US EditionKnicks' Mike Brown Calls Out SGA for Fooling Referees
Knicks coach Mike Brown criticized officials for a missed foul that allowed MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to score 26 points and remain in the game.
- On Wednesday at Madison Square Garden, Mike Brown was assessed his first technical after arguing a missed offensive charge on Shai Gilgeous‑Alexander with 1:57 left in the first quarter.
- With two fouls early, Gilgeous‑Alexander re-entered the game and Brown said `SGA, he's a tough cover, and he does a great job of convincing the referees-- probably better than anybody in the league-- that he's getting hit`, while Gilgeous‑Alexander scored 26 points in 35 minutes.
- Brown argued that Gilgeous‑Alexander routinely draws contact and convinced officials, saying `SGA, he's a tough cover...`, while Gilgeous‑Alexander went to the line seven times and scored 26 points with eight assists.
- Brunson supported his coach after the missed call, finishing with 16 points and 15 assists, and showed a bruise from the play, despite the Knicks missing two potential game-tying 3s in the final six seconds.
- Brown argued the missed sequence should have been ruled Gilgeous‑Alexander's third foul, which could have kept the MVP out for much of the second quarter, and he reiterated this in his postgame availability.
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