NBA: I am the god of basketball

Chapter 286 Exaggerated whistleblowing, 5v8 at home
Wang Chao's pull-bar layup gave the Rockets the lead and made a good start.

But the Rockets did not play well in the first quarter. As Wang Chao expected, the whistle began to sound frequently from the very beginning of the game.

Dayao was called for two consecutive fouls within 2 minutes, all from Joel Embiid who was facing him.

I have to admit that although he is only a first-year rookie, Embiid has already shown the potential of the league's top inside center in the future. The mid-range and long-range shots restrained Dayao, and when Embiid broke through the frame, Dayao's defensive action was a little bigger, and the referee's whistle came as expected.

After 2 fouls, Dayao was substituted.

Rockets coach McHale protested loudly on the sidelines, and the fans in the stands booed constantly.

Judging from the slow-motion playback, the Rockets’ defense is indeed suspected of fouling, but that’s where the referee’s whistle is. Many actions in the NBA can be called for fouls in a strict sense, but in fact the whistle will actually be sounded. It only accounts for a small part of it, and more importantly, the scale of the referee's whistle should be in a uniform standard to be considered fair.

The referee's whistle-blowing standard in the first quarter is obviously biased towards the Cavaliers. For the same defensive action, the Rockets will be called a defensive foul, but the Cavaliers will not.

With the help of the referee, James and Irving were like gods. All kinds of breakthroughs with the ball were unstoppable. One scored 11 points and the other scored 10 points in a single quarter, helping the Cavaliers to take the lead at 34:29 in the first quarter .

On the Rockets' side, many players fouled in a single quarter, including Yao 2, Whiteside 2, Leonard 1, and Wang Chao 1.

"The situation is not good for the Rockets. If they can't solve the foul problem in the next game, I'm afraid they will lose the first game of the series at home."

"Black whistle! The referee is so fucking dirty! Did this take money from the Cavaliers? Or bought the ball? How can you blow the game like this? If you have the ability, you can blow off all five main players of the Rockets!"

"The free throw team Cavaliers NB! The league really doesn't want to stop Wang Chao and Dayao's three consecutive championships!"

In China, on the other side of the ocean, the live broadcast rooms of major sports portals were being screened frantically. Countless Chinese fans were outraged and complained for Wang Chao and the Rockets.

During the break, on the bench, head coach McHale frowned.

"Wang, you must control your actions and emotions in the future. The next game is also difficult to play. Not only do we have no home whistle at all, we are even at a disadvantage in terms of whistle. The next score can only be as far away from the basket as possible. Basket, use three-pointers and mid-to-long distance to finish."

Wang Chao nodded, "I know. Next, we must try our best to avoid falling into positional battles and creating free throws for our opponents. In the second quarter, we need to adjust the lineup. Next..."

As he spoke, he naturally took the tactical board from McHale. The surrounding players gathered around and listened carefully to Wang Chao's arrangements, including McHale. harmony.

Soon, the second quarter began.

James came on the stage, looking at the Rockets' changing lineup, his brows were slightly frowned.

At this moment, there is no center among the five players sent by the Rockets, namely Wang Chao, Belinelli, Middleton, Butler and Leonard.

Five dead.

Due to the presence of Belinelli, a 1-meter-tall guard, the Rockets' lineup is no longer described as a super five-forward like last season.

But this season, the Rockets' small-ball lineup is no less lethal than last season. Although Belinelli is not as good as Chandler Parsons in terms of height and athletic ability, there is only one thing he is better than Chandler Parsons. Sens is much better, that is the three-pointer.

In the 13-14 season, Belinelli's three-point shooting percentage can reach 43%, ranking in the forefront of the league. Although this season's shooting percentage has declined slightly, it has remained at around 40%. The deterrence outside the three-point line full.

In the small-ball lineup of the Rockets, Belinelli's task is very simple, that is, to stand in the bottom corner, hang up and wait for Wang Chao to pass the ball to him. In fact, Middleton and his responsibilities Almost, the two occupy two bottom corner positions, one on the left and one on the right, like a pair of hum-ha generals, but these two shooters with a 40% three-point shooting percentage, no team in the league dares to let them open shot.

Of course James knows that the Rockets will deploy such a lineup, the purpose is to weaken as much as possible the impact of the Cavaliers breaking through with the ball and making free throws.

