From near interception… to expulsion. Dillon Brooks had an improbable end to the match on the Bucks floor. The Rockets winger was penalized for “flopping”, 40 seconds from time, when he was on the verge of stealing the ball in front of Khris Middleton.
He finished his race in first place, believing he was pushed by his Bucks counterpart. A stroller ” blatant » according to Ime Udoka, who blames the same refereeSuyash Mehta, to have “ lack the same whistles throughout the match. Yes, there was this specific action, but there were a ton of missed whistles. »
Victim of his reputation?
Dillon Brooks expresses the same frustration: “ I'm tired of the referees being right in front of the action and not blowing the whistle. » On the sequence in question, he believes he has “ ran at full speed to get the ball ”, before throwing the ball “ trying to [s]e protect and not fall on the supporters or on the ground “. Therefore, being sanctioned for having exaggerated the contact “ no sense ” and is ” unacceptable » for the former Grizzly, who even believes that the referee in question should no longer whistle their matches…
The Rockets did not fail to display their anger in the heat of the moment. The Texan in shorts was punished for his words towards the referee, before finally being sent off. Ime Udoka followed his player to the locker room and was himself sanctioned for having contested the referee's decision on the field.
The Texans had already been annoyed by previous decisions by officials. Like this basket from the same Dillon Brooks, first validated before being refused, because the referees considered that he had committed an offensive foul in front of Pat Connaughton.
The action was reviewed by the referees, unlike the gesture by Brook Lopez, against Fred VanVleet, earlier in the match, after three minutes of play: an elbow which sent the Houston leader to the mat . “ During the game, we considered that the contact between Lopez and VanVleet constituted a normal basketball action and therefore there was no need for further examination. », justified the official Bill Kennedy.
Ime Udoka, number 1 in technical fouls
“ I think it's very similar to the decision made against Dillon. Fred got a nudge, too, and (a decision) goes one way, the other goes the other “, denounces Ime Udoka.
“ The referees let me know they didn't see it », Reports the leader, who remained on the ground for several seconds at the time. He adds : ” The refereeing isn't the reason we lost this game, but it sure makes things frustrating when you're trying to come back. »
His coach now has seven technical fouls, as many as his expelled winger, making him the most sanctioned technician in the league. “ It's good to have a coach support you when things don't go your way », At least appreciates Dillon Books.
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| Players | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Bp | Int | Ct | Party | Pts |
| Alperen Sengun | 22 | 32.3 | 52.6 | 30.8 | 67.3 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 9.0 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 19.7 |
| Jalen Green | 22 | 30.9 | 40.6 | 32.8 | 80.0 | 0.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 17.8 |
| Fred Vanvleet | 21 | 37.9 | 38.0 | 37.6 | 85.3 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 8.5 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 16.4 |
| Dillon Brooks | 22 | 31.5 | 46.6 | 38.8 | 83.7 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 13.8 |
| Jabari Smith, Jr. | 22 | 30.3 | 47.7 | 36.5 | 73.7 | 1.9 | 7.0 | 8.9 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 12.5 |
| Tari Eason | 15 | 19.6 | 47.3 | 43.8 | 62.5 | 2.0 | 5.3 | 7.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 8.9 |
| Aaron Holiday | 20 | 18.2 | 46.5 | 44.1 | 84.6 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 7.2 |
| Jeff Green | 21 | 15.4 | 52.5 | 32.0 | 82.5 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 6.6 |
| Jae'sean Tate | 20 | 17.8 | 50.6 | 35.9 | 69.2 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 5.7 |
| Amen Thompson | 5 | 15.4 | 41.7 | 16.7 | 62.5 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 5.4 |
| Cam Whitmore | 5 | 6.4 | 46.7 | 20.0 | 50.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 4.0 |
| Boban Marjanovic | 3 | 6.7 | 55.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| Nate Williams, Jr. | 4 | 5.4 | 54.5 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 3.3 |
| Nathaniel Hinton | 4 | 4.1 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| Reggie Bullock | 11 | 8.4 | 35.0 | 35.3 | 100.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 |
| Jock Landale | 15 | 8.8 | 35.7 | 20.0 | 100.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
| Jermaine Samuels | 5 | 5.7 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
