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New York Post
11 May 2024


NextImg:Knicks’ Tom Thibodeau laments calls at end of Game 3 loss to Pacers

Is it truly a Knicks-Pacers second-round game without referee qualms?

Friday night continued that trend when the officiating discourse continued after the Pacers’ 111-106 win over the Knicks Friday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

“From my vantage point, I thought those calls could’ve gone our way but I’m not gonna comment until I look at the film,” Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau said after the game. “We’ve just got to find a way to win, that’s the bottom line.”

Tom Thibodeau speaks to the media after the Knicks’ Game 3 loss to the Pacers on March 10, 2024. Screengrab

Most notably, Knicks wing Josh Hart believes he should have been the recipient of a goaltending call on his layup attempt with 2:03 left in the game.

The teams were tied at 102 at the time.

“I know it was a goaltend,’ Hart said. “I saw it. … But obviously they didn’t call it.”

New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau reacts to a call at referee Kevin Scott #24 during the fourth quarter. The Indiana Pacers defeat the New York Knicks 111-106. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post

Friday’s loss cut the Knicks’ series lead to 2-1.

Pacers coach Rick Carlisle brought officiating to the forefront after the Knicks’ Game 2 win, lambasting the referees for not giving his team a chance due to their “small-market” status.

“Small-market teams deserve an equal shot. They deserve a fair shot… no matter where they’re playing,” Carlisle said after Game 2. “We deserve a fair shot, and it’s just not. There’s not a consistent balance,” Carlisle said. “And that’s disappointing. So give New York credit for the physicality that they’re playing with. But their physicality is rewarded, and ours is penalized, just time after time.”

Josh Hart is blocked by Myles Turner during the Knicks’ Game 3 loss to the Pacers on May 10, 2024. USA TODAY Sports

The NBA subsequently fined Carlisle $35,000 prior to Game 3 for his comments.