Article 6WXBS NBA playoffs: Pistons lose to Knicks after refs admit to missing ‘blatant’ foul

NBA playoffs: Pistons lose to Knicks after refs admit to missing ‘blatant’ foul

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  • Detroit would have had free throws in one-point loss
  • Crew chief admits that foul should have been called
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Referees missed a foul on Tim Hardaway Jr on the final play of Detroit's 94-93 playoff loss to the Knicks on Sunday. The NBA acknowledged the mistake shortly after the game, saying a foul should have been called on the Knicks' Josh Hart.

Had the foul been called, Hardaway would have been awarded three free throws with about 0.3 seconds left. Instead, the game ended on that play and Detroit were left fuming.

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