Nick Wright

It was off the action.

And I think, well, we'll get to the Wimby Brunson thing because that's a separate discussion.

But the Knicks did not lose yesterday because...

of the officiating.

The Knicks lost yesterday because much like every team in NBA history, they were unable to play 14 excellent playoff games in a row.

Like, they were due a bad performance.

And they weren't as connected defensively as they've been.

Mitchell Robinson was flat-footed.

Carl Anthony Towns wasn't getting the ball on offense.

Brunson did a little hero ball.

And despite all of that, there were moments that it looked like they might steal it in the second half.

With two minutes left, and the Knicks all of a sudden had cut it to four.

and the Spurs had an absolutely nothing possession going, and Wimby late in the shot clock throws a grenade to Steph Castle, who as excellent as he's been this series, is not a knockdown three-point shooter.

When that happened, I thought, oh my God, the Knicks are about to get the ball down four points.

Two minutes left, and Castle hit the three to go up seven, and that essentially ended it.

Now, the Knicks made a couple crazy threes late where the Spurs had to hit free throws, but the Knicks did not play well enough to win that game flatly.

And they didn't deserve to win that game.

And I understand the frustration with the officiating, but the frustration should be less about the fouls the Knicks got

I'm sorry, the fouls, the calls the Spurs got.

If you're going to be frustrated as a Knicks fan, then be frustrated about the fact you think the Spurs fouled a few times and it went uncalled.