When Louis saw the referee lineup tonight, he suddenly felt bad.

Darrell Garretson, the most authoritative referee in the league, has a great influence on the referees union. Sometimes, even if Garretson makes some obviously problematic calls, the coaches will not care too much because they have offended this person.

, if he causes trouble in the referees union, life will be difficult in the future.

Louis offended Garretson several times. But the referees did not target the Knicks because of this, because the Knicks have become a brand of the league's external promotion. In terms of the impact on referees, the league is greater than the union.

Therefore, Garretson's only way to trouble Louie is to officiate Knicks games.

Unfortunately, he was the referee for the remaining games of the finals.

Next is Hugh Hollins, who officiated the previous game with Garretson.

As a black referee, Hollins has broken the defenses of many teams. He is extremely good at calling a penalty that affects the trend of the game at critical moments. No matter whether it is reasonable or not, he will call it. Handing the game to the players at the last moment,

It doesn't exist in the games he officiates.

In the three-referee era, the league always made the referee trio composed of old, middle-aged and young people, but today, in addition to Garretson and Hollins, there is another Mesozoic referee.

It is also the referee who gives Louie the most headaches - "LA Daddy" Dick Bavetta.

"The referees I hate most are all here." Louis told the players, "Pay attention tonight, these three people call fouls without blinking an eye."

Then, the Knicks started the game.

Zhao Yuanzheng explained the situation: "Dick Bavetta was already on vacation, but he was suddenly called up a few days ago."

"So there isn't him?" Louis asked.

Zhao Yuanzheng nodded and said: "The league announced the list of referees in advance, and there is no Bavetta."

"What do you think this means?" It would be interesting if, as Zhao Yuanzheng said, Bavetta temporarily joined the referee list of the finals.

Because only the Alliance can do this.

Although the referees union can decide who will officiate, the league can directly appoint referees by name. What is the significance of choosing the famous "LA Daddy" as the third referee in Game 4 of the Finals?

"Yuanzheng, you are thoughtful enough." Louis stood on the sidelines and said indifferently, "No matter what their plans are, I don't care. If it harms the interests of the Knicks and they don't notify me in advance, then

Sorry."

Zhao Yuanzheng only said what he should say, and the rest belonged to Louis and the alliance.

On the opening kick, David Robinson won the jump ball.

The tragic player caught the ball in the low post, and Wilson, who was facing Pippen, decisively gave up his defense on the latter and went to flank the former in the low post.

The tragedy maker deliberately waited a few seconds for Wilson to reach him, then raised the ball and threw it to Pippen on the outside.

The Lakers have profoundly summarized their past two losses. The change they can make is to decisively take open opportunities from the outside.

Therefore, Pippen took action as soon as he got the ball.

Hit a three-pointer from the top of the arc, 3-0.

This kind of lucky ball will not change the Knicks' defensive focus. Louis clapped his hands and told the players not to care.

The Knicks fell into a positional battle, and Stockton found a gap in the Tragedy Division's defense and suddenly accelerated past the opponent's defense.

The tragedy master's defense was so bad that Louis frowned.

As a superstar, how can his defense be so bad?

Stockton broke into the three-point line and passed the ball outward. The person who received the ball was Miller. Aguirre, who was supposed to be guarding him, was no longer visible. His body was submerged in the Knicks' off-ball screen.

Miller started with a three-pointer and returned the favor.

3 to 3

Just in the frontcourt, Wilson combined with Stockton to double attack the tragedy scorer.

The tragedy maker had to give the ball to Aguirre.

Wilson immediately came to Aguirre's side. The latter did not know that the former was here to steal the ball, and there were many flaws when dribbling.

Wilson immediately took action and swatted his ball away.

Almost instantly, the ball was snatched by Wilson, and just as the counterattack was about to start, Bavetta's whistle sounded.

Defensive foul!

"Is this a foul?" Louis shouted, "If this is a foul, should you blow the whistle early?"

Bavetta knew that Louis was not easy to mess with, so he held a whistle and shouted: "Back off, Little Lu!"

"If Benj fouled, you should have blown the whistle as soon as the Lakers dropped the ball! But you didn't. You blew the whistle after Benj took control of the ball. What were you hesitating about?"

