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Stephen stayed on the field safely until the end of the first half, and the referee didn't bother him, but Stephen didn't dare to relax, and the Lakers didn't continue to foul Stephen.

Phil Jackson has a good grasp of the referee's psychology. Although the referee is staring at Stephen, it doesn't mean that the Lakers dare to attack Stephen. The referee doesn't like Stephen, but they don't like him either. The Lakers have been fouling to interrupt the offense, so this tactic must be temporarily abandoned at this time.

The Los Angeles Lakers entered the break with a seven-point lead.

In the locker room of the visiting team, Carlesimo persuaded Stephen in a low voice. He hoped that Stephen would take a rest off the court in the second half, on the one hand to recover his strength, and on the other hand, he also considered that Stephen had already committed three fouls. Players usually don't have to worry too much about the number of fouls, but if the referee deliberately targets them, it won't work. But no matter how good he is, Stephen insists on not agreeing to rest.

Stephen is very sure that the league definitely wants to stay on the court instead of taking a rest, and the referee can also feel this pressure. On the one hand, the referee must maintain his own authority, and on the other hand, he must also respect the opinions of the league. , so the embarrassment must be the referee. [

And even if the referee finally punishes himself in order to maintain his authority, then they will definitely face the league's censure. In this case, although the next game will still be the home of the Los Angeles Lakers, the Supersonics don't have to worry about the referee. The problem is, exchanging one game for another game, this result is not unacceptable, because these two are the Lakers' home courts, and they are not exchanging their own home courts with the opponent.

This is a contest between Stephen and the referee on another level. If Stephen takes the rest time, it proves that he is afraid of the referee, and the referee will never appreciate or thank Stephen because of this. Belittle Stephen and the Sonics, so Stephen will never end.

If Stephen stays on the court, the referee can catch Stephen's foul, but no one is sure if they really dare to drive Stephen off the court, so Stephen will stay on the court to see how brave the referee is , Dare to really punish yourself.

Carlesimo really had nothing to say to Stephen. Stephen didn't want to rest, and he had no choice but to make Stephen pay attention to his actions and try not to let the referee catch him. Stephen could only do his best. I dare not make any guarantees.

After the start of the second half, Stephen continued to appear on the field, which surprised many people, not only the players and fans of the Lakers, but also the players on his own side, and everyone in the media audience. Including the referee.

Seeing that Stephen continued to stay on the field, the three referees on duty felt a little angry. Didn't this take us too seriously? Do you think you are a big player, so we dare not call you a foul? If you rest after the game It is to give the referee an obvious signal, seeing that I am afraid of you, I go down, the referee feels respect, and will naturally let you go.

But someone like Stephen, just to give the referee an obvious signal that I am not afraid of you, the referee is naturally very angry, so Stephen has not played for 2 minutes, the referee called a dribble charge, but Stephen ignored it They also, and at the same time, persuaded their teammates.

The referees feel that Stephen or other players will not be able to resist the fight, and they will have more reasons to send them off, especially Stephen's teammates. They dare not take the knife against Stephen, and they don't have to worry about others, but Unexpectedly, Stephen didn't seem to care about one side at all, and was still on the court after being fouled four times.

They looked at each other, and they didn't dare to move anymore as Stephen expected, but after seeing this situation, the Los Angeles Lakers increased their impact on Stephen personally, anyway, they didn't have to worry about the number of fouls.

However, no matter how they attacked Stephen, Stephen responded resolutely, without worrying about his own foul at all. In this way, the referees were even more afraid to punish Stephen. Taking this opportunity, Stephen led the Sonics to chase the score. To only two points.

But Phil Jackson is very experienced. Timeouts and fouls took turns to delay the rhythm of the game. Although the referee was a little dissatisfied with this, he didn't dare to say anything. Finally, this wave of offensive was resolved by the Lakers. Suddenly, with Pau Gasol back on the court, the Los Angeles Lakers took the initiative again.

Although Stephen stayed on the field all the time, he didn't dare to act like he didn't make a foul, so he didn't give it his all. However, he didn't expect that even so, the referee would not let him go. He probably felt that a lot of time had passed. Stephen made a foul, and it made sense. Just 9 minutes into the third quarter, Stephen's normal behavior of grabbing a rebound was caught by the referee again, and Stephen was fouled alone.

