I think it is fair to say that the Knicks did not play their best basketball but they have now had two-straight games in which the refs clearly enabled the Spurs to play insane physical with no repercussions and the Knicks just having to deal with it
You just cannot have free throws be 22-4 in a half of basketball in the NBA Finals.
Both teams are playing extremely physical. Either call it tight both ways or let them play both ways.
Jalen Brunson: Smallest player on the court. Shoved in the chest, neck, and head. No calls.
Wemby: Biggest player on the court. Breathed on and misses. Immediate whistle.
Knicks coach Mike Brown on the referees in Game 3: “I never thought I’d be in the NBA Finals and see a team get 24 free throw attempts in the second half to another team’s eight. I don’t think I complain much about officials or the fairness when it comes to the free throw attempts. San Antonio is a great team. It’s going to lower our odds big time if we play Game 4 and in the second half they get 24 free throw attempts to our eight. Maybe we were fouling, but they fouled too.”
Mike Brown is not happy with the officiating after Game 3:
"I never thought I'd be in the NBA Finals and see a team get 24 free throw attempts in the second half to another team's eight."