NEW ORLEANS -- Normally low-key by design, Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams had cutting remarks about the officiating after the New Orleans Pelicans took Game 4 on Sunday to even the first-round series at 2-2.
The Pelicans shot 42 free throws to the Suns' 15 and it was a 17-2 disparity in the first half. The Suns were called for 12 more fouls in what was a classic physical playoff game.
"You can slice it any way you want to. In a playoff game that physical, (the disparity) is amazing," Williams said. "Coaches shouldn't have to come up to the microphone and feel like they're going to get their heads cut off for speaking the truth.