Even the officials concurred<\/a>.<\/p>\n\u201cYou saw it,\u201d Hardaway said. \u201cIt was blatant.\u201d<\/p>\n
For Cunningham, it was another frustrating moment in a series where he has struggled to get to the free-throw line.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s nothing different than what we\u2019ve seen before,\u201d he said. \u201cI want to say it was a surprise, because it was a foul, but I\u2019m not surprised.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Pistons had an unexpected ally in disputing the call.<\/p>\n
\u201cDuring live play, it was judged that Josh Hart made a legal defensive play,\u201d crew chief David Guthrie told a pool reporter after the game. \u201cAfter postgame review, we observed that Hart makes body contact that is more than marginal to Hardaway Jr. and a foul should have been called.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cunningham missed a 15-footer with 1:07 to play, then turned the ball over with 37 seconds to go.<\/p>\n
\u201cCade has to carry us a lot on the offensive end of the floor,\u201d Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. \u201cHe has come through for us over and over again.\u201d<\/p>\n
That made for an ugly finish to a historic game for Cunningham. He finished with 25 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds \u2014 just the third playoff triple-double in franchise history. The first two belonged to Isiah Thomas in 1986 and 1989.<\/p>\n
He had only six points in the first half but put up 19 points, nine rebounds and seven assists as Detroit rallied in the second half.<\/p>\n
\u201cCunningham \u2014 that\u2019s a great player,\u201d Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said. \u201cYou need your whole team tied together on that and you got to try to make him work.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cunningham is averaging 25.8 points, 9.0 assists and 8.8 rebounds in his first playoff series, with at least one game to go.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis has been a lot of fun,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s amazing to still be playing basketball at this time of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n
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