That's because I'm an insider now.
To put it simply, I'm working for an agent in the NBA, and also in the CAA, and my boss is Wade and Bosh's agent, Henry Thomas. ”
"Really, Carlos, I'm so happy for you. Hey, man, maybe one day, I'll get you straight to me as my Mi Fang agent. Ruan Erniu also said with a smile.
Carlos Rodriguez nodded and said: "Until then, I will prove my worth." ”
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The G3 pre-game ceremony and mat show ended quickly, and after both sides had warmed up, Joe Crawford walked to the center circle with the basketball.
The starting line-ups of both sides in this game have not changed, Ruan Er Niu and Bynum continue to be in charge of the jump ball, and it is An Zhu who occupies the top spot tonight.
The basketball flew into Gasol's hands to watch, and his sister-in-law passed the ball to Lao Yu, Chairman Yu controlled the ball over half the court, and Kobe Bryant picked up the ball and took the ball from Lao Yu.
In the first two games, John Salmons limited Kobe's outside shooting very well, and Kobe's breakthrough was restrained by the Hawks' defense, and for Mamba, G3 is the time he has to make adjustments.
"Brush!"
That's right, this is Kobe's way of adjusting, don't coax, keep working!
When Kobe Bryant feels good, he is invincible in the world, and when he is possessed by blacksmith mode, Kobe Bryant immediately becomes an undercover agent.
On the offensive end of the Eagles, Ruan Erniu held the ball in a high position, the lunar eclipse and Salmons crossed the run, Dragic took advantage of the situation to step forward, cut the basket in the air, Ruan Erniu sent a wonderful back through the ball, and the ball went to the claw machine.
"Bang!"
An Zhu made up the defense in time, and a big hat directly fanned the ball to the rebound.
The ball bounced back into Artest's hands, Artai sent the ball to Fisher, the old fish frontcourt was delayed, the Lakers had to stabilize their position, Kobe Bryant broke through with the ball again, and pulled out his hand at 17 feet.
"Brush!"
Again!
Kobe Bryant was in good shape tonight, and the Salmon were somewhat helpless on the defensive end.
It's no wonder that a player like Kobe Bryant can be locked up for the entire series.
It's no surprise that the Lakers have improved on the offensive end. Comparatively speaking, the Hawks have been too poor on the offensive end.
"Bang!"
Lunar eclipse mid-range shot iron.
"Bang!"
Salmons hit a three-pointer from the wing.
"Bang!"
Nguyen Er Niu threw a 12-foot throw.
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In the first quarter of G3, the Hawks seemed to have been cursed, and all kinds of shots hit the iron, and it can be said that the whole team played very sluggishly except for the good performance of Embarrassment.
This situation is the opposite of G1 and G2, and from the perspective of the scene, the Lakers have not made any special defensive changes.
So was it Joe Crawford who made the Hawks lose their hands in the first quarter?
No, judging from the first quarter, Crawford didn't make any too controversial decisions, and the direction of the game was entirely up to the players of both teams.
The Eagles did get into trouble, but it was purely their own reasons and had nothing to do with off-field factors.
At 19:28, the Hawks trailed their opponents in the first quarter for the first time in this round of the Finals.
Kobe Bryant said in an interholiday interview: "We're not going to give up any rounds, we're definitely going to win G3 as well. ”
In the second quarter of the game, Ruan Erniu was the first to wake up, and he won many times in the low position.
Bynum carried people well, but he still couldn't keep up with Erniu's footsteps, Ruan Erniu switched between his back and the basket, making An Zhu busy on the defensive end, but he almost didn't create too much pressure on the Celestial Empire.
Ruan Erniu's side ushered in a recovery, but the Eagles still did not have a few recoveries except for the claw machine.
Embarrassed Sen was once again exchanged by Artest.
Salmons also lost his previous two games of outstanding performances on both ends of the floor.
The lunar eclipse still plays the role of a beautiful boy in the middle of the shot, and tonight the sister-in-law made up her mind to prevent sudden shots and stuck the route, just not to give the lunar eclipse a chance to cut the basket.
At 25:22, the Hawks recovered 3-pointers in the second quarter, and at halftime, they still trailed their opponents 44-50, which was the lowest half-time score since the start of the Finals.
At halftime, Phil Jackson said his classic quote again in an interview with Doris Burke: "Offense wins the game, defense wins the championship!"
On the scene, the Lakers didn't play flashy at all, but judging from the effect of the game, the Hawks have fallen to the bottom of the peak.
At the beginning of the third quarter of the game, Ruan Erniu hit two three-pointers in a row from the three-point line and equalized the score in an instant, and just when everyone thought the game was about to reverse, Joe Crawford made a shot!
Erniu grabbed the defensive rebound, held the ball and killed the Lakers in the half, Lao Yu couldn't delay Erniu, and directly turned sideways in first gear, trying to stop the Celestial Dynasty, but a shoulder bump was bounced away from 5 meters away.
"Toot!"
