The Indiana Pacers lost to the New York Knicks on Wednesday night to fall into a 0-2 hole in their playoff series, and it sounds like the team is not at all happy with the officiating in the first two games of the series.
According to a report from Brian Windhorst of ESPN, the Indiana Pacers have submitted 78 plays to the NBA office that they believe were incorrectly called in the first two games of the playoff series against the New York Knicks.
“The Indiana Pacers have submitted 78 plays to the NBA that they felt were called incorrectly against them during Games 1 and 2 against the New York Knicks, a league source told ESPN,” Windhorst wrote for ESPN.
“Pacers coach Rick Carlisle, speaking after Indiana fell behind 2-0 in the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 130-121 loss to New York on Wednesday, said the team had identified 29 questionable calls from Game 1. The source said the Pacers identified 49 such plays from Game 2 and submitted them overnight to the NBA office.”
Obviously, this is a pretty insane move from the Pacers and it led to a lot of reactions on social media as a result.
I repeat: Least likable team in the NBA https://t.co/gPWUN6CkMy
— kang (@jaycaspiankang) May 9, 2024
Have fun with that. https://t.co/sJQR7oyJ25
— Jonathan Macri (@JCMacriNBA) May 9, 2024
My favorite incorrect call was to leave TJ McConnell on the bench down the stretch. League should take a good look at that one. https://t.co/PWBrjpVWJ1
— Andrew Claudio (@AndrewJClaudio_) May 9, 2024
Loser ass franchise. This is pathetic. https://t.co/c9qCXJS3S2
— Bucks Nation (@MKEBucksNation) May 9, 2024
admire the effort but 49 is a very funny number
like, you’ve lost the plot if you think there are 49 calls that were wrong and specifically should’ve broken your way in a single game https://t.co/f22OrPXOr1
— Brad Rowland (@BTRowland) May 9, 2024
Sending in 79 clips to the league instead of sending a double team for Jalen Brunson is wild.
— Jasher®️ (@jashercox) May 9, 2024
The refs also decided to bench their best performing players on the court right Rick carlisle? The refs lets the pacers defense let up 130 points. Knicks couldn’t stop TJ Mcconell and they left him on the bench.
— TropixMusic (@TropixOfficial) May 9, 2024
Clearly, the Pacers were not happy with the officiating. We’ll have to see if that changes in the next games.
