Mike Brown Calls Out Officials After Knicks’ Loss To Pacers
Mike Brown is frustrated about the Knicks not getting the same calls as their opponents in their last two games.
New York Knicks suffered a 106-104 loss to the Indiana Pacers in the Emirates NBA Cup on Friday, dropping their season record to 6-6 and their record in the tournament to 0-2. Head coach Mike Brown was visibly frustrated during the game, earning a technical foul with 1:05 left in the second quarter after a layup attempt by OG Anunoby went uncalled.
Brown expressed his frustration in a postgame press conference, stating, "I did get a T, but the reality of it is they were playing harder than us." He also noted that they were struggling from the free-throw line, with Jalen Brunson going 0-0 from the charity stripe, and that the discrepancy should not be as significant in consecutive games.
The Pacers shot 20 free throws at halftime compared to the Knicks' five, and this disparity continued in the second half, as the Pacers finished with a 25-13 advantage in free throws. Brown acknowledged that officiating might have played a role in the outcome, as the Knicks only shot nine free throws after the break compared to the Pacers' 13.
The defeat puts the Knicks, the current cup holders, in a difficult position to advance to the knockout stage from East Group B, as they currently sit at the bottom of the group.
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