Crawford's whistle sounded, and Erniu subconsciously prepared to send the sideline ball, but within half a second, Ruan Erniu reacted, he was blown to hit someone with the ball, and the ball was in the hands of the Lakers.
It was a very obvious miscalculation, and Ruan Erniu also received his third foul of the game.
At halftime, Mike Woodson almost forgot that the Lakers had "home-court advantage" and chose to continue to believe in Nguyen Erniu.
As a result, 15 seconds later, Ruan Erniu faced Kobe's breakthrough and was whistled for a blocking foul after a normal physical contact.
Kobe Bryant's screams and movements were also slightly performative, but in the end, the Lakers saw the league's attitude clearly, so they dared to find physical contact and win fouls.
Fourth!
Woodson roared angrily at the technical table, and after eating a T, he still had to replace Erniu from the game.
The Eagles are once again on the back foot, missing their top scorer, and they must look for a comeback step by step in the remaining games.
The reversal did not wait, it was Joe Crawford's whistle that waited.
Crawford, who was silent for half the court, seemed to have suddenly stimulated his desire to perform, walking, blocking, blowing T, to be honest, when the referee's movements were extremely exaggerated, it was easy to attract attention.
What does it take to be a great judge?
Look at how Xue Jiayan played the "Princess Taste" in "God of Food" uses exaggerated performances to eliminate a group of passers-by in the Armageddon, you can roughly understand the exaggeration of Crawford's punishment.
Well, well, in fact, Stephen Zhou and Tang Niu were ignoring passionately at the time, and they were just close to falling in love with a kiss, after all, on the set of "Tang Bohu Dots Autumn Fragrance", they cherished each other and couldn't help it!
Every time the Hawks want to play an offensive and defensive transition, Joe Crawford's whistle will go off from time to time. The Hawks' offensive rhythm was unknowingly disrupted, and the Lakers took another opportunity to extend their lead.
At 71:89, the Hawks trailed by 18 points in the first three quarters, but what was even worse was that Ruan Erniu had 4 fouls, 4 lunar eclipse fouls, Salmons 4 fouls, five starters, and four people had four fouls in the third quarter.
Woodson struggled to contain his emotions and eventually smashed the tactical board to the floor.
"Relax, I don't have any requirements for you in this game, just play casually!"
It's hard to think that Woodson would say such a thing, but when the game comes to this, I'm afraid no one will be optimistic about the Hawks' counterattack.
In the final quarter, the Hawks fielded a lineup of Goran Dragic, Mike Bibby, Jamal Crawford, Chris Anderson, and Josh Smith.
As for the Lakers, it is a normal rotation, and in Phil Jackson's opinion, the game is already under control.
On the offensive end of the Hawks, the eclipse beckoned for the ball in the low post, but Dragic did not pass the ball directly, but hit a three-pointer against Jordan Farmar's defense.
The Lakers possessed the ball, and Odom hit a mid-range jumper.
The claw machine quickly held the ball and pushed the frontcourt, the birdman raised it to block Dragic, and the claw machine cut to the basket and forced a layup against the defense of Odom and Luke Wharton.
"Toot!"
It's still a 2+1!
The Lakers, who were chased by six points in a row, immediately asked for a timeout, and Phil Jackson panicked, he never thought that Atlantans would be able to catch up in such a situation.
In fact, KFC didn't expect it, and neither did the head coach of the Hawks.
However, the egghead reacted quickly enough, and he immediately said to Dragic: "Golan, from now on, play at your own discretion, no one can stop you." ”
Anyway, he doesn't have hope for this game, since what he is chasing back is all about making money, it is better to let the director of all this claw machine get the greatest autonomy.
No one expected that at the last moment, Slovenia's second-year youngster, Goran Dragic, would step up.
Despite his excellent performances in the first two games, Dragic was placed behind the other four Hawks All-Stars, and even Jamal Crawford and Mike Bibby on the bench were ranked ahead of the Claw.
However, Dragic proved with his actions that he is indeed a worthy starter for the Hawks' No. 1 spot.
The entire G3 slate became a stage for Dragic's one-man performance.
Long shots, breakaways, kills, changes of direction on the road, and control of the team in offensive transitions, Dragic showed the demeanor of a superstar in this quarter, almost single-handedly, saving the Hawks from the edge of the cliff and kicking the Lakers down.
Dragic shot 9-of-11 from the field, including 4-of-4 from three-point range and 1-of-3 from the free throw line, scoring 23 points to complete the second-highest scoring record in a single quarter of the Finals, just two points less than the 25 points of Isaiah Thomas, the all-time No. 1 man.
At 39:18, no one would have thought that G3 would end in this way.
When Ruan Erniu grabbed the rebound in the front court and scored the decisive goal with his fingers under the bag of Gasol and Bynum, the Hawks finally won the Finals G3 with a one-point advantage of 110:109.
3:0, the Eagles won the match point in the finals!
Joe Crawford was probably the most unsuccessful performer of the night, dormant for half of the game and playing in the third quarter, only to be robbed by a sophomore rookie in the final quarter.