Crew chief admits missed foul, Knicks top 'livid' Pistons - ESPN

NEW YORK — After the New York Knicks escaped with a 113-111 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Monday night — in large part because of an obvious missed call with 8.5 seconds left when Knicks guard Donte DiVincenzo plowed into Pistons forward Ausar Thompson — Pistons coach Monty Williams delivered a tirade over what he deemed a season's worth of mistreatment from the officials.

«The absolute worst call of the season,» Williams said a few minutes after the game, arriving in the media room before any reporters could get there and not answering any questions outside of his statement about the game's final sequence. «No call, and enough's enough. We've done it the right way. We've called the league. We've sent in clips. We're sick of hearing the same stuff over and over again.

»We had a chance to win the game, and a guy dove into Ausur's legs and there was a no-call. That's an abomination. You cannot miss that in an NBA game. Period. And I'm tired of talking about it. I'm tired of my guys asking, 'What more can we do, Coach?' That situation is Exhibit A to what we've been dealing with all season long, and enough's enough.

«You cannot dive into a guy's legs in a big-time game like that and there be a no-call. It's ridiculous, and we're tired of it. We just want a fair game called. Period. And I've got nothing else to say. We want a fair game, and that was not fair.»

Referee James Williams — the crew chief on the night — was standing right on top of the play, which occurred during a frenetic closing sequence, and admitted in a pool report after the game that it should have been called a foul.

«Upon postgame review, we determined that Thompson gets to the ball first, and then was deprived of the opportunity to gain possession