Pistons Coach Monty Williams Goes Off On Referees After Loss To Knicks!

Monty Williams is clearly over dangerous NBA officiating … the Pistons head coach put the refs on blast for the “worst no-call” within the closing seconds of their recreation towards the Knicks, which led to their forty ninth lack of the season.

“The absolute worst call of the season, no call,” Williams stated earlier than storming out of the post-game press convention at Madison Sq. Backyard on Monday, saying, “Enough’s enough!”

Williams is referring to a sequence late within the 4th quarter that doubtless price the Pistons a win.

With just below 10 seconds remaining within the recreation, and with Detroit up 1 level, NYK guard Donte DiVincenzo threw an errant go that was stolen by DET ahead Ausar Thompson who began down the courtroom in direction of Detroit’s basket. DD tried to steal the ball again, and in doing so, he crashed into Ausar, who misplaced the ball.

It was seemingly a blatant foul … however no whistle got here. Jalen Brunson picked up the ball and fired it to Josh Hart, who was capable of make a contested shot on the basket. And one. As an alternative of the Pistons possessing the ball with 8 seconds left, up 1 and headed to the free throw line, they have been down 3 with solely 2.8 seconds left.

Knicks win. Monty huge mad.

“We had a chance to win the game, and the guy dove into Ausar’s legs, and there was a no-call,” Williams stated. “That is an abomination. You can not miss that in an NBA recreation. Interval!

“That situation is Exhibit A in what we’ve been dealing with all season long and enough is enough!”

The referees even admitted they blew it (or ought to we are saying did not) … crew chief James Wiliams informed a pool reporter {that a} foul ought to have been known as on DiVincenzo.

For his half, Donte says he was going for the basketball.

“I went for the ball,” DiVincenzo stated after the sport, “I didn’t look at the play … I respect everybody’s opinion.”

Paradoxically, the Knicks handled the same state of affairs not too way back …. however they have been on the opposite aspect. Officials known as Brunson for a foul foul which resulted within the Knicks dropping to the Rockets earlier this month.