Louie's question stalled the game, and the crowd in the Forum booed strongly in support of the referee.

"Little Lu, the whistle that has been sounded will not be recycled." Garretson said, "It's useless for you to complain."

"Okay, I hope it was just an accidental mistake."

Louis is no longer the stupid young man who was frequently ejected by the referee. He knows that pressure on the court cannot use extreme methods like a certain future American boss. In fact, pressure on the court is more like a perfect bed.

Thing. You must have skillful foreplay in order to reach the climax when you break through in the middle.

Louis' attack on Bavetta was his foreplay.

As long as the referee makes a problematic penalty, he will increase the pressure. When the game enters a critical moment, if a key penalty is wrong, it will be the climax of the entire pressure.

A smart referee will blow a balance whistle back to the Knicks, just like Garretson did before.

But not tonight.

Louis didn't see the balance whistle.

The tragedy maker called a pick-and-roll from the high post and lobbed the ball to Robinson for a dunk.

5 to 3

The Knicks' counterattack was also very fast. The Lakers were not focused enough on the defensive end due to their smooth offense.

Stockton saw an opportunity and let Ewing serve quickly.

Wilson made a quick pass and Stockton made a long pass from the backcourt.

Wilson received the pass just in time, and Pippen could only try to defend it. Because Wilson's position was already very deep, if it were someone else, he might have given up on defense. But he didn't want to give up. If he could guard Wilson in this situation

, it will be an exciting moment for them.

Pippen forced himself in front of Wilson and raised his hands.

It seemed that he had stood still, but in fact, when Wilson rushed in front of him, his body had not yet stood still.

The floating body had a certain impact on Wilson's offense.

He leaned on Pippen's body for a layup and missed.

If it is not Pippen who is guarding him, but another small role, will he be fouled?

No, even Pippen should be given a foul for defending the MVP of the season like this.

Some fouls are borderline actions that may or may not be given, but Pippen's action just now was an extremely irregular intrusive defense.

Louis did not express dissatisfaction immediately. It is normal for this kind of defense not to call a foul.

Every era has its own characteristics. Starting from the mid-to-late 1980s, referees have become more lenient on defensive actions.

Some minor characters will be whistled for body hair, but major players basically have the right to avoid being whistled.

Moreover, in the playoffs, referees' standards for penalty decisions will generally be further improved.

Of course, the premise is that you can't meet Dick Bavetta or Hugh Hollins.

So Louis would be surprised that one of those two bastards would have been able to brag about the action just now.

"Isn't it?" Louis murmured, "Isn't he really here with a mission?"

Louis' anger was quickly ignited.

Wilson missed a layup, Pippen grabbed the rebound and passed a long pass to the tragedy maker in front.

Tragedy broke through with the ball, and Ewing switched defense. In that small space, Tragedy couldn't use his speed advantage to get past Ewing, so he had to rely on Ewing's body.

Ewing maintained body contact throughout the entire process, intense but not excessive. At the same time, he raised his hands straight, only interfering with the ball but not touching it.

The tragedy master deliberately looked for a counterattack on Ewing before taking action.

This move may be very effective when he hits others, but after several years of polishing by Louis, Ewing has become an impeccable defensive machine.

His core strength is extremely strong, and the Tragedy Master's move is no more powerful than the shy little punches of those flesh and bones who sit on Ewing for fun.

Ewing naturally stood still, and when the tragedy maker took action, he was greeted only by ruthless blocks.

Everything seemed to be going well, the tragedy maker was blocked, and Stockton standing behind him was sure to grab the defensive rebound. The Knicks' defensive counterattack was unsolvable for the Lakers.

But Darrell Garretson blew the whistle.

Even though it was not clear who committed the foul, Louis had a feeling that the old dog was calling them a foul!

Sure enough, Garretson made a dazzling move: "New York No. 33, blocking foul!"

"Stuck?" Ewing was stunned for a moment and then became furious, "What the hell are you looking at?"

Louis didn't expect that the words he wanted to say to Garretson most would burst out of Ewing's mouth.

It’s rare that a gorilla can also speak human language!

There are undoubtedly more important things at the moment than being happy.
Chapter completed!