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The New York Knicks narrowly defeated the Detroit Pistons in Game 4 of their first-round playoff matchup on Sunday afternoon, 94-93, as it came down to a controversial end.
Knicks big man Karl-Anthony Towns nailed two clutch shots in the final moments to give New York the one-point advantage.
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New York Knicks guard Pacome Dadiet, center, celebrates with center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) late in the fourth quarter of their win over the Pistons in Game 4 of an NBA first-round playoff series on April 27, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)
Cade Cunningham and the Pistons had possession with under 10 seconds to play. Cunningham got a decent look at the foul line, but his shot was off the mark. The ball bounced around before Tim Hardaway Jr. got it in the corner. He pump-faked to make Knicks guard Josh Hart jump. Hardaway leaned into Hart to try to draw a foul. No foul was called as Hardaway missed his shot.
Detroit head coach J.B. Bickerstaff stormed onto the court and appeared to yell at the officials, "That’s a f---ing foul." The officials didn’t oblige and the Knicks took a 3-1 series lead.
Bickerstaff sounded off on the play at the end of the game.
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"There's contact on Tim Hardaway's jump shot. I don't know any other way around it, there's contact on his jump shot," Bickerstaff said, via ESPN. "(Hart) leaves his feet; he's at Timmy's mercy. I repeat,
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