Referee's report: Zhan Huang's fatal foul is correct + missed the McDan's foul and the key three-point foul of Hart

On April 29, Beijing time, the NBA officially released the referee report for the last two minutes of yesterday's two games. According to the report, there was a missed judgment in the last two minutes of the Knicks vs Pistons game, and Hart's three-point foul on Hardaway Jr. was blown out, which directly affected the outcome of the game and led to a narrow win for the Knicks. The last two minutes of the Timberwolves vs Lakers game was also a missed decision, missing a foul on Doncic by Madan and a foul on James' last defense.

Knicks vs Pistons

In the last two minutes of the game, there was only one missed call, but it was the most crucial and fatal missed call. In the final 1.6 seconds of the game, Hardaway Jr. made physical contact with him on a three-pointer in the bottom corner, and the referee did not blow the whistle at the time, but the referee's report pointed out that Hart made physical contact with Hardaway Jr. when he was shooting, which was clearly beyond a minor collision and should have been a defensive foul, and Hardaway Jr. should have been given three free throws. The Pistons trailed by one point at the time, and Hardaway Jr. hit more than 85 percent of his free throws, and the Pistons had a chance to win. Obviously, this missed judgment is that the Pistons are losing and the Knicks are profiting.

The referee on duty also admitted the omission as soon as possible after the game, and Hart also admitted in the interview that he had physical contact with Hardaway Jr., but the result of the game could not be changed. The Pistons just died.

Timberwolves vs Lakers

In the last two minutes of the game, there was only one missed decision. With 35.5 seconds left in the game, Maidan appeared in Doncic's path and his foot made physical contact with Doncic, causing him to lose his balance. It was a leaky defensive foul that saw the Lakers suffer and the Timberwolves profit.

The referee's report also pointed out that in the last 9.5 seconds, the final decision that James was correct for a foul on Edwards hitter. After being challenged by the Timberwolves coach, a review of the replay of the out-of-bounds penalty showed that the challenge was successful. James illegally touched Edwards' left wrist and the foul was very close to the point in time when the ball went out of bounds. After the resumption of play, two free throws were made by Edwards.

In this game, the Lakers lost to the Timberwolves 113-116 away, falling behind 1-3 in the aggregate. Doncic had 38 points and 5 three-pointers, James had 27 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks, and the two scored 65 points. The Lakers trailed by three points at the end of the first half and went on a 14-0 run in the third quarter, but were reversed by the Timberwolves in the final quarter. Edwards hit two key free throws to score 43 points. He was crushed to his left foot when James fell to the ground during the game and nearly injured himself.

In the 21st century, the Lakers suffered a 1-3 deficit for the fifth time, and the previous four times they ended up with a score of 1-4. In 2024, he fell behind the Nuggets 1-3 in the first round and was eliminated 1-4 in the end; In 2012, he fell behind the Thunder 1-3 in the second round and finally went out 1-4; In 2007, they fell behind the Suns 1-3 in the first round and were eliminated 1-4 in the end; In the 2004 Finals, they fell behind the Pistons 1-3 and the result was also 1-4.