Grimes just hit a huge and one three (which of course he missed the free throw) and the Garden was absolutely rocking with all momentum on the Knicks side. We go into a 3 minute commercial break to see if Brown stepped into his landing space. The next play IQ contests White at the rim, Boston get a late whistle, and Thibs challenges the call. Another 5 minutes to review the play (which was bullshit, IQ had a clean contest). We finally get a minute of real game time and then we get the KP/iHart scuffle which results in another 5 minute review. By this time, the crowd is completely out of it and the Garden is dead. The game went from extremely hyped to watching the refshow. I don’t understand what the replay center is for if the NBA doesn’t even utilize it. The MLB just implemented the pitch clock and it did wonders to the game. I don’t mind the second challenge rule but we have to find a way to review them faster. I also don’t need Ben Taylor to write a college essay explaining the call to the scorers table and the viewers at home what just happened. Killing the flow of a game to review plays for 5 minutes is hurting the product so much.
League told the refs they need to call a flop on each team, and they just got them over with together.