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Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau took issue with the glaring free-throw discrepancy Monday night after the Pistons evened the first-round playoff series with a 100-94 win.<\/p>\n
Thibodeau was asked about Jalen Brunson\u2019s 37-point effort when he switched gears and sounded off on the way the game was called.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously, huge discrepancy in free throws. Huge. I gotta take a look at that, alright?\u201d Thibodeau said. \u201cSo \u2026 I don\u2019t understand how on one side you talk about direct line drives, the guys get fouled and it\u2019s not being called, right? And look, I really don\u2019t give a crap how they call the game as long as it\u2019s consistent on both sides. So [Cade] Cunningham\u2019s driving and there\u2019s marginal contact and he\u2019s getting to the line. Then Jalen [Brunson] deserves to be getting to the line, it\u2019s really that simple.\u201d<\/p>\n
The first of several rounds of \u201crefs you suck\u201d chants started when Cunningham stepped to the free-throw line at the 5:06 mark in the second quarter. <\/p>\n
The boos and expressions of disgust only continued as the game wore on.<\/p>\n
The Pistons went 13 of 14 from the line in the first half, while the Knicks waited until the end of the second quarter to take their first trip to the charity stripe.<\/p>\n
Cunningham\u2019s six free-throw attempts were three times more than the Knicks\u2019 team total in the first half.<\/p>\n
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Fans let out more frustration when Brunson was whistled for a clear-path foul in the third quarter. <\/p>\n
Despite Cunningham connecting with Ausar Thompson for an alley-oop layup, the basket was waved off and Thompson went to the free throw line for two attempts.<\/p>\n
Thompson missed both, but the Pistons got the ball back and Cunningham made good on the additional possession with a basket that ballooned Detroit\u2019s lead to 11.<\/p>\n
By night\u2019s end, the Pistons took 15 more free-throw attempts than the Knicks and scored 28 points from the charity stripe to New York\u2019s 16.<\/p>\n
The Knicks took 11 of their 19 free-throw attempts in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n
Thibodeau didn\u2019t believe the way the game was being officiated impacted his team\u2019s play.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s part of our league,\u201d he said. \u201cYou make your point, move on. Try to do it during the dead ball.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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