The NBA is a very pure commercial league, playing a few more games, more gimmicks, and the most direct benefit is that more tickets can be sold, more peripherals can be sold, and more advertisements can be sold.

In the long run, the longer the game, the more exciting it is, and the bigger the contract you can sign with the TV station. You must know that the broadcast contracts signed by the NBA and TV stations are calculated in tens of billions!

These are the most important sources of income for the alliance.

In fact, this is also the reason why the NBA has back-to-back games, why there are 82 games in the regular season.

From the perspective of competition and athletes, the extra-long schedule of 82 regular season games is extremely unreasonable and completely unnecessary.

If the regular season is shortened, the energetic players may play harder and make the regular season more exciting.

But for commercial reasons, 82 regular-season games are necessary. Only by lengthening the schedule can the league make enough money.

In recent years, due to the triumph of the Cavaliers, Warriors and Grizzlies, the excitement of the playoffs has been greatly reduced.

For example, this year, the three teams were undefeated before they met, and they swept all the way. As a result, the league's playoff benefits plummeted.

After all, a game without suspense can't attract the attention of fans. Faced with such a situation, Adam. The joke also came up with its own way of coping.

In the past, when Stern was there, it was at best a star whistle. But now after the joke has been in power for a few years, it is not a superstar whistle, but a backward whistle!

After Mr. Joke came to power in 2014, there were 5 tie-breaks in the first round of the playoffs that year! After that, there were also frequent situations where the side that fell behind in the playoffs, was taken care of by the referee and approached the score.

Forcibly create suspense, this is how jokes save the NBA playoffs!

Now, seeing that the grand NBA Finals are about to end so hastily, the joke will naturally not be indifferent.

So today, he moved the "backward post" set to the Federal Express Arena.

"Nikolai. Jokic defensive foul, Kelly. Irving will step to the free-throw line. We see that Coach Jogel has become completely furious, and we rarely see him lose his temper on the field. But today, Coach Jogel has repeatedly erupted! ”

Mike. Brin looked at the way Jogger lost his temper and felt a little heartache.

As long as you are not blind, you can see that the referee's whistle today is very biased towards the knight.

All the balls that can be blown or not, the Cavaliers will not blow them, and the Grizzlies will not let go.

A few more free throws don't seem to change the game in the long run.

But if this bias comes at a critical moment, it can really change the situation of the game.

At this point, the game had reached the eighth minute of the fourth quarter. The Memphis Grizzlies trailed the Cavaliers by seven points.

If Kelly. Irving hit both free throws, and then the difference will be widened to 9 points!

A nine-point difference, which is quite a gap in the crucial fourth quarter.

Link sat on the bench and gritted his teeth.

The reason why the Cavaliers were able to take such a lead today was not only because they got more free throws and balls, but also because Link's playing time today was drastically reduced due to the number of fouls.

After being whistled for two fouls in the first quarter, Jogel didn't let him play again for the entire first quarter in order to protect Link.

By the middle and late stages of the third quarter, Link had accumulated four fouls.

Seeing this, Joggle replaced Link again. As soon as I sat on the bench, I sat down until now.

So, the Cavaliers seized the opportunity of Link's absence and established the advantage in one fell swoop.

It is no exaggeration to say that it was the "backward whistle" of the joke that brought the Cleveland Cavaliers, who had already given up, back to life.

It's not the first time Link has encountered this situation, the 2012 Western Conference Finals, Grizzlies vs. Thunder.

That year, the Grizzlies were still a small team that didn't fall into the stream. At the time, no one was stupid enough to compare Link to Durant, who weren't at the same level at all.

At that time, the energetic Thunder was still the object of the league's popularity.

So, in that round of the Western Conference Finals, the Grizzlies were also "sanctioned" by the referees.

In the end, the Grizzlies also fell at the door of the Finals and were eliminated by the Thunder.

It was also after that that Robert. Pera bought the Grizzlies, and Link also started his path to superstardom.

Although many years have passed since this incident, although the "Thunder Three Outposts" have long since been disbanded. But Link still remembers it vividly.

It's just that Link didn't expect this to happen to him after he had become the most dominant star in the league.

Jogel's furious invective was eventually rewarded with a technical foul.

Before Jogger had been whistled for a technical foul, he was sent straight off the court.

Jogger ripped off his tie and slammed it to the ground, he had never experienced such a brazen game!

Even if he was sent off, he was swearing.

The championship was obviously at hand, but it was forcibly pushed away by the referee. Who can stand this kind of thing?

"Coach Jogle was sent off and now, only by Quinn. Coach Snyder continues to coach the game. The situation is very bad for the Grizzlies, will this game be a turning point in the whole Finals? ”

Mike. Brin had to shout at the top of his throat as the entire arena was overwhelmed with boos from the fans.

Snyder, who looked like a bad guy, was forced to take the whip, but he didn't panic. After all, he has long had the ability to take charge of himself.

In the original history, he also did a very good job as a head coach with the Jazz.

After sending Joggle into the tunnel, Snyder hurried back to the bench and walked over to Link.

"Link, there's eight minutes left in the game, it's up to you. Be careful defensively, those bastards were clearly targeting us today. You've already committed four fouls, don't give them a chance to send you off! ”

Link nodded and stood up from the bench.

In 2012, in the face of unfair treatment by the league, Link was helpless.

He could only watch the game video all night after the series to comfort and numb himself.

He could only watch Durant despise himself with a proud face.

But now......

Link got up and looked at Adam in the stands. Joke.

That dead bald head, stunned to fight against himself everywhere!

What kind of new rules for all-star voting, and crazy enthusiasm for the Warriors. On the surface, he is submissive, but his hands behind him are darker than anyone else!

But it doesn't matter, Link is completely different now than it was back then.

In 2012, Link was powerless to resist the Alliance's means.

But now, Link won't let the joke get his way easily!

"Got it, Quinn. Don't worry, I'm going to have to win this title tonight no matter what! Whoever it is, don't want to break our plans. ”

After Link, he was ready at the tech desk.

At this time, Irving hit the first free throw, and the Grizzlies also took the opportunity to make a substitution.

Link walked up and high-fived Richardson.

Richardson was tortured to death by James today, but he kept gritting his teeth and insisting on not giving up. Even if the difference in strength between the two sides is very large, Richardson has no stage fright.

After the high-five, Link also hugged the sweaty Richardson and patted him on the back.

"Good work, boy. You've done a good job, so leave it to me. ”

"I believe in you, Link." Richardson walked off the court panting, just now, being suppressed by the Cavaliers, Richardson was very desperate.

But now, after seeing Link re-play, he was instantly relieved.

He knew that Link would never let everyone down.

"Link is back on the pitch and he didn't play much today because he was plagued by fouls. Hopefully, in the final eight minutes of the game, Link will help the team get through the difficult situation. ”

Link stepped onto the pitch and took a deep breath.

When he thinks of Rachel, who is still waiting for him to go back in the hospital, and when he thinks of the expectant eyes of the fans, Link feels full of strength.

No one can stop him from keeping the championship in Memphis, not even the president of the league!

So, Link looked up and pointed to the joke in the stands.

Now, he's not just fighting the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Link has also officially made a war letter to the president of the alliance!

Whether the players rule the game or the league president rules the game, the answer is about to be revealed.