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Knicks' timeout error wasn't actually Mike Brown's fault at all
TL;DR
The New York Knicks did not use a timeout before their final play in a close loss to the Atlanta Hawks. The confusion arose from a broadcast error that incorrectly indicated they had one timeout remaining.
Key points
- Knicks lost to Hawks by one point
- Last timeout used with 10 seconds left
- Broadcast error showed incorrect timeout status
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The New York Knicks didn't use a timeout ahead of the final sequence of their one-point loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night.
It wasn't a major playoff gaffe by the Knicks and head coach Mike Brown, though. It just appeared that way.
The reality is that the Knicks had used their last timeout with about 10 seconds left.
For some reason, though, the Amazon Prime Video broadcast showed the Knicks as having one timeout left. And it actually wasn't that way the whole time.
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Video captured on social media shows that the timeout was added back to the screen during free throws with 5.7 seconds left. Seemingly, someone on the broadcast team had decided they actually had the timeout graphic wrong.
That also led to the announcers discussing the scenario as if the Knicks still had one, but they didn't.
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It obviously stunk for Knicks fans that their team lost, but in the moment watching the broadcast, it probably felt quite a bit like, "What are they doing?"
The reality is they played it out the way they were meant to, with no timeout to call. If they had called one, it would've been a Chris Webber-Michigan scenario, and it would've been made just as confusing by the Prime Video broadcast showing a timeout on the screen.
Q&A
What caused the timeout confusion for the Knicks against the Hawks?
The confusion was due to an error in the Amazon Prime Video broadcast, which incorrectly displayed that the Knicks had one timeout left.
Did Mike Brown make a mistake regarding timeouts during the game?
No, Mike Brown did not make a mistake; the Knicks had already used their last timeout with about 10 seconds remaining.
What was the outcome of the Knicks' game against the Atlanta Hawks?
The Knicks lost the game to the Atlanta Hawks by one point.
