If you watched the New York Knicks lose 105-99 to the Memphis Grizzlies, then you likely witnessed one of the strangest fourth quarters in recent history. The referees took the game out of the players’ hands near the end, making a number of debatable decisions.
For as true as that may be, the one and only reason that the Knicks lost to the shorthanded Grizzlies was their own refusal to play defense.
One of the most stunning moments of the evening admittedly arrived when referee Derrick Stafford gave Courtney Lee a technical foul for trash talking with 17.