New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau opened up on his thoughts on the officiating after Saturday\u2019s blowout loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, which included a Josh Hart ejection and a hefty load of foul calls.<\/p>\n

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\u201cLike I always say, my thing with the officials, they\u2019re going to miss some calls,\u201d said Thibodeau via The New York Post. \u201cIt\u2019s not easy. If it happens, you don\u2019t want somebody to make a call on something he didn\u2019t see it. If he didn\u2019t see it I\u2019d rather he \u2014 it\u2019s unfortunate but that\u2019s part of the game. You\u2019ve just got to play on, move forward. That\u2019s it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Knicks lost Josh Hart early in Saturday\u2019s game<\/strong>
\nHart was ejected early in the second quarter after being handed two technical fouls for vehemently disagreeing with a call made on the floor.<\/p>\n

The Knicks were then left even more shorthanded than they already were, as Mitchell Robinson is out for several weeks, and Jericho Sims was nearly unplayable Saturday night due to ineffective play.<\/p>\n

There was also a surplus of free throws from both sides Saturday, as the Clippers shot 34 attempts from the charity stripe compared to the Knicks\u2019 26. The Knicks were tabbed with 22 personal fouls on the night, including five New York players, each being handed three fouls.<\/p>\n

Thibodeau backed up his team after frustrating loss<\/strong>
\nThibodeau has been known to sympathize with the referees due to the difficult nature of making decisions in real-time. However, it is clear that while he understands that mistakes from the officials will occur, he opted to come to the defense of his team and expressed an ounce of frustration towards the referees after Saturday\u2019s incident.<\/p>\n

That frustration from Thibodeau could also be coincided with his team\u2019s poor defense of late. They allowed 144 points to the Clippers, which was the fifth time in their last six games that they allowed at least 120 points to their opponent. The Knicks are 2-4 over that span.<\/p>\n

Things will not get easier for the Knicks, as they will close out their four-game west coast trip with a game against the LA Lakers before heading back to New York for a road game against the Brooklyn Nets, followed by back-to-back home games against the Milwaukee Bucks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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