Stephen really felt very wronged. Whoever grabs a rebound is not allowed to jump up. For objects that are slightly in the way, they will unconsciously drive, but the referees don't care about these. They are determined to find trouble for Stephen today, so what about Stephen? They all smiled and shook their heads.

Stephen was cruel, even if he had five fouls on his back, I won't leave the field, let's see what you dare to do, if you have the ability, give me another foul to drive me off.

The referee felt embarrassed at this time. Sure enough, so what if you give him five fouls, but if he doesn’t end, what can you do, give him another foul to drive him off, but it’s only the third quarter and it’s not over yet. , If you drive out core players like Stephen, the fourth quarter is not ready for people to watch.

The foul was given too early, and the three referees all felt this way. Seeing Stephen standing there was even more presumptuous than before, but they had nothing to do, but Stephen seized this powerful opportunity to overtake the score in one fell swoop. In the past, by the end of the third quarter, the Sonics led by three points, and at this time Stephen's personal score also reached 27 points.

The Lakers didn't dare to commit fouls as thoroughly as they did in the previous game. Naturally, they couldn't stop Stephen from scoring. Fortunately, they had Kobe Bryant. In the first 2 minutes of the fourth quarter, Stephen made one move. Twelve points were scored, and Kobe Bryant also scored nine points. Although the Lakers are still six points behind, at least the situation does not seem so dangerous.

But at this time, Stephen suddenly made a four-pointer. He made a fake move from outside the three-point line. Trevor Ariza, who was very active, rushed over. He really counted on his tricks, not only made the three-pointer, but also earned a free throw.

In this way, the point difference between the two sides has come to [-] points. This is a very obvious gap. Whether the Lakers can hold the score tightly and not be thrown away by the Sonics depends on whether this offense can top it. Sure enough, Kobe Bryant lived up to expectations and made a three-pointer under tremendous pressure, continuing to maintain the momentum of chasing points. [

But just when the fans and spectators were expecting to see a wonderful game of scoring and chasing points, spoilers appeared. They were the third party in this game, another force on the court, they were The referee team wearing friendly jerseys, just after Stephen made another shot for 2 minutes, when it was the Lakers' turn to attack, Stephen simply jumped up and stretched out his hand to interfere with Kobe Bryant's shot, and was blocked The referee gave Stephen a defensive foul, fouled six times, and pointed directly to the field channel, signaling Stephen to leave quickly, and at this time there were 36 minutes and [-] seconds before the end of the game.

At this time, Stephen could no longer explain or communicate with the referee. Kevin Durant hurried over, and Carlesimo also hurried over, but the referee still insisted on his own penalty. When shooting, his hand touched Kobe Bryant's forearm. Although it was only a slight contact, it was definitely a foul. In the video playback, it can be seen that there is indeed an overlap between the two, but if there is contact or not, who knows? It can't be confirmed, the referee thinks that if there is contact, then it is contact.

Stephen was not angry either, he clapped his hands lightly and retreated to the outside of the court. At this time, the referee no longer cared about whether Stephen's action was provocative, because they were also overwhelmed by various protests and sent Stephen off the court. The anger came out, but it seemed like a hornet's nest was poked, and the reaction was a bit too strong.

In this way, the Sonics naturally lost the game. Although Stephen left the field early, he still scored 44 points, while Kobe Bryant stayed on the field for 8 minutes more than him, and still only scored 41 points. Couldn't pass Stephen in points, but he won the game and took a two-to-one lead in the series.

In the post-match interview, Stephen's words caused an uproar. When the reporter asked him his opinion on the defeat, Stephen replied lightly: "There is no way, who said that the other party has more people than us."

After finishing speaking, Stephen stopped talking, but the media completely interpreted his words. Didn’t the implication mean that the referee was on the side of the Lakers in this game? This is already an obvious criticism of the referee. The referee committee hurriedly stood up. Come out to protest, the league that should have stood up at this time is anxious to deal with the problem of the ratings plummeting in the fourth quarter of the game.

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