National Basketball Associations (NBA) the legend Scotland Pipen considers that in the first playoff match between Dallas “Mavericks“and Los Angeles”Clippers“The judges were too punctual for the teams, but earning two technical notes was also the mistake of Kristaps Porziņģis, who paid the club he represented the victory.
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The Mavericks team in the first game of the series on Monday with the result 110: 118 gave way to the “Clippers” team. The Dallas team could not help the basketball players practically during the second half Kristaps Porziņģis, who was expelled from the game for earning two technical notes.
The Liepaja resident received the first violation for contesting the judge’s decision, but he earned another technical remark by getting involved in the sharps between Luka Dončič and Markus Morris. Significantly, that Porziņģis defended on social networks NBA superstar Lebron James, whose time Judge Keyn Fitzgerald was also expelled from the game for the first time in his career.
“The Mavericks had a chance to make a big turnaround in the series,” Pipens said on ESPN’s The Jump. “I think Porziņģis played great, considering it was his first play-off game. He said he would dominate the penalty area. I think he played an excellent defense.”
The titled representative of the Chicago “Bulls” team stressed that the second technical note paid the Mavericks team a victory.
“It seemed to me that the first technical note was unfounded. The referees did not allow the players to react to their decisions. But these are elimination games. They will see more emotion. “Another member of the team had to intervene. It didn’t have to be Porziņģis. He made a big mistake, and it cost them the game,” Pipen said.
The colleague agreed with NBA champion Richard Jefferson, who stressed that such action was expected from the Clippers team.
“We’ve talked before about the Clippers’ physical style of play. It’s not just about close defense, it’s about a variety of extras – Patrick Beverley will glide under the skin, Marcus Morris will set the mood for physical play,” Jefferson told the two biggest Los Angeles team provocateurs.
“When the Clippers start doing this, you, as a player, have to maintain psychological stability. No matter how small it was, it had to be anticipated. Unfortunately, the investigator had no way of defending a teammate without exacerbating the situation. In the end, it cost them a game, but he had to act. smarter, “the former basketball player concluded.
Already reported that himself The investigator did not find fault with the judges, acknowledging that he has to control his emotions. In turn, the star of the team Luka Dončičs acknowledged that the whole team appreciated the efforts of Liepaja defend a teammate.
The second game of the series is expected on Wednesday, when both teams will win four of them.
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