Dirk Nowitzki called Kirk Hinrich’s foul on Monta Ellis one of the ‘dumbest fouls he’s ever seen.’ Flat out, it cost the Chicago Bulls a win during Tuesday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks. Following the game, Hinrich was not one to shy away from taking blame, and neither was Tom Thibodeau.
“I waited too long. I messed it up,” Hinrich said. “It was a bonehead play. I know better than that. This one’s on me because I felt like we played a good game to that point. To get back to the point we were in a position to win. For them to tie it up on a play like that, it was a bad decision.”
“I’ve been around 12 years; I know better than that,” Hinrich added. “It was one of those things where it was just a bad play. … I know better than that. It’s on me. [I’ll] learn from it and move on.”
More Thibs on Ellis 3 w/1.2 sec in reg: "It gets tricky when they get into the scoring area if a guy is facing you. That was my fault."
— Sam Smith (@SamSmithHoops) December 3, 2014
