On Sunday afternoon, the Knicks had been on the street to face the Pistons in Recreation 4 of their first-round matchup. New York had a 2-1 collection lead coming into Sunday’s contest.
It was a extremely contested sport between New York and Detroit. The Pistons knew how a lot they wanted a win in Recreation 4. It was the distinction between being down 3-1 and the collection being tied 2-2. Within the remaining seconds of Recreation 4, Cade Cunningham missed a mid-range shot, and the ball bounced off a number of gamers and ended up within the nook. Tim Hardaway Jr. picked up the ball and shot a three-pointer. Knicks’ Josh Hart made contact, however no foul was referred to as. After the sport, NBA refs admitted within the pool report {that a} foul ought to have been referred to as on Hart for making “marginal contact” with Hardaway Jr.
The Pistons had been robbed of an opportunity to win Recreation 4 at dwelling
Referee David Guthrie says a foul ought to’ve been referred to as on Josh Hart 😬 pic.twitter.com/3d3c4fW6jP
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) April 27, 2025
Sunday’s Recreation 4 between the Knicks and Pistons was back-and-forth. Refs enable extra physicality within the postseason, and we’ve seen that on this collection. There is no such thing as a love misplaced between New York and Detroit. That is the Pistons’ first postseason look since 2018-19. For quite a lot of their gamers, it’s their first playoff expertise. Detroit has had the lead late in video games however has been unable to shut out and safe a win.
Nonetheless, shedding Recreation 4 94-93 on Sunday was not totally the Pistons’ fault. Tim Hardaway Jr. shot a three-pointer earlier than the ultimate buzzer sounded. Whereas taking the shot, Knicks’ Josh Hart jumped within the air to contest Hardaway Jr.’s shot. Hart made contact with Hardaway Jr. within the air, however no foul was referred to as. Pistons head coach J.B. Bickerstaff was livid and ran onto the court docket pleading for a name.
The refs rigged this sport for the Knicks im sorry it is a clear foul on Josh hart pic.twitter.com/2PZbsIvocR
— John (@iam_johnw) April 27, 2025
After each NBA sport, there’s a pool report. It’s carried out by a member of the media and the crew chief referee. For Recreation 4 on Sunday, it was David Guthrie. He admitted within the pool report that Josh Hart made “marginal contact” with Tim Hardaway Jr. Detroit would have had three free throw makes an attempt from a participant who shot 85% from the charity stripe. Hardaway Jr. would have wanted one basket to tie and two to win. A foul was not referred to as in actual time, and the Knicks took a 3-1 collection lead.
