บท 83: Chapter 83: Referee Injured
But...
The referee made a fist with one hand and an open palm with the other, indicating a charging foul against the Heat.
Charging foul???
This play was called as a charging foul on Wade Dong!
"Black whistle! Black whistle! Black whistle!"
The home crowd was furious, shouting "Black whistle!"
Chinese fans watching the live broadcast were also outraged. If the referee kept making such calls, the game would lose its fairness. This game had at least three incorrect calls, two of which were against Wade Dong, resulting in two additional fouls for him.
This was very bad news for the Suns.
"Are you blind?"
Wade Dong was also enraged. He rushed to the referee and pointed at Bosh, shouting, "He wasn't even standing steady, and this is an offensive foul?"
"My call is correct."
The referee looked at Wade Dong coldly, believing he had made no mistake.
Wade Dong cursed, "You're just an idiot! You should be stripped of your referee license."
"I warn you!"
The referee suddenly pointed at Wade Dong's nose, "If you say one more word in Chinese, I'll give you a technical foul."
Since Wade Dong spoke English when communicating with the referee but switched to Chinese when venting his frustration, the referee couldn't understand him but felt that Wade Dong was cursing at him.
"Oh."
Wade Dong nodded and said another sentence, "Your mother is dead..."
"Huh???"
The referee frowned, sensing that this sentence was not simple.
Zhang Yang was also at the scene today, sitting in the front row. He heard Wade Dong's words clearly and couldn't help but laugh, "That's a classic Chinese curse! The tone... tsk tsk."
"That sentence is too vicious."
Wang Xingya, sitting next to him, frowned but still said, "But this referee's calls tonight seem to be targeting Wade Dong."
"Every profession has its oddballs."
Zhang Yang took this matter quite lightly.
Especially with Wade Dong's sudden rise, it was unrealistic to expect no one to be jealous.
Although the Suns argued reasonably, the referee did not change his call! Wade Dong had three fouls...
The Heat had the ball. Wade quickly dribbled to the frontcourt. The referee who had consecutively called fouls on Wade Dong was named Vincent, and he was the head referee for this game. He was also running along the sideline.
Wade Dong glanced at Vincent and threw a bottle of "Bad Luck Potion" at him.
"Bang!!!"
At that moment, Vincent somehow stumbled and fell to the ground.
But the fall didn't end there. A clear "crack" sound was heard, and then Vincent lay on the ground in pain, tears streaming down his face.
The assistant referee immediately signaled for a timeout.
Medical staff came to check Vincent's injury. In NBA games, it was rare for the head referee to fall while running alongside the players. Especially with Vincent's expression, the pain was too intense. After the medical staff checked, they indicated that Vincent might have fractured both his right and left arms.
"No way..."
Wade Dong felt uneasy. He had casually thrown a bottle of "Bad Luck Potion," and Vincent ended up with fractures in both arms.
This "Bad Luck Potion" was too powerful. Last time he used it on Hayward, it only knocked out a fan... It didn't have such a strong effect.
Zhang Yang, sitting in the audience, pondered, "When did the 'Bad Luck Potion' start causing fractures?"
The game was paused due to the head referee's injury, something that had never happened before. The game was delayed for nearly ten minutes.
...
Yujia, "Vincent's fall was too brutal."
Zhang Zhidao, "It's the Finals, after all. The referees are also under a lot of pressure. But his calls were indeed questionable."
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Yujia, "From our perspective, it was clearly a defensive foul."
Zhang Zhidao, "It looks like Vincent might have fractures. That's quite troublesome."
...
As for the Chinese fans, they were excited. Justice from above, Vincent deserved that fall!
Ten minutes later, a new head referee was appointed, and the game resumed.
However, Wade Dong couldn't continue playing. He already had three fouls, so he could only wait until the third quarter to return to the court.
Iverson returned to the court, but the Suns struggled to contain the Heat's big three.
"Beep!!!"
With the new head referee's whistle, the first half of the game ended.
49:62!
The Suns were down by 13 points.
In the Suns' locker room, several players were angrily punching their lockers. The turning point of tonight's game was Wade Dong's two fouls.
Brother Dong was clearly being targeted!
Wade Dong, on the other hand, remained calm and even felt a bit guilty. The head referee was blind, but he paid a heavy price, and the price was quite brutal.
Coach Gentry gave the team a pep talk, and the Suns players' emotions stabilized.
Wade Dong then said, "We're only down by 13 points. Five three-pointers and we're back in the game. In the second half, we need to focus more on defense. As long as we don't let James and Wade score easily, we still have a chance to win."
"Yes, let's go!"
The Suns players nodded in agreement.
Wade Dong continued, "Old Nash, in the second half, you need to open up the offense first. This will relieve the pressure on me and AI, making it easier for us to catch up."
"Okay."
Nash nodded in agreement.
Then, Coach Gentry laid out the tactics for the third quarter and looked at Wade Dong, asking if he had anything to add.
Wade Dong thought for a moment and said, "Today, both Old Nash and I have good shooting touch, so in the second half, let's start with the 'Elevator Door' tactic!"
...
At the start of the second half,
Wade Dong faced James's defense, circled into the paint, and then cut back out. Hill and Gortat immediately collapsed, and James ran into both of them, knocking Hill and Gortat to the ground.
But Wade Dong was wide open and received the pass for a three-pointer.
"Swish!!!"
The ball went through the net.
52:62!!!
The Suns cut the deficit to 10 points.
Gortat and Hill both rubbed their shoulders. Just now, when James ran into them, they felt like they had been hit by a tank.
It was the Heat's turn to attack. Bosh missed a mid-range shot, and Nash grabbed the rebound.
The "Elevator Door" tactic appeared again!
James once again knocked down Hill and Gortat, but Wade Dong made his second three-pointer.
55:62!!!
Down by 7 points.
The Heat's next attack was disrupted...
The Suns used the "Elevator Door" tactic for the third time.
This time, it was Nash's turn. Nash also made a three-pointer. At the start of the third quarter, the Suns made three consecutive three-pointers, cutting the deficit to just 4 points. Spoelstra immediately called a timeout.
Initially, the Spurs had suffered greatly from the "Elevator Door" tactic. Since then, every opponent of the Suns had carefully studied how to counter this tactic, only to find that it was almost unstoppable.
Because the Suns' Nash and Wade Dong were too accurate from three-point range!
Plus, the two players acting as the "door" had a fearless spirit. For example, Gortat and Hill today were knocked down twice by James. If it were anyone else, they would have given up by now.
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