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Pistons\u2019 Ausar Thompson gets candid on role of refs vs. Cavs<\/a> appeared first on ClutchPoints<\/a>. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n After the Detroit Pistons<\/a> took a two-game-to-none lead in their Eastern Conference Semifinal series against the rival Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a>, the latter returned the favor to the former, winning both games in Cleveland to knot the series at two games apiece.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n With the critical Game 5 of the series on deck in Detroit on Wednesday evening, Pistons small forward Ausar Thompson<\/a> spoke candidly about the officiating, saying that despite the disparity in calls, it\u2019s up to them<\/a> to get the job done.<\/p>\n \u201cJust playing our brand of basketball,\u201d Thompson said via X. \u201cThe refs can\u2019t lose us the game at the end of the day. They can call more fouls, but they can\u2019t lose us the game, so we can\u2019t focus on the refs. There are a lot of things we did on our own to put ourselves in those situations (in Game 4), so we gotta be better at not even letting the refs get a chance to bail teams out.\u201d<\/p>\n