Was Alex Caruso fouled in the last game against Spurs? Here’s what Marc Daigneault had to say
On Saturday night, The Oklahoma City Thunder saw it their 16-game winning streak comes to a close loss to the San Antonio Spurs in the semi-finals of the NBA Cup in Las Vegas. The Thunder didn’t get much going in this game and saw relatively quiet performances from Jalen Williams and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander en route to the loss.
One controversial moment occurred near the end of the game when the Thunder were guarding Alec Caruso went after a rebound on an intentionally missed free throw by Williams and attempted to launch it to the basket to tie the game. Caruso appeared to get some contact from Spurs winger Devin Vassell in the process, but nothing was called.
After the game, the Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault spoke about the incidentaccording to Tim McMahon of ESPN.
“I don’t know, maybe,” Daigneault said of whether or not a foul should have been called. “But when we play like that, I’m just not going to come in here and complain about the officiating. Nobody wants to hear that, to be honest.”
Overall, the Thunder have developed a reputation over the last few seasons for drawing far more contact than other teams in the league on defense, so some fans found it rich to complain about the officiating after a loss.
Still, the Thunder will get two more shots at the Spurs in the coming weeks as they try to avenge Saturday’s loss. The first of those matches will take place on December 23, before the second leg two days later on Christmas Day in Oklahoma City.
The Dec. 23 game will be played in San Antonio at 8:30 PM ET.
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