Finals G4 referee report: No errors were made in the last two minutes

On June 15, the NBA released the referee report for the last two minutes of the finals G4 game. The report pointed out that no wrong penalty occurred during this period, and the Thunder finally defeated the Pacers 111-104 away, chasing the total score of the championship series to 2-2. One of the most controversial moments in the game was when Alexander broke through Nesmith's defense and successfully shot. That goal not only allowed the Thunder to overtake, but many fans believed that during the offense, Alexander was suspected of pushing people, causing Nesmith to fall, so the offensive foul should be awarded. However, since this attack took place at 2 minutes and 23 seconds left before the end of the game, it was not within the evaluation range of the last two minutes, the official did not explain this.

According to the official data, a total of 17 penalty decisions were made in the last two minutes, all of which were confirmed to be correct. However, well-known commentator Bill Simmons expressed strong dissatisfaction with Foster's enforcement during the game on the podcast. He said: "It's so bad. Foster's judgment style is a mess. All kinds of absurd stops, missed judgments, unreasonable whistles, and even some people were hit by the head. They were completely out of control of the game. The number of free throws in the whole game exceeded 70 times, and the coaches and players of the two teams were almost collapsed, and the atmosphere at the scene was chaotic."

The final statistics showed that the Thunder made 26 fouls in the whole game, while the Pacers made 27 fouls, which was basically the same. In terms of free throws, the Thunder got 38 free throws, hitting 34 goals, and hitting a shooting percentage of 89.5%. The Pacers only had 33 free throws, only 25 free throws, and shot 75.8%. Especially at the critical last moment, Matherin's 4 free throws directly made the Pacers lose the opportunity to catch up with the score.