The officiating in the Warriors-Rockets playoff series has already become a major point of contention after Game 1.
Golden State's Steph Curry, left, and Houston's James Harden react to a call in front of referee Josh Tiven. By Des Bieler Des Bieler Sports reporter covