Basketball: The New York Knicks have defeated Philadelphia despite finding themselves behind by five points with under a minute to go in game two of their playoff series.
Knicks turnaround 5pts in final seconds! | 01:14The NBA confirmed the 76ers’ gripes that Tyrese Maxey was a New York mugging victim during the Knicks’ frantic late-game comeback Monday night, and the league also concurred Tuesday with other complaints they made after Game 2
It comes after Philadelphia stated they would make an official complaint to the NBA over the officiating of their first two playoff games.Start Your Free Trial Today >“Tyrese got fouled a couple of times. We just had the same thing happen against Miami with Tyler Herro. The report states that with 27.0 seconds remaining — just after Brunson’s 3-pointer brought the Knicks within two — “Brunson pulls Maxey’s jersey away from his body, which affects Maxey’s ability to secure the pass.”
The report also states that the officials were correct in not calling a foul on Maxey against Hart ahead of the inbounds play because “Maxey brings his hands towards Hart and marginal contact occurs as Maxey releases away from Hart during the inbound.
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