G4 referee report shows 0 misjudgment. Why are people still bombarding Foster?

The call in the fourth game of the NBA Finals caused quite controversy after the game, but the referee report given by the league showed that there were no misjudgments in the last two minutes of the game. However, it should be noted that this is only the report in the last two minutes of the game, and what happened before will not be reflected in it, including Alexander's controversial offensive elbow movement.

The scene happened when Alexander faced Nesmith's breakthrough with 2 minutes and 33 seconds left. At the last moment, he made obvious pushing with his right elbow, which made Nesmith lose balance, and he took the opportunity to take a step back to complete the mid-range shot. Many people think that this ball is suspected of walking, but the slow motion shows that Alexander's three steps 0, 1 and 2 after the ball is combined in line with the rules and is not walking. But whether the elbow was a foul or not was another matter, because according to the offensive foul video case given by the official NBA website, this is a typical offensive foul.

It is worth mentioning that the referee of the G4 game is Scott Foster, who has the most experience in law enforcement in this year's finals. He has a famous nickname "Extensionist" - which means that the matches called by Foster are more likely to develop in the direction of the extended series. The final result was that the Thunder defeated the Pacers 111-104. They tied the series with a big reversal in the final quarter, which was indeed a game to extend the series. After the game, many fans brought out some controversial calls to question Foster and criticized him. For example, in the fourth game of the finals, there were 53 fouls, 2 first-level malicious fouls and 2 technical fouls, while the number of fouls in the first three games never exceeded 45. For example, the two teams have 71 penalty goals in total, of which the Thunder are more than 38 to 33. Even if we put aside the topic of favoritism, the call of this game is obviously different from the first three games. The referee group has a strong sense of presence, which has affected people's viewing experience.

Interestingly, when the reporter asked Pacers coach Carlisle how he felt about the yell, the old coach defended Foster.

"The ones I saw about the referee, especially about Foster, were so bad," Carlisle said. "I have known Foster for 30 years, he is a great referee, he did a great job in the playoffs, and we have experienced a lot of games he called. The ridiculous scrutiny of him now is terrible, unfair, unjust and stupid.

And on the other hand, Thunder coach Dagnott commented on the G4 call: "There are a lot of fouls, which is why both teams have paid a lot of free throws." I think the referee did a good job, both teams had a lot of free throws, and it was a fierce game against each other, and that's the reality. This is a game full of physical confrontation for both teams. ”

(text/Thai Fu)