{"id":1584,"date":"2026-06-09T04:37:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T04:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=1584"},"modified":"2026-06-09T04:37:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T04:37:59","slug":"knicks-coach-mike-brown-fumes-at-refs-over-free-throw-disparity-after-game-3-loss-to-spurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=1584","title":{"rendered":"Knicks coach Mike Brown fumes at refs over free-throw disparity after Game 3 loss to Spurs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Knicks head coach Mike Brown called out the referees over the drastic second-half free-throw disparity after their Game 3 NBA Finals loss Monday night at Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n

Read more Knicks drop Game 3 at raucous MSG as Spurs strike back in NBA Finals<\/a><\/p>\n

The Spurs cut the Knicks\u2019 series lead to 2-1 with a 115-111 victory after attempting 24 free throws in the second half, while the Knicks had only eight free throws in the final two quarters.<\/p>\n

\u201cI never thought I\u2019d be in the NBA finals and see a team get 24 free-throw attempts in the second half to another team\u2019s eight,\u201d Brown said after the game. \u201cI don\u2019t think I complain much about officials or the fairness when it comes to free-throw attempts. San Antonio is a great team \u2014 they\u2019re a great team. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s gonna lower our odds big time if we play Game 4, and in the second half, they get 24 free-throw attempts to our eight. And maybe we were fouling, but they foul too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brown brought up one play where Karl-Anthony Towns got \u201cwhacked across the arm\u201d when he shot the ball after getting a loose-ball rebound.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere were opportunities to at least try to even the free throws out,\u201d Brown added. \u201cNow we didn\u2019t play good. San Antonio played great.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more ESPN\u2019s Shams Charania says he was briefly stopped by Secret Service outside MSG<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Spurs made 25 of 32 free-throw attempts overall in Game 3 while the Knicks were 18-for-22.<\/p>\n

Victor Wembanyama, who didn\u2019t get called for a foul in the first half despite shoving Jalen Brunson in the back of the head, was 8-for-9 from the free-throw line and finished with 32 points.<\/p>\n

Read more Garden security for Trump\u2019s Game 3 attendance irks Spurs\u2019 De\u2019Aaron Fox<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Knicks head coach Mike Brown called out the referees over the drastic second-half free-throw disparity after their Game 3 NBA Finals loss Monday night at MSG.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1583,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,63,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","category-nba-finals","category-new-york-knicks"],"yoast_head":"\nKnicks coach Mike Brown fumes at refs over free-throw disparity after Game 3 loss to Spurs - Metro Transit Review<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=1584\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Knicks coach Mike Brown fumes at refs over free-throw disparity after Game 3 loss to Spurs - 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