Why didn’t they review either of those elbows to the head on Rivers or Harden, usually any contact above head is automatic flagrant..
Just a shocking "missed" call. It's stuff like this that makes me question the integrity of the league, there's just no way an actual professional could ever miss a call like this. What's worse is that no one knows how or even if the refs will be held accountable, I wish the league were more transparent about this.
I thought you were talking about the Rivers shot. That was unintentional. The dude jumped up to grab the rebound and Rivers happened to be underneath his elbow when he came down.
no those weren't. i get the rockets fans want to think everything has some intent, but no looney going up for a shot and inadvertently catches harden in the chin is just part of the game. happens plenty of times and itll happen again.
Harden gets his and 1 taken away and turned to an offensive foul... stays poised Draymond is jumping around like a child screaming at the refs several times and never gets so much as a warning... stays poised. Draymond loses the ball out of bounds and after a review showing Harden clearly doesn’t touch the ball, they call it out on him... stays poised. Kevin Durant journeys into another dimension to retrieve a basketball and rather than being called out of bounds (pics show the refs looking right at him), they call Curry’s 2 good... stays poised. Harden is mauled on a game winner attempt (Reggie points out he was obviously fouled perhaps a couple times), he hits the shot anyway despite the no-call and my favorite part of the game... While the team is celebrating he runs to the bench and tells them all to calm the eff down and STAY POISED because there’s still a second left. The leadership that man showed last night was incredible. The Rockets had no business winning that game against a superior team talent-wise, down 20, in their house, riddled with injuries to our 2nd and 4th best players and with the refs trying like hell to give the game to them. Yet the best player in the league stayed poised and willed this victory.
Historically I would agree with you, but Harden has been called for a flagrant on that exact same play at least two times in last 3 years.
This was not a case of a missed call. This was an obvious attempt by the officials to determine the outcome of a game.
I actually think the officials were told to not let game get out of hand and make sure the Rockets covered but didn’t win. To be honest they helped us tremendously in the third quarter by taking Looney out of the game with 2 quick whistles. Jordan Bell is trash.
oh yes i would agree there. theres no consistency on these type of plays. one of the more frustrating changes to these reviews on what they do and do not do it
Imagine if the Rockets lose after this play. Clutchfans would explode, we would all be losing are sh** calling for the league to review. Even ESPN would have made this the headline. No doubt those refs would have been investigated.
Funny thing is, I bet if Durant doesn’t touch it the refs would give them the ball after instant replay anyways.
the league definitely knows it. its been brought up numerous times on social media and even in KD's interview but its likely to get swept under. its just as ridiculous even after houston winning
They tried so hard and many times to make sure GSW was going win. But Harden wasnt having it. Even the last shot they fouled harden and didnt call it. They didnt allow him room to come down. The whole time I was watching I was thinking if we lose its because the refs.
