Referee Scott Foster - Rockets are 0-6 with him on the floor...

The refs did play a part, but this one is on us. 9 missed free throws, 27 missed 3 pointers and we lost by 9. I am dis
gusted!

 

i hated the refs too, but we hit a few 3s and that W-L record is diff

 

Why can't teams go I don't want this ref on my homecourt games? I get why you can't choose refs but how about we reject them?

Just like how lawyers are able to pre select jurors before trials?

 

This would only band refs together to treat certain teams with discontent in unison i think

 

Here is a great reddit post with objective research done on the officiating. OP thinks overall Rockets got shortchanged:

 

Great? Did you actually say that's a "great" post? The moron who compiled it didn't seem to think Jordan Bell's moving screen on Harden was a notable non-call, even though it led directly to an open 3. That was so obvious that the earth tilted on its axis when every NBA player watching from home all stood up at once and pointed at their TVs.

Seriously, you could put together a list like the above on any NBA game. This particular game (a game 7, mind you) had some atrocious calls and non-calls against the Rockets in the third quarter, which shifted momentum to Golden State by any objective standard. Once you hand that team momentum, the other team is in trouble.

 

Exactly. Harden hits the insane combo breaker 3 while in his shooting motion over Klay....and it doesn't count.

Sure that's just 4 points and we lost by more, but those things absolutely make a HUGE difference in keeping the game within reach and checkign the Warrior's runs.

We needed help or at least a fair shake to get past the warriors while undermanned. Instead we got the opposite, at the worst possible time in the 2nd half. It's really unfortunate. I don't think it's a coincidence either that this **** starts to happen in the 3rd period - I think the referees subconsiously at least know this is the Warriors narrative and let them snowball. It's disgusting.

 

This is what so many people arguing the the refs bias vs 0-27 stretch dont realize - that 3rd quarter momentum swing was the game changer. Harden's 3 that was waived off came during that 0-27 stretch. IMO, THAT ONLY call could have been the difference in the game.

 

You don't know basketball if you think we take all those 27 shots (one went in and were waived off, a few others were straight muggings) if our dribble drives were protected as they should have been.

 

You're right. I missed the fact that he didn't include the moving screen. But there was some discussion in the thread about how Harden had hooked his arm around Bell during the play. Maybe that's the reason why they didn't include it. Nevertheless, seeing it in real time I thought it was a moving screen though.

 

Harden hooked his arm around Bell because Bell was actively pushing backwards against him and Harden was fighting that illegal maneuver.

 

When you are a shooter that keeps getting fouled while shooting and getting no calls, it's going to mess you up. That was pretty much Golden State's best "defense", basically just foul as much as you want and there will be no whistle or it'll be called on the floor.

it's true that the Rockets played poorly, but the refs caused something like a 20 point swing in a game determined by 9 points. While the Rockets could have won if they made more 3's, not even counting all of the 3's they were fouled with no whistle on, they'd have also win the game with exactly the same shooting if the game was called evenly. The Warriors got 9 points off of blatantly obvious moving screens and Harden was fouled on 3 different 3 point attempts. That alone would have made up the deficit.

 

You do realize half of those missed free throws were due to Kerr playing the Hack-A-Capela game.

And if getting fouled numerous times while shooting three pointers doesn't throw your game off, I don't know what will.

It's obvious you just checked out the box score and didn't follow the game flow. I am disgusted!!!

 

Klay's toe was clearly touching the line, however slightly, so that was actually a good call to take the point away from him. The Rockets definitely could have changed some plays but when guys are getting hammered on shot attempts, either jumpers or drives, and not getting free throws, it can really affect them mentally. Plus, when you get fouled and miss and the whistle gets swallowed, the Warriors will grab the ball and rush down for a quick score. Momentum changes greatly on plays like that.

 

Scott Foster's look of disgust after the called off 3-point shot with a foul told me everything about how the night was going to go for us at that juncture.