On December 19, Beijing time, in the past night, the Golden State Warriors sent 3 messages, let's take a look.
The referee's report is out
Yesterday, the Warriors played away against the Trail Blazers. In the end, after four quarters of ups and downs, the Warriors defeated the Trail Blazers 118-114 and avoided a 20+ lead from being reversed. However, there was a controversial round just before the end of the match, with 9 remaining in the matchAt 7 seconds, the Trail Blazers trailed by one point, Curry was caught with the ball and the ball went out of bounds, and the slow motion showed that the ball finally touched Curry, but the referee awarded the ball to the Warriors, and this goal also directly buried the Trail Blazers' hope of turning the tables. Today, the NBA officially released the referee report for the last two minutes of the game, which showed that there were 2 missed judgments and 1 wrong judgment, of which the Warriors benefited twice.
With 1:05 left in the game, Simmons countered and hit a layup. The referee's report pointed out that Wiggins violated Simmons' cylinder while defending and should have blown a penalty 2+1, and Simmons got a chance to add a penalty.
There are 26 remaining in the gameAt 3 seconds, Paul attacked with the ball. The referee's report pointed out that Sharpe blocked Paul's normal path of travel while defending and should have been whistled for a blocking foul, but then Paul hit a step-back jumper, so the missed decision in this round did not affect the trend at all.
As for Curry's ball, the referee's report pointed out that Curry's left leg was the last touch of the ball before it went out of bounds, and the ball should belong to the Trail Blazers.
Obviously, it is not difficult to see from the referee's report that the reason why the Warriors were able to win yesterday was that the blowing bias was a considerable factor. For the Warriors, this must be a wake-up call, after all, if it weren't for the influence of the referees, the Warriors would likely have suffered a reversal of their seventh 10+ lead this season. How to improve the focus and ability to finish the game is an urgent problem for the Warriors' coaching staff and players.
Green accepts the psychology **
Not long ago, Warriors forward Draymond Green was ejected for a second-degree foul on boxing Nurkic against the Suns, and was severely suspended by the league for repeated unsportsmanlike behavior this season (3 ejections this season, including a five-game ban last month for choking Timberwolves center Gobert). Today, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic, sources revealed that Green has already begun receiving psychological counseling and **, and the course is expected to last three weeks, meaning Green will still be out for at least three weeks.
It is true that it is important for players to play bloody and stay tough, but everything should have a limit, and in the case of adrenaline rush like Green, it must be psychologically problematic to be completely emotionally controlled and hurt the opponent, and it is very timely and necessary to receive psychological counseling at this time. For Green, he has to change his temper, impulsive anger can only bring endless abuse and criticism, if he continues to commit unsportsmanlike behavior in the future, then not only will the Warriors not stay, but the NBA will no longer have a place for Green.
The Green Army has been updated
Tomorrow at 11 p.m. Beijing time, the Warriors will play at home against the Eastern Conference powerhouse Celtics. Today, the Warriors officially released the injury list and appearances for this game, specifically Green (suspended) and Payton Jr. (right calf strain) will be absent, and the rest of the players can play. At that time, facing the Celtics, who are in the top spot in the East with a five-game winning streak, will the Warriors be able to continue their recent winning streak and successfully defend their home honor?It's worth the wait.