Pistons coach rages at refs over late no-call in playoff loss to Knicks

The New York Knicks narrowly defeated the Detroit Pistons successful Game 4 of their first-round playoff matchup connected Sunday afternoon, 94-93, arsenic it came down to a arguable end.

Knicks large antheral Karl-Anthony Towns nailed 2 clutch shots successful the last moments to springiness New York the one-point advantage.

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New York Knicks defender Pacome Dadiet, center, celebrates with halfway Karl-Anthony Towns (32) precocious successful the 4th fourth of their triumph implicit the Pistons successful Game 4 of an NBA first-round playoff bid connected April 27, 2025, successful Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

Cade Cunningham and the Pistons had possession with nether 10 seconds to play. Cunningham got a decent look astatine the foul line, but his changeable was disconnected the mark. The shot bounced astir earlier Tim Hardaway Jr. got it successful the corner. He pump-faked to marque Knicks defender Josh Hart jump. Hardaway leaned into Hart to effort to gully a foul. No foul was called arsenic Hardaway missed his shot.

Detroit caput manager J.B. Bickerstaff stormed onto the tribunal and appeared to outcry astatine the officials, "That’s a f---ing foul." The officials didn’t oblige and the Knicks took a 3-1 bid lead.

Bickerstaff sounded disconnected connected the play astatine the extremity of the game.

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"There's interaction connected Tim Hardaway's leap shot. I don't cognize immoderate different mode astir it, there's interaction connected his leap shot," Bickerstaff said, via ESPN. "(Hart) leaves his feet; he's astatine Timmy's mercy. I repeat, there's interaction connected his leap shot."

NBA officials admitted to making a mistake aft the crippled was finished.

"During unrecorded play, it was judged that Josh Hart made a ineligible antiaircraft play," unit main David Guthrie said. "After postgame review, we observed that Hart makes assemblage interaction that is much than marginal to Hardaway Jr. and a foul should person been called."

Towns finished with 27 points and 9 rebounds. Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 32 points, 11 assists and 5 rebounds contempt dealing with an ankle issue.

Cunningham had 25 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists successful the loss.

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Game 5 is acceptable for Tuesday night.

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