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NBA Fans Poke Fun at Knicks’ DiVincenzo After Win vs. Pistons

How NBA fans reacted to the end of Knicks-Pistons on Monday.
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NBA Fans Poke Fun at Knicks’ DiVincenzo After Win vs. Pistons
NBA Fans Poke Fun at Knicks’ DiVincenzo After Win vs. Pistons

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The Detroit Pistons came up short in the final seconds of their Monday night matchup against the New York Knicks. 

The way the final seconds of the game played out was sort of similar to their previous matchup against the Orlando Magic.

Over the weekend, the Pistons’ loss to the Magic ended with a Paolo Banchero clutch-time shot that sent him to the free-throw line with less than a second to go in the game. Although Banchero made the shot anyway, Pistons head coach Monty Williams was still frustrated with the late-game call, and the fact that free throw attempts were lopsided in favor of Orlando throughout the game.

On Monday at Madison Square Garden, the Pistons took issue with the fact that they didn’t get a foul call at the end of the game. After coming up big with a steal while holding a one-point lead, Detroit rookie Ausar Thompson was getting out in transition, likely anticipating an intentional foul.

While the Pistons believed that New York’s Donte DiVincenzo surely fouled Thompson as he dove for the ball, which ended up tripping up the guard, the referees’ whistles were silent.

The result? A New York revenge steal, which led to an And-1 to give them the late-game lead before they sealed the deal.

Many NBA fans on social media seem to side with the Pistons. After seeing the way DiVincenzo managed to go about snagging his steal, fans reacted by poking fun at the play on X.

NBA Fans React to DiVincenzo

Next Up for Detroit

By dropping Monday’s game with a 113-111 loss, the Pistons fall to 8-49 on the year. With that, the Pistons fall short for the sixth-straight game

The Pistons will go head-to-head with the Chicago Bulls on Monday night to complete a back-to-back. Tip-off starts at 8 PM ET. 

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Justin Grasso
JUSTIN GRASSO

Justin Grasso was a credentialed writer and publisher covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s 76ers On SI Network. Grasso got his start in sports media in 2016 with FantasyPros, working the news desk, providing game-by-game player analysis and updates on the Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors. By 2017, he joined FanSided’s Philadelphia Eagles site as a staff writer. After spending one season covering the Eagles as a staff writer, Grasso was promoted to become the site’s Co-Editor. For the next two NFL seasons, he covered the Eagles closely before broadening his NFL coverage. For a brief stint, Grasso covered the NFL on a national basis after joining Heavy.com as an NFL news desk writer. In 2019, Grasso joined the 76ers' beat on a part-time basis, stepping into a role with South Jersey’s 97.3 ESPN. Ahead of the 2019-2020 NBA season, he concluded a three-year stint covering the Eagles and joined the Sixers beat full-time. Grasso has covered the 76ers exclusively since then for Sports Illustrated. He is a member of the Pro Basketball Writers Association. Twitter: @JGrasso_ Instagram: @JGrassoMedia

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