Chapter 872 The alliance stirs up trouble and the game turns sour
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In the home team's locker room, Walton Jr. continued his chicken soup speech.
Even Derrick Williams, the youngest among them, was completely empty at this time. Although chicken soup is delicious, drinking too much will make him tired.
Back in the second half, the Lakers took the lead.
Kobe still did not choose to attack with the ball, but used a lot of pick-and-roll cooperation with Paul and Gasol to attack in a more labor-saving way.
After all, the disastrous defeats in the first two games were enough to prove that he alone cannot bring victory to the Lakers.
At this time, Hibbert, who came on the bench, cooperated with Paul in the pick-and-roll, received a through pass from Paul, and got up to attack the frame.
But Wang Zelin was very quick to cover up the defense, fought hard to catch up, and hit another big block.
"Snapped!"
Hibbert tried his best to take action quickly, but compared with Wang Zelin's defense, he was still too slow and could not avoid it.
Just after returning from the second half, Wang Zelin scored another blood cap, the fourth time in this game!
Hibbert, who had been robbed of his position, was in a very unhappy mood. He finally got on the field and was blocked. He was obviously even more unhappy. His mind became hot and he turned around and pushed Wang Zelin.
Seeing his boss being humiliated, Barton's eyes turned red and he rushed over quickly.
Seeing Patton going up, Kobe secretly thought something was wrong and hurriedly followed him, got between Hibbert and Wang Zelin, and confronted Wang Zelin in advance.
"Roy, put your stupid fists away and get out of the way!"
"Wang, calm down! I assure you, Roy didn't mean it..."
Thinking of the terrifying combat power shown by this kid in front of him, Black Mamba had to give in for the sake of the overall situation.
After drinking away Hibbert, he quickly held down Wang Zelin with both hands to prevent the latter from rushing towards Hibbert.
Outside the three-point line, sensing that something was not going well, Paul and Gasol, Lillard and Aldridge also joined in.
Seeing the conflict is about to break out.
Fortunately, the referee responded promptly and separated the people on both sides, thus preventing the situation from escalating.
The thousands of Trail Blazers fans and Chinese fans at the scene all stood up and booed in the direction of the Lakers bench.
Originally they thought the Lakers were simply lacking in strength, but now they are lagging behind and they are resorting to this trick. They are losing both games and people!
Whether it was Hibbert's short-term thinking or someone else's deliberate instigation, as a member of the Lakers, the entire Lakers team must pay the price for his stupid behavior.
Hearing the boos all over the place, some of the home fans were embarrassed, but other home fans who adhered to the principle of "helping relatives but not helping others" also began to follow suit and booed wildly towards the Trail Blazers bench.
Some also threw away snacks, empty water bottles, popcorn and other small items in their hands.
Amid the chaos, the referee gave Hibbert a technical foul after the technical timeout, temporarily quelling the conflict.
But this technical foul didn't have much effect, and the players on the field moved more and more.
As the whistles of the game became intensive, there were several fights on the field that were on the verge of conflict.
At the same time, Coach Terry and several assistant coaches gradually realized that the referee's decisions were obviously biased.
Wang Zelin was called for an offensive foul when he broke through with an elbow in the low post. When Hibbert pushed someone with his right hand during a layup, it was called a defensive foul.
What’s special is the naked home whistle!
You know, the first two games were at the Rose Garden Arena, home of the Trail Blazers, and the home whistle wasn't that biased!
Of course, this also has something to do with the Blazers being too strong. Under a relatively fair penalty scale, they can lead the Lakers by that much. If there are more home whistle blessings, a certain mysterious number may really be broken.
Ever since that conflict, the boos at the scene have not stopped.
Actually, the seemingly unreasonable thing like the home whistle has actually always existed.
During the Stern period, there was a tendency to whistle for the sake of ratings.
For example, Peak Warcraft, which averaged 5.3 fouls per game in the 2009 Eastern Conference Finals and was the league's top center but was sent off for 3 games in the series, was a victim of this unspoken rule.
Just because of the general environment at that time, most fans were looking forward to the "23vs24" finals script, including the league, which wanted to promote the birth of this epic showdown.
As everyone knows what happened later, the Magic and Howard advanced to the finals by relying on their absolute strength.
The same goes for this game.
Wang Zelin, who received a foul in the first half, was just guessing. After being called for two more fouls less than 8 minutes into the third quarter, he finally determined that maybe the league did not want to see this series between the Trail Blazers and the Lakers.
The game ended early.
No joke, this series is definitely the most popular among the four Eastern and Western semifinals this year!
In addition, don’t forget that Los Angeles is one of the top mega cities in the United States. From the perspective of attracting money, the league is very happy to see the Los Angeles team go further in the playoffs.
In this series, every time the Trail Blazers and Lakers play one more game, the league and the management of both teams will make a lot of money from the broadcast fees alone.
That is to say, the team owner Paul Allen is a super rich man and does not need that little money. Otherwise, Wang Zelin would have suspected that the team management might also be involved.
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After the third quarter, the Trail Blazers were a little timid here due to lack of scale. The team only scored 23 points in a single quarter.
On the other hand, the Lakers, with the help of three referees, played more confidently, scoring 38 points in a single quarter!
38 points in a single quarter is also the highest score the Lakers have scored in a single quarter in this series.
After three quarters, the score between the two sides was.
Even if the referee was so helpful, the Lakers could only bring the point difference back to single digits.
While it once again made people feel the strength of the Trail Blazers, it also made countless people angry about this game.
Fairness is an indispensable part of competitive sports, and it can even be said to be the principle.
Then the game changed from the second half on.
During this period, Coach Terry went to the sidelines to protest several times. During the break, he even went to the technical table to express his anger by slamming the table in road rage. However, this still did not cause much change in the scale of the referee's call.
If assistant coach David Vanderpool hadn't stopped him in time, he might have been awarded a technical foul.
Soon, the game entered the fourth quarter.
Both sides sent out their full lineups. Wang Zelin, who had been on the bench for several minutes due to foul trouble, came on and played with complete emotion.
The Trail Blazers made their first attack in the final quarter. Wang Zelin caught the ball in the low post and easily pushed past Ryan Kelly. Then he turned around and took off for a dunk.
At this time, Ryan Kelly on the left fell down.
Beep~~~
The referee's whistle sounded immediately.
Wang Zelin committed an offensive foul, his fourth foul of the game!
"Fuck Fuck! Is this serious?"
"This acting is too fake! Is the referee blind?"
"It's too much! Such a good shot can also be called a foul. How shameless is the Purple and Gold Army?"
"It seems like the floor at Staples Center is a little slippery..."
The emotions of the fans at the scene have reached a peak, and they want to drown the referee in their saliva.