The Oklahoma City Thunder have levelled things up in the 2025 NBA Finals! The series is now tied 2-2. But after the game ended, all anyone could talk about was one thing – the officiating. Most fans did not appreciate how much the referees got involved in tonight’s game. However, Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault and his Pacers counterpart Rick Carlisle had other takeaways after the game.
See, tonight’s game had a LOT of free throws. How many, you ask? Well, the Thunder attempted 38, making 34 of them. And the Pacers attempted 33, making 25. That’s a staggering 71 free throws in tonight’s Game 4. But Mark Daigneault does not think this is a problem. In fact, he was all praises for tonight’s officials.
“There were a c— ton of fouls. That’s why there were a c— ton of free throws. I thought the referees did a good job,” said the Thunder head coach. Perhaps the fact that his team won tonight had something to do with. Moreover, his team was super efficient with their free throws, making 89.8% from their trips to the line.
Mark Daigneault: “There were a crap ton of fouls. That’s why there were a crap ton of free throws. I thought the referees did a good job.”
Thunder shot 38 and Pacers shot 33 — 71 combined free throws.
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) June 14, 2025
However, this was the exact problem Rick Carlisle had with his team’s showing tonight. “You know, they had 38 free throws and that was a problem. They made 34 to 38 we had 33 and made 25, you know, they missed four. We missed eight, you know those the difference of four is significant. There’s a lot of little things going on. But it it’s this series is gonna come down to the basics,” said the Pacers HC.
(This is a developing story…)
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