Mountain Peak System: a Path to NBA-Chapter 593 - 197: When Blood Stains the Crown (Second Update, Please Subscribe and Vote!)_3

And the Warriors?

Sorry, only 4 times.

And most deadly of all...

Due to successive foul crises, only Qin Yue was able to defend normally among the Warriors' defensive trinity entering the second half.

"This guy clearly doesn't want us to win!"

Brown, having accumulated 4 fouls in just 12 minutes of playing time, complained indignantly, "Does the incompetent league really not want to see us win the championship?"

With the same 4 fouls, Wallace said gloomily, "I didn't even touch Paul, and yet the whistle blew in the opponent's favor. This isn't a normal basketball game at all."

In fact, before heading to face the Celtics, the Warriors players were already mentally prepared to face a road whistle in Boston.

But the level of Joey Crawford's officiating that night greatly shocked the Warriors players.

Especially the unexpected incident in the latter part of the third quarter.

At the time, as Pierce was driving to the basket, he unfortunately tripped over his own team's floor...

On the sidelines, Brown and Wallace couldn't help but reveal joyous smiles as if to say, "Karma's a bitch, isn't it?"

However...

Much to Brown and Wallace's bewilderment...

Just as they were immersed in the glee of Pierce's mishap, Crawford suddenly sprinted at full speed toward the Warriors' bench and simultaneously ejected them from the game!

The reason was that Crawford believed that Brown and Wallace were mocking his officiating.

"This is definitely the darkest NBA game I've ever seen!"

Risking offending the officials, Barkley from TNT TV Station, always outspoken, said bluntly, "Joey Crawford's call is a disgrace to referees!"

At the North Shore Garden Arena, Qin Yue, known for not complaining about referees, couldn't hold back either.

"Remember what you did today!" Staring directly at Crawford on the court, Qin Yue shouted angrily, "I hope you can sleep well from now on every day!"

At that moment, unable to give Qin Yue a technical foul, Crawford could only silently endure the threat from Qin Yue and the almost continuous verbal abuse that lasted until the end of the game.

"I've always empathized with the hardships referees face during games!" After the game, Qin Yue, for the first time in his life, fired shots at the NBA officiating corps during an interview, "But if the officials don't want us to win, they can completely tell us in advance next time, and we can just not play!"

The Celtics, with Joey Crawford's bias, successfully evened the series in the third game.

And regarding this...

Completely unexpected that Crawford would execute the task so poorly, Stern also had to step forward to say that Joey Crawford would not be officiating any more games in the upcoming Finals.

"We will conduct an internal review of Joey," Stern said, "I know there were a lot of calls in the third game that are open to debate, but we absolutely did not deliberately manipulate the game. You know, the NBA has always been a fair, open, and just league."

To appease Qin Yue's anger...

Before the start of the fourth game, Stern even specifically instructed Dan Crawford, who would be officiating that game, "No matter how he insults you, you cannot give him a technical foul."

Upon hearing this, Dan Crawford, who has always had a good relationship with Qin Yue, said, "I'm not afraid of him insulting me on the court. I'm just worried that if we don't compensate him in some way, the angry fans would verbally attack us to death."

Stern took a deep breath and said, "The exact officiating standard is up to you. I didn't expect Joey to blow such a game either."

Stern knew very well that after the inky darkness of the third game, Joey Crawford and his family had already received a massive number of death threats from Bay Area fans.

And this led Stern, who initially just wanted to orchestrate an extra game in the Finals, to suddenly be burdened with all kinds of resentful cursing.

And what about Qin Yue?

For Qin Yue, who just wanted to focus on playing well...

He never expected that from this day forward, as compensation for him, the entire NBA referee echelon would tacitly allow him to have a privilege that only belonged to a GOAT.

Moreover, this privilege was even personally stated to him by Dan Crawford.

"If in the future, you're dissatisfied with our calls, you can directly insult us on the court." Before the fourth game, Crawford told Qin Yue, "I and my fellow referees will humbly accept your criticism."

Upon seeing this, Qin Yue pushed his luck and said, "Then can I celebrate by wagging my finger during the game?"

Crawford nodded, "I can assure you, you will never be given a technical foul for celebrating by wagging your finger."

At this, Qin Yue felt considerably better.

Although deep down, Qin Yue still deeply loathed Joey Crawford's incompetent officiating in the third game.

But for now, leading the Warriors to conquer the North Shore Garden Arena was Qin Yue's top priority.

"Do the Celtics really think they beat us by their strength in the third game?"

Before the start of the fourth game, watching the determined Green Army players attempt to take another game on their home court, Qin Yue snorted coldly and then made up his mind.

This round of the Finals...

He would personally stain his crown with the Celtics' blood here!

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