G4 s slap is criticized! Pacers coach defends Foster: his remarks are unreasonable and stupid

On June 16, Pacers coach Rick Carlisle defended referee Scott Foster, who was criticized for his swearing in Game 4 of the Pacers and Thunder.

"I've seen some of the comments about the penalty, especially against Scott Foster, is too bad," Carlisle said before the Pacers' training today. "He's a great referee and has performed well in this playoffs." Carlisle admits that his relationship with Foster dates back 30 years ago, when Foster started the whistle in the 1994-95 season. Foster was nicknamed "Series Extender" because he was believed to have often allowed the teams to win and extend the series in the playoffs.

"We worked with him many times," Carlisle said. "Now this ridiculous harshness is bad and unfair, unreasonable and stupid." Carlisle said he did not want to respond specifically to the question.

In Game 4 of the Finals, the Pacers and the Thunder won a total of 71 free throws, and the Thunder dominated 38-33. There were two malicious fouls and two technical fouls in the game, with a total of 53 fouls being punished.

"There are a lot of fouls, so there are also a lot of free throws," Thunder coach Dagnot once said after the game. "I think the referee did a good job tonight. Both teams received a lot of free throws, and the game was fierce - this is what the game looks like, both sides are full of physical confrontation on both ends of the offense and defense."

ESPN pointed out that with 2 minutes and 23 seconds left before the end of the game, an obvious missed judgment aroused the anger of fans: Thunder defender Alexander seemed to use a pushing move in front of defender Nesmith, and then hit a jump shot over the top, helping the Thunder lead 104-103. Alexander won 8 free throws in the fourth quarter, and the Thunder won 111-104, tying the series to 2-2.

Previously, the NBA officially announced the referee report for the last two minutes of the finals G4, showing that there were no mistakes and missed judgments in the last two minutes of the game.