At least one San Antonio Spurs player wasn’t necessarily happy with the officiating during San Antonio’s 127-114 Game 5 loss in the Western Conference finals to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night.
The Spurs now sit just one game away from elimination, and one Spurs star had a bone to pick with the referees after the fifth game of the series.
Spurs’ Stephon Castle Calls Out Officials Following Game 5 Loss to Thunder
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During his media availability following the Spurs’ Game 5 loss, Stephon Castle made it clear that he thinks the Thunder are afforded the opportunity to play a more physical style of basketball than the Spurs are.
“Trying to play through it is tough. I just think the way they guard, how physical they are, we don’t get that same luxury to be able to play as physical on the other end at times,” Castle said. “Offensively, I think we do a good job of screening and playing through it. I think we create a lot of advantages, but I think we missed a lot of open shots tonight.”
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