Knicks coach questions officiating after Game 2 loss to Pistons

Knicks can't worry about foul calls in Game 3 in Detroit

Team must not allow the Detroit crowd or officiating to take them out of their game plan.

Knicks Coach Tom Thibodeau Faces Backlash After Game 2 Loss

New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau was heavily criticized after his team’s 100-94 Game 2 loss to the Pistons on April 21.Many fans and analysts alike blamed Thibodeau for not trusting in his second-unit players, a trend that persisted throughout the 2024-25 season. In the Game 2 loss to Detroit, Miles McBride was the only Knicks second-unit player to get on the scoresheet, adding eight points from 13 minutes off the bench.In comparison, th…

Knicks coach questions officiating after Game 2 loss to Pistons

Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau voiced his displeasure over what he believes is a free throw discrepancy between his guard Jalen Brunson and Pistons star Cade Cunningham.

New York Knicks HC Tom Thibodeau Claims Jalen Brunson Isn't Getting Enough Calls After Game 2 Loss

New York Knicks superstar Jalen Brunson isn’t being treated fairly by NBA referees. At least, that’s what Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau claimed after New York’s 100-94 loss to the Detroit Pistons in Game 2 of their opening-round playoff series in the Eastern Conference. Brunson scored a game-high 37 points and shot 11 free throws in the game but the Knicks shot just 19 free throws as a team compared to Detroit’s 34. “I don’t understand how on …

Thibs moans about officiating after Knicks drop Game 2 against Pistons

NEW YORK — The New York Knicks left the court for halftime down by six on the scoreboard and way behind in the free throw statistics. The Detroit Pistons wound up shooting 34 free throws Monday night in their 100-94 victory over the Knicks, who took 19 in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference first-round matchup. The series is even and Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said afterward the free throws need to be as well. “Obviously huge discrepancy in free th…

Knicks’ Tom Thibodeau fumes at referees over ‘huge’ free throw discrepancy

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.