NBA Playoffs: Knicks beat Pistons in Game 4 after controversial no-call that set coach J.B. Bickerstaff off
J.B. Bickerstaff was livid after the Pistons' one-point loss on Sunday afternoon.
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The New York Knicks escaped Detroit with a wild one-point win on Sunday afternoon, which pushed them to a 3-1 lead in their opening-round playoff series with the Pistons.
The win, though, only came after a very controversial no-call in the final seconds that sent Pistons head coach J.B. Bickerstaff storming after the officials on the court at Little Caesars Arena while the Knicks players celebrated around them.
The Pistons had the ball down by a single point with 11.1 seconds left on the clock, and were looking for a game-winner. Pistons star Cade Cunningham took a shot from the left elbow, but was just off the mark. After a scramble for the ball under the rim, the Pistons kicked it out to Tim Hardaway Jr. in the corner — who had just enough time to put up a shot before the buzzer sounded.
But, as Hardaway faked first, he drew a lot of contact from Knicks guard Josh Hart as he went up for the shot. Hardaway was actually knocked into a row of photographers on the baseline, and his shot missed the rim entirely as the buzzer sounded. But the official, who was standing right next to Hardaway and Hart, didn’t call a foul.
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So the Knicks then escaped with the 94-93 win. That put them up 3-1 in the series. They’ll have a chance to close out the Pistons in Game 5 on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.
This post will be updated with more information shortly.