The extremely fast counterattack speed of the small ball lineup will also make the Cavaliers' breakthrough with the ball to a certain extent a mouse-buying tool. After all, when Gasol and Embiid are on the court, the Cavaliers are at an absolute disadvantage in terms of speed.

It's just...the Death Five is not impeccable. The reason why this small-ball lineup can appear in this league and flourish is ultimately due to the lack of high-quality inside centers in the league.

With the inside line occupying absolute strength and height, the inside line of the small ball lineup will be completely lost. Even with the outside shooting ability and mobility, how can it be possible to win the game?
Thinking this way, James, the Rockets have already served from the bottom line.

Wang Chao dribbled the ball for half the court, and as soon as he stood outside the three-point line, Middleton, who was in the bottom corner, immediately ran over to cover Wang Chao's pick-and-roll.

It was Paul Pierce, who came off the bench, who was in charge of marking Middleton.

At this time, the Cavaliers' lineup is Irving, James Jones, Paul Pierce, James and Embiid.

It is James who is in charge of defending Wang Chao, and the one who marks Middleton, a spot-up shooter, is naturally in decline in his competitive state, and Pierce is not as flexible as before.

Just being blocked by Middleton, James had to keep up with Middleton to prevent him from catching and shooting, and it was Pierce who was facing Wang Chao.

Once upon a time, Pierce was also a player who had a fierce collision with Wang Chao. During the three consecutive championships of the Magic, Wang Chao and Pierce were head-to-head. Let Wang Chao take off a layer of skin. After all, Wang Chao at that time did not have the talent of steel and iron, so he could only carry it hard, and his body was often bruised and purple.

But today is different from the past. Today Pierce is completely incapable of competing with Wang Chao. Facing Pierce's defense, Wang Chao just speeds up in disguise and easily passes the opponent and goes straight to the inside.

The inside line of the Cavaliers can be described as flat, because all players have been pulled to the outside line, including Embiid, who also had to follow a Rockets player to defend beyond the three-point line. The shooting ability of the death five small lineup is not a joke of.

Wang Chao, who jumped one step away from the free throw line, ended the attack with a gliding tomahawk dunk.

The Rockets used the small ball lineup to easily score a goal, but James was not in a hurry, but slowly dribbled forward, and did not rush to attack after halftime. He waited until his teammates were all in position, and then the ball Hang to Embiid inside.

The player Embiid is facing at this time is Wang Chao.

There is a huge gap in height between the two, which is an excellent opportunity for a small player to fight a big player.

Last season, Wang Chao played an extremely shocking season as the center of the Rockets, and even won the honor of the rebounding champion.

But no matter what, Embiid still has an absolute height advantage in the face of Wang Chao. In addition, Embiid is still a skilled center who can shoot from mid-range and knows the dream footsteps. He can fully use his height advantage. The current Cavaliers have the advantage of the whistle, and James feels that even the first-year rookie Embiid can completely compete with Wang Chao.

It's just that he obviously thought too much.

Embiid, who received the ball from the bottom line, tried to dribble with his back and tried to move to the inside, but he didn't move at all.

Wang Chao's strength itself is not bad, and he also has the talent of a fighting madman to bless his confrontation ability. Besides, Embiid's strength as a center is not particularly strong, at least Wang Chao is completely able to withstand it.

But what Embiid relies on is not strength itself.

After realizing that his back against Wang Chao would not have an advantage, Embiid decisively turned halfway to face the frame and made a small throw.

Embiid's touch is indeed quite soft among centers. He can shoot beyond the three-point line when he first enters the league, and his inside skills are solid and proficient. After all, the draft template is the big dream Olajuwon.

Relying on the advantage of height and wingspan, it is difficult for Wang Chao to stop Embiid's shot, but Wang Chao has no intention of physically interfering.

"what--!"

At the moment when Embiid was about to make a shot, Wang Chao suddenly yelled at Embiid with a loud and loud voice, which made Embiid tremble in fright, and with a sound of "the frame—", the basketball bounced off the backboard When he came back, he was directly put into Wang Chao's arms.

The lion's roar skill, the closer the distance, the louder the sound, the better the effect.

