After Brown took the court, the Celtics scored first on offense, with Fox receiving a pass from Duncan and hitting a three-pointer from the right corner.
Then, Dee Brown made a significant contribution on defense: while assisting against Gan Guoyang, he "intentionally" bumped into Gan Guoyang's arm, then staggered and fell to the ground clutching his mouth.
Brown rolled on the ground in pain. The team doctor came to check, and when Brown released his hand, blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. Seeing this, the referee promptly blew the whistle and called an offensive foul on Gan Guoyang!
That's the fourth foul!
Gan Guoyang quickly stepped forward to explain: "He ran into my arm, he used his mouth to hit my elbow!"
This sounded too much like an excuse, akin to hitting someone and then claiming their face hit your hand.
