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J.B. Bickerstaff Unleashes Fire Over Referee Performance Post-Pistons’ Loss to Thunder |
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| Detroit Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff at a press conference after a close loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night. | ||
| Date: This Saturday | Final Score: 107-113 | |
| “I am extremely proud of the way they continue to compete (the players). But I feel disgusted by the way this game was officiated. The level of disrespect was profound,” | ||
| “They (Thunder) have a player who falls, stumbles on his partner’s foot, and is then checked for a hostile play. Then they give us an elbow in the chest and neck. I ask the referees to at least take a look, to show us respect by taking a look, but nobody does. Lack of respect has gone far enough. And I will not allow our players to be treated in the way they were treated today,” he added. | ||
| Mention of Bickerstaff | As his press conference went on, Bickerstaff grew angrier, eventually hitting the table in rage while shouting his complaints. | |
| “We understand that we play a basketball style that is physical, which is on the limit. But we deserve a level of respect because we are competing and contributing something positive to this league. The least they could do is give us the same respect as the rest and be officiated in the same way as the rest. What they saw tonight was disgusting. It was a disgusting demonstration of lack of respect for our players and towards what we tried to do,” he concluded. | ||
| Performance Metrics | Details | |
| Shai-Gilgeous Alexander | 17 of 26 field shots (4 of 6 in triples), 10 of 10 from the personnel line. He contributed 6 assists in the Thunder, with 55-12 and backed by Cason Wallace, scoring 20 points. | |
| Notable Absences | Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams did not play for the Thunder. | |
| Cade Cunningham | Achieved a triple-double (11 points, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists) but shot 5 of 18 and was ejected in the third quarter for arguing with referees. | |
| Notable Mentions | Dennis Schroder, the most productive on the Pistons (17 points and 11 assists) | |
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