Chapter 129: The Battle for the Top of the List (6)
Danny Crawford is one of the four famous referees in the NBA, a Wade fan, and at the same time, a referee who likes to take care of the home players, that is, he is good at blowing the home whistle. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Green's malicious foul on Porzingis can be light or severe, and if it is light, it will be fined and warned by the league, and if it is heavy, it can blow a first-degree malicious foul, be directly expelled from the game, warn of a fine, or even a one-game ban, but Danny Crawford has one eye open and one eye closed, and it is no wonder that Wang Zhuo yelled at him angrily.
"No matter how bad the situation is, just do your best to play well and let all the negativity go to the dust."
At halftime, the players in the Knicks' locker room were excited and expressed their dissatisfaction with Green's unsportsmanlike fouls, but Wang Zhuo seemed unusually calm and warned the players.
Porzingis is no longer in trouble, sitting next to him, bowing his head and saying nothing, if it is extremely unwise to lose the game because of personal grudges, the most powerful counterattack is to take away the victory from the Oracle Arena, leaving only Green with a ticket, so, in Porzingis's heart, he still supports Wang Zhuo.
The first half was tied at 54, and judging from the data and the situation on the court, neither side took the initiative, but in terms of details, it was actually the Knicks who did better.
Kerr tried every means to break through the Knicks' defense in the first half, but the effect was never ideal, and the Knicks' main strategy in the first half was to defend, contain the Warriors' fast break, and the offensive end kept closing and not accumulating.
"Mr. Yang, let's summarize the performances of the Warriors and Knicks in the first half."
In the Tencent Sports live broadcast room, Kefan took advantage of the intermission to teach the right to speak to the commentator Yang Yi.
"Let me say, the Warriors in the first half were atypical Warriors, and the Knicks are not easy to say, because the Knicks' style of play is very casual, very willful, often depending on the situation on the court, and there is no fixed tactical routine."
Yang Yi briefly commented on the performance of the Warriors and the Knicks, which means that the Warriors did not play their own style, and the Knicks did not know at all, because Yang Yi did not know what the Knicks were like to show their real strength.
Fifteen minutes later, Brin and Mark Jackson announced their starting lineups for the second half, with neither the Warriors nor the Knicks making any changes.
The Knicks took the lead in attacking, Grant dribbled to the top of the circle, Porzingis stepped forward to block and dismantle, Grant bypassed Porzingis and rushed inside, and after the block formed a dislocation, he played against Green.
Grant was young and vigorous, and when he saw that the defender was Green, he suddenly had the idea of complaining about Porzingis, so he carried Green and made a hard layup with the ball.
Green had a good sense of defense and had already blocked Grant's breakthrough route, but he didn't expect the opponent to not hit the south wall and not look back, raise his arms high, jump up, and try to interfere with Grant's shot.
"Beep."
Grant's layup was originally reluctant, Green's jump height completely blocked the shooting space and vision, so, Grant's whole person hit the wall set up by Green, and the ball was barely thrown, hit the rebound, and didn't even touch the basket.
Danny Crawford blew the whistle and made a 90-degree fist with his left arm and struck his right hand on the back of his left hand to signal Green for a foul and Grant had two free throws.
Green looked confused, and the Warriors' home fans immediately sent Danny Crawford wave after wave of boos to protest the referee's unfair blow.
Danny Crawford had a calm expression on his face, but he was helpless in his heart, Adam Schieval specially told him to master the penalty scale of this heavyweight matchup, who knew that in front of the whole United States and even the world, Green's elbow to Porzingis was happening, but it escaped the referee's attention.
If the league investigates, he, the referee, may not be able to escape the blame, so this penalty is obviously suspected of balancing the whistle, of course, the home fans are not happy to see a penalty that is detrimental to the interests of the Warriors.
Grant was also a little surprised, but still scratched the smooth back of his head, stood on the free throw line, and steadily hit both free throws to give the Knicks a narrow lead.
The Warriors kicked off in the backcourt, Curry quickly passed the half, and Durant once again carried the offensive banner, and after a roundabout, he got rid of Anthony and hit a half-volley to bite the score.
The ball was converted, the Knicks attacked, Wang Zhuo stood sideways with his left arm on the sidelines, and his right arm made a gesture to pass through the bottom of his left arm, which was a signal for the Knicks players to break through.
After Green maliciously fouled and was targeted by Danny Crawford, the defensive end will inevitably become restricted, so that the Warriors' interior line is even weaker, and if they don't break through at this time, they will wait for when.
After receiving Wang Zhuo's instructions, after Rose received the ball, he offered his signature fast breakthrough, facing Green without fear, but at the moment when the two sides collided, Green hesitated, Rose seized the opportunity, threw the board, and hit it easily.
Kerr stood on the sidelines, his whole face turned green, but he didn't dare to replace Green, so he had to shout loudly, asking the Warriors players to tighten the defense and contain the Knicks' breakthrough.
As soon as the defense was contracted, the Knicks' three-point shooting was like rain again, although Durant and Thompson took turns to play, but the Warriors' decline has gradually been revealed.
When the game rotated in the third quarter, the Knicks had stretched the difference to 6 points, which was the largest point difference on the court since the start of the game, so the balance of victory had gradually tilted to the Knicks' side.
After a timeout, Kerr sent Vallejo, David West and Livingston, led by Durant and Thompson, and sure enough, in the next offense, Livingston and West blocked and dismantled, broke through the return pass, and West hit a half-volley with an accurate mid-range shot to narrow the gap for the Warriors.
On the Knicks side, Wang Zhuo sent Jennings, Ray Allen and O'Quinn, led by Porzingis and Anthony, due to the Knicks' sudden three-point rain in the third quarter, the Warriors once again spread the defensive line to contain the three-point, Jennings concocted the same method, quickly burst into the interior after blocking and dismantling, and rose up against Vallejo and threw a small hook.
Who knew that at the moment of physical contact, Valejo staggered back four or five steps, and when his center of gravity was very stable, he still fell to the floor exaggeratedly.
When the whistle blew and Jennings didn't have time to raise his arms and roar, Danny Crawford signaled for Jennings to foul and the goal was disallowed.
A good ball turned into a foul and a turnover, and Jennings looked at Danny Crawford, his eyes almost bulging out in shock, but Danny Crawford was expressionless and completely indifferent.