Rick Carlisle frustrated about officiating in Pacers-Knicks series / News - Basketnews.com

Rick Carlisle did not mince words on how the Indiana Pacers-New York Knicks series has been officiated, saying small market teams "deserve a fair shot."

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The Indiana Pacers again fell short to the New York Knicks, dropping Game 2, 121-130, in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

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And again, Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle was not pleased with how the game was called by the officials.

In the post-game press conference, Carlisle lamented the officiating and asked for "a fair shot" in the series.

"Small-market teams deserve an equal shot," hetold reporters. "We deserve a fair shot no matter where they're playing."

Carlisle added that after Game 1 they collected around 29 clips which the Pacers believe was officiated incorrectly, but eventually did not submit them to the NBA office.

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This time, though, Carlisle said they will submit those clips to the league, along with the things they saw in Game 2.

"We're gonna submit these calls tonight. New York, get ready, you're going to see them," Carlisle said. "We deserve a fair shot… there's not a consistent balance, that's disappointing."

The Pacers hope to crawl back into the series and finally win one when they host Game 3.

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