To be fair to Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau, it was a dicey situation as the seconds wore down at the end of Game 5 at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday. He had just one timeout left and in a tight game against the Pistons, one that could be a close-out if the Knicks (leading the series, 3-1 entering the game) could finish the job.

He finished sixth for “worst coach” in a recent poll of players across the league by The Athletic and entered the postseason with heavy pressure after the Knicks made two blockbuster trades to acquire Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges and gave OG Anunoby the biggest contract in franchise history over the offseason.

But the controversy surrounding the ending of Game 4 has yet to fade. The Knicks won, 94-93, on Sunday and were the beneficiary of a bad no-call in the final moments of the win. Pistons guard Tim Hardaway Jr.