On June 23, the fourth game between the Spurs and the Knicks was officially staged.

At this point, Li Wei has given up the idea of competing for the championship, and now the Knicks' goal is to win one or two games and not let the series lose so ugly.

The referees who blow the Finals are definitely famous whistles, and today's referee is Dick Bavita, a native of Brooklyn, New York, who is now the highest-paid referee in the entire NBA, with an annual salary of more than $200,000.

In his previous life, he blew the whistle for a total of 39 years, never took time off or missed work, officiated 2,635 regular season games in a row, a league record, until 2014, when he retired at the age of 74 and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2015.

However, the Hall of Fame-level super-whistle does not necessarily mean justice. Many of the games Bavita has officiated in his life have been controversial, such as the Boston Celtics taking on the Philadelphia 76ers on November 9, 1984, when the league's two big and small forwards, Larry Bird and Dr. J. Irving, had a summit matchup.

It is indeed a peak matchup, the champion in '83 is the 76ers, and the champion in '84 is the Celtics, and the two teams are basically scheduled for the Eastern Conference Finals in the 84-85 season, so this matchup is also highly anticipated.

Of course, such an important game had to be played by an experienced guy, so Bavita went to the sidelines.

In this game, Larry Bird scored 42 points, and only scored 6 points against Dr. J Irving, while the foul mouth chattered!

Dr. J Owen is angry, but what if he can't play the ball?

Then you can only beat people!

Barkley was unconvinced after being beaten and wanted to fight back, but Barkley, who was still a rookie at the time, hurriedly rushed up and hugged Bird's neck and choked him to death!

Dr. J Owen was overjoyed and continued to output wildly in Bird's face!

This was the end of the '80s duel between two talented small forwards, with Bird winning the game, but Dr. J. Irving winning the boxing match.

After the game, 76ers fans felt that Dr. J Irving was more manly, and what was the use of Bird scoring 42 points, and in the end, he didn't want to go back to the locker room with a swollen face?

Bavita, who was on the sidelines, was accused of not being able to control the field. If it weren't for his blindness to the various takedowns and big moves on the ring, this battle of focus would not have intensified and finally turned into a boxing fight.

In 2002, the sixth playoff game between the Kings and the Lakers, it was the game in which the Lakers made 27 free throws in the fourth quarter and finally won, which was also blown by Bavita.

After the referee Donaghi, who was imprisoned for gambling, was released from prison, he once published a book about the unspoken rules of the refereeing world. He called Bavita an "organizational man" and an executor of the Alliance's intentions.

In the fifth game of the Western Conference finals in 02, O'Neal only scored one free throw in the whole game, and the Lakers also lost by 1 point. The media in Los Angeles was in an uproar, believing that the Lakers had been treated unfairly and that the Kings were being escorted to the Finals.

Seeing this, the league immediately hinted that the referee of the sixth game would take care of the Lakers and let the game enter a tie-break.

Bavita and his partners successfully completed the task assigned by the organization, as for the process of the game, it was so dark that they couldn't see their fingers, and even the Lakers' own home commentator was stunned, it didn't matter, the organization could understand!

However, today the organization did not give Bavita and the others an account, although everyone knew how to blow it.

Yes, BA is a business league that focuses on making money, and it would be a shame if the much-anticipated Finals ended after only 4 games, and it would be a shame to try to help the Knicks get back a game.

However, the disadvantage of the famous whistle is that they cherish feathers more, once the organization is not clear, they will only take care of it moderately, not overcare, even if they want the Knicks to win, they will not blow too dark.

So, here's the chance for the Spurs, and they could sweep the Knicks to win the championship!

In the first half, the Knicks were relatively iron, no one could shoot, and the Spurs were getting braver and braver!

At halftime, the score was 50:40, and the away Spurs led by 10 points.

Li Wei kept complaining to Bavita, saying that he turned a blind eye to the many fouls in the game. Bavita didn't say a word, just quietly listened to Li Wei's complaints.

He and the other two famous whistles Hugh Hollins and Ronnie Rune did not take enough care of the Knicks today, and only blew five or six home whistles inside and out, helping the Knicks recover about 10 points, which also led to a 10-point difference between the two teams.

If they go a little bit further, they can still keep the balance between the two teams.

However, Bavita felt that she couldn't help anymore. This is the Finals, all eyes on it, since the Knicks are not strong, they will lose if they lose, and there is no reason to earn one more ticket money for the league, and smash his golden signboard.

Who in the rivers and lakes does not know that he, Bavita, represents absolute justice?

Duncan scored a goal at the beginning of the second half, and in the second round, the Knicks used a bag to limit this super inside. However, Duncan shared the ball in time after encountering the bag, and Elliott, a kidney fighter, caught the ball and hit an open three-pointer, and the difference became 15 points!

Li Wei sighed, didn't want to do any more fearless struggles, turned his head to look at the bench, and shouted, "Bruce, you will play in a while!" ”

"Can I play?" Bruce Bowen's eyes lit up.

At the end of the regular season, he unexpectedly made the 12-man playoff roster, but he didn't get a chance to perform, only playing a few garbage hours in the series against the 76ers. His form, and it's really hard to get playing time.

"That's right, you play, defend me well, don't leak people for me!" Li Weidao.

"Don't worry, Coach!" Bruce Bowen nodded like a chicken pecking rice.

Madison Square Garden docents Mike Brin and Walter Fraser were surprised to see Bowen coming.

Mike Brin said: "Coach Lee is on the court, is this about to give up the game?" ”

Fraser said: "Maybe, oh, Stephen Jackson is also on the court, replacing Alan Houston!" ”

Mike Brin sighed: "We're good enough to make it to the finals this year. The Spurs are much better than us, and there is no shame in losing! ”

"yes, I think everybody has to give this New York Knicks a round of applause," Fraser said. This is the second year of our rebuild, and we reached the finals in the second year, and Coach Lee and the management are currently managing the team successfully! ”

While the two were talking, Stephen Jackson on the court faced Mario Elli's face and threw a three-pointer with a "boom"!

Fraser frowned: "Ouch, this shot selection is not very good." ”

Mike Brin said: "yes, if his shooting options were better, then maybe we wouldn't be down 3-0. ”

However, as soon as Brin's words fell, the three-pointer fell into the basket steadily!

55：43！

Brin chuckled, "I really let him in!" ”

In the next round, the Spurs couldn't shoot, the Knicks went fast, and Stephen Jackson ignored Mario Elli's push and scored a goal in the athletic battle!

55：45！

The referee blew the whistle and blew a foul on Eli, and Stephen Jackson added a penalty to score another 1 point!

55：46！

Mike Brin said: "Stephen scored in a row, which is amazing. The difference is 9 points, and we still have hope of turning the tables! ”

Fraser hurriedly chimed in: "Yes, we shouldn't be swept by the enemy at home!" ”