The Thunder wins! The first hero is not Alexander or Caruso, and the first hero is him?

Before the start of the finals G4, when the camera swept across the audience, former NBA star Arenas made an action that caused an uproar in the audience. He took off the Pacers jersey in public and changed into the Thunder jersey.

The referee's name was read out by the live broadcaster: Scott Foster.

This seemingly funny move became the most accurate "prophecy" on social media three hours later: the Thunder reversed the Pacers 111-104 and tied the total score to 2-2.

Foster's Whistle: Thunder's Undefeated Golden Body and the Pacers' Curse

The data will not lie, but the data can make people feel cold.

Foster's referee of the Thunder this season has a terrifying record of 7 wins and 0 losses. Four playoff games and three regular season games, the Thunder averaged nearly 14 points in net victory over their opponents.

And the Pacers suffered a five-game losing streak under his whistle, including this life-and-death finals G4.

What is more intriguing is that the Thunder made only 3 of 16 three-pointers in this game, but the Pacers made 8 more three-pointers and still lost. 38 chances on the

free throw line became the invisible pusher of the Thunder's reversal.

8 free throws in 4 minutes in the last quarter: Alexander's "Mr. Key" password

When the game was 4 minutes left and the Thunder was 3 points behind, Foster's whistle suddenly rang out in a dense manner.

Alexander only had two free throws in the first 44 minutes, but stood on the free throw line 8 times in the last 4 minutes.

The most controversial scene happened 1 minute and 50 seconds before the final game: Alexander elbowed Nesmith when he broke through, and then made a jump shot from behind.

Slow motion shows that the elbow contact is obvious and the foot movement is illegal, but the bottom line referee Foster did not make any statement.

US media StatMuse directly mocked: "Foster is the master of series extension! " while netizens joked: "Alexander Foster = the strongest duo in NBA history ".

Referee manipulation theory has fermented again: "The art of controlling the field" from Donagy to Xiaohua, this is not the first time that the NBA has fallen into a crisis of trust because the referee has fallen into a crisis of trust.

Referee Donagy, who was imprisoned for gambling in 2007, revealed in his autobiography that the league instructed the referee to "extend the series".

Similar scripts are repeated in 2025:

When the Thunder's three-point shooting percentage falls below 20%, he can still win;

When Foster's referee's series went from a tie-break (the Thunder swept the opponent 4-0) to a forced 2-2 draw;

When famous reporter George Jariour angrily scolded "The only thing that can save the NBA is legal gambling, otherwise it will not be explained that the referee manipulates the finals" and the fans' anger pointed to the top of the league.

In the NBA in Xiaohua's era, business logic is eroding competitive fairness: data shows that the "balance whistle" in the playoffs surged, and the advantage of free throws on the back side expanded; the rate of foul exemption for star players at critical moments soared;

The success rate of coaches challenged exceeds 70%, but it is difficult to change the nature of "no challenge to the penalty".

The referee's report is late: Late justice = eternal doubt

3 hours after the game, the referee's report is late.

It admitted to missing the judgment, but it couldn't change the ending, just like G1 missed Green's foul on James in the 2018 Finals, which made the Cavaliers miss the chance to win the free throw.

Now, the players' first reaction after the game is no longer to review the tactics, but to brush the referee's report.

Former NBA player Redick sighed: "When the winning and losing key is hidden in the referee's pocket, the basketball dies. "

Silent spiral: Who is acquiescing to the "Foster phenomenon"?

Foster was ranked second in the hot search in the United States, the NBA official did not mention it.

This silence is like a catalyst: Thunder fans cheered "Foster is the 12th man in the city"; Pacers fans burned the jersey with Foster's avatar;

and neutral fans began to calculate that the league earned an additional $280 million in ticket revenue due to the series extension.

When the funny video of Arenas changing clothes exceeded 10 million, is the NBA giggling?

After all, black and red are also red, and controversy is traffic.

But 65% of fans have expressed their opinion in the vote: the referee is killing the sport.