Pistons star Cade Cunningham shared the same sentiment as Bickerstaff, urging that Ausar Thompson should\u2019ve received free throws following a tangle up with Jarrett Allen at the end of regulation.<\/p>\n
Thompson himself shared a more neutral stance, as he explained he wasn\u2019t given an explanation for the fouls, or lack thereof, but shared that the team cannot blame the refs. Even Pistons backup point guard Daniss Jenkins said that they know it was a foul but they don\u2019t expect to get those calls because they\u2019re the Pistons.<\/p>\n
The reality of the situation surrounding the officiating is much less controversial<\/p>\n
Whenever the NBA has close games that could be decided by a few calls down the stretch of any game, they release a Last Two Minute Report to assess whether or not there were any missed calls.<\/p>\n
The NBA league office released the Last Two Minute Report from game 5<\/a>, and it showed that there were no missed calls.<\/p>\n Pertaining to the controversial final play of regulation that had the Pistons riled up, the NBA ruled that both Allen and Thompson legally step to the same spot in pursuit of a loose ball, before either player gained possession, and both lost their balance from the marginal contact.<\/p>\n This was exactly what Tony Brothers and his crew ruled in-game, and it was also exactly how Brothers justified himself in the Poole Report<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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