From an officiating standpoint, Game 1 of the NBA playoff second-round series between the Warriors and Rockets was a mess.
Forty-five personal fouls were called. Countless times, fouls weren't called. It led to four technical fouls and a Chris Paul ejection from the Warriors' 104-100 win.
A lot of people, including Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, will be interested to see what the NBA says when the controversial Last Two-Minute Report comes out Monday.
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SIGN UP HERE In the final seconds of the game, Paul believed Draymond Green had fouled James Harden on a potential game-tying 3-point attempt. No foul was called, though, and the Rockets ultimately turned over the ball. Paul argued with the ref on the sideline and was immediately assessed his second technical, resulting in his ejection.
After the game, Harden was in a terrible mood and had a simple message for the refs.
"I just want a fair chance," Harden told reporters in Oakland. "We all know what happened a couple years back with Kawhi [Leonard]. Call the game the way it's supposed to be called, and we'll live with the results."
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Harden was referring to the 2017 Warriors-Spurs playoff series when Leonard landed on then-Dubs center Zaza Pachulia's feet and sprained his ankle. The NBA later added a rule stating that defenders have to give shooters a place to land.
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Harden and Paul believe the refs missed several of those calls in Game 1.
We'll find out Monday if they were right.