Wang Chao, who protected the defensive rebound, dribbled the ball by himself and ran towards the frontcourt.

"not good!"

James' eyelids twitched and he quickly returned to defense, but at this time the advantages of the Rockets' small ball lineup began to be fully revealed.

The five players rushed towards the frontcourt almost at the same time. Only James, Irving and Jones were the only ones on the Cavaliers side who could return to the defense immediately. Even Pierce was left behind because of his old age and slow pace.

After Wang Chao came beyond the three-point line, he braked and stopped. James immediately rushed to defend without thinking, and was determined not to give Wang Chao an easy chance to shoot a three-pointer.

But at this time, the Cavaliers' defense was full of holes. Wang Chao threw the ball directly towards the basket. Butler jumped high from the flank and poured the ball into the basket in an alley-oop.

"boom--!"

The beautiful alley-oop dunk successfully ignited the atmosphere of the fans in the audience. The Rockets scored 4 points in a row and also took advantage of the opportunity to catch up with the point difference behind the first quarter. At this time, they were only 1 point behind the Cavaliers!
The sideline referee: "..."

What the hell, did you help you so much in the first quarter, but in the blink of an eye in the second quarter, the advantages accumulated in front disappeared?

At this moment, the referee felt only deep fatigue.

Some fans of the Rockets on the sidelines have almost scolded his ancestors for eighteen generations.

Even if he consciously sided with the Cavaliers, he couldn't be too radical and too straightforward. If something happened in the future, he, a wage earner, would be the one to blame.

In the second quarter, Wang Chao was full of firepower, frequently using pick-and-roll screens and fast breaks to score between transitions. He made 11 of 7 shots, including 5 of 3 three-pointers, and scored 17 points in a single quarter.

Under his leadership, the Rockets, who deployed a five-death lineup, beat the Cavaliers 39:31 in the second quarter, achieving a lead.

At halftime, the Rockets held a 68-point lead 65:3.

But in the third quarter, the referee began to exert force again.

Dayao, who had been recuperating off the court for a long time, had just appeared on the court for a few minutes, and before he even touched the ball, he was fouled by Irving, who rushed into the basket with the ball and caused damage.

The hooting and boos from the Rockets' home fans grew louder.

"Black whistle! The referee gets out of the court!"

The referee was unmoved, but was affected by the whistle. Not only did the Rockets have problems on the defensive end, but they also suffered frequently on the offensive end. It is easy to be called foul, let alone when defending the opponent's offense.

The Cavaliers took a full 19 free throws in the third quarter, while the Rockets made just six.

A large number of free throws caused the entire third quarter to be fragmented, and the audience was extremely poor. The Cavaliers also took advantage of this to regain control of the game. At the end of the third quarter, the two teams scored 100:95, and the Cavaliers had a 5-point advantage Into the last quarter of the game.

The situation is getting worse.

After the three quarters, the Rockets had several fouls on their backs. The inside player Dayao made 5 fouls, Whiteside made 4 fouls, Gobert committed 2 fouls, Wang Chao also fouled 3 times on the outside, and Leonard fouled 3 times. Butler commits 2.

Frequent fouls not only made the Rockets players impetuous, but also restrained their movements on the field and did not dare to make any big moves. Therefore, the Cavaliers also attacked very smoothly, scoring 35 points in a single quarter.

It’s not that Wang Chao didn’t think that the Cavaliers would have the support of the referee in the finals, but he didn’t expect that this was the first game of the series, and the referee would give such a strong intensity when it came up. This is somewhat exaggerated and insane up.

Many commentators who commented on the live broadcast of this game were a little at a loss what to say at this time, and foreign commentators could still criticize a few words. For example, the commentator Yu Guidance of the CCTV Sports Channel angrily criticized the game. referee.

"As the referee who whistled the NBA Finals, he simply violated the sportsmanship and whistled an extremely shameful game! If the Rockets really lose the series because of this, it will definitely be a non-war defeat. The NBA this season The championship will also be the most shameful championship in history!"

In contrast, the vast majority of media commentators in the United States are much more silent. Everyone knows that the reason for this is because the league does not want Wang Chao to win the second three consecutive championships in his career. Surpass Jordan and become the new god of the NBA as a Chinese.

Of course, this definitely does not include Barkley.

(End of this chapter)