New York Knicks and Boston Celtics Aggression in Basketball league

April 26 at the end of the third bout between " New York (New York Knicks) "and" Boston (Boston Celtics) " JR Smith (JR Smith) caught the ball, covered it sought to perehvatku from Jason Terry , then suddenly made ​​a lunge right elbow and knocked the opponent to the ground. Knockdown, the first aggressive foul of the second degree in the current playoffs and the regular removal, coupled with one-match ban. If we consider the episode in perspective, it was the beginning of the end for the "Nix."
Before this incident, Smith, sixth best NBA player, scored in the series by an average of 16.3 points and implemented 43.5% of attempts with the game. At about the same thing, and that he demonstrated in the course of the regular championship. Wards Woodson as you remember, beat Garnett and company in the first three matches. JR , in turn, was so confident in his abilities, that when asked about the didactic moment in its removal, he said, "but I've learned that do not need to swing his elbows. But what happened next? And without lenses became apparent: after suspension defender lost the so-called rhythm of the game. Later, he gained by 13.5 percentage points in the horrific hits in the game - 29.5! No wonder that "the Knicks' experienced serious problems in attack - and, as a consequence, lost six of the last nine meetings and took off in the second round after a battle with the" Indiana (Indiana Pacers) ". "I take responsibility for what happened. Coaches I have failed," - he said later. Whatever it was, Smith is not alone. Over the past 10 years in the NBA, this was not observed - in 67 playoff games happened just seven deletions. Star central " Lakers (Los Angeles Lakers) " Dwight Howard (Dwight Howard) was expelled from the area for a couple of minutes before the end of the third quarter of the last game with the " San Antonio (San Antonio Spurs) ".

 Symbolic season for taking in a giant particular, and the team as a whole. Looks similar to the emotions experienced by Superman and Chris Paul (Chris Paul) , which in turn shlopotal deletion in the sixth (and last) match with the " Memphis (Memphis Grizzlies) ". But after 32 seconds of playing time he was joined by another, and Zach Randolph . And, of course, do not forget about the three Chicago "big" - Noah, Gibson and Mohammed who were guilty in a series of " Miami (Miami Heat) ". However, in practice not all of these sins are the same. According to the 65th page of the Code, the rules of the NBA, each of these actions may cause removal: one or two technical for unsportsmanlike conduct, two unsportsmanlike fouls (meaning "optional") or a second violation for unsportsmanlike degree (following the example of the same Smith). Of the seven deletions, for example, only three players have earned instant removal - Smith, Gibson (received two consecutive technical for being actively challenged the "exile" Noah), and Mohammed, who, as you remember, shoved James. The other four performers also shown the door after two episodes separated by some period of time. For what players are most likely to remove and what they need to do to avoid it, but to not swing elbows? ESPN Mag analyzed all 65 deletions in the "regular" and came to the following conclusions: 16 of them occurred in the second technical.

The remaining 49 were distributed as a 19 - to an unsportsmanlike foul of the second degree. 17 - two nearly simultaneous engineering, which the player received during a stoppage of play. Finally, 13 - a result of "techies" for unsporting behavior. Additionally, you can highlight and other interesting statistics. So, 16 deletions occurred in disputes with the referees, which is interpreted as a lack of respect for the rules of the judges. Happen, of course, and very active altercation between two players. How, for example, happened in November between Perkins and the already mentioned Randolph. In November, their feud at all peaked. Then Zack and all promised to "kick ass" for. Those 16 players deletions shlopotat for the fact that they beat rivals to the head or neck. Another 11 - for hitting an opponent after the whistle. course, every removal carries a touch of uniqueness. "You definitely do not forget them - says Ryan Hollins (Ryan Hollins) , which was removed five times in 405 games in his career. - Could be carefully analyzed each episode - I remember them so well. " But at the same time, the giant says it does not want to be a player with a bad reputation. After all, sometimes it also affects the decisions of the judges - just think of Rasheed Wallace . Nevertheless Hollins also states that the distances have a positive side: "

All this corresponds to human nature - people love violence and clashes of opinion. Also, do not forget about dedicated fans who will die for the team. course, I can not always help a team on the floor. However, removing often carry the emotional charge that gets the podium and, as a consequence, and the players themselves. " And, of course, the voltage increases with growing importance of matches. Against the background of the increased degree of confrontation, stiffness, as well as hopes for the championship play-offs is not rich in the most beautiful scenes. Not only that players get much more painful blows. Over the past 20 years in 15 cases, deletions in the playoffs has recruited more than matches "regex" (of course, as a percentage of the total number of meetings.) That's why Jeff Van Gundy , as a coach, " New York (New York Knicks) "clutched his leg Alonzo Mourning trying in vain to stop a fight in 1998. And so achieving LeBron to go without a single removal of 900 meetings in the NBA, the twins valuable. Similar self-control the envy of many players the strongest league in the world. Including JR Smith (JR Smith) , who has known the hard way: love of the fans can be replaced instantly hate.