After Kyle Lowry hooked Theis on a drive late in the first half and then did the classic soccer dive of deliberately sticking his foot in an awkward spot and then falling to the floor — which naturally resulted in a Theis foul call — Van Gundy came to his defense. The former coach turned broadcaster noted that when he sees Theis begging for mercy from the refs, he actually believes Theis because of his track record. “Here’s what I’ve learned about Daniel Theis: (In baseball) there are certain guys that if they complain on a ball-strike call, they were probably right because they don’t complain all the time,” Van Gundy said. “Daniel Theis is not a guy that complains all the time. He complains twice tonight, and he was right both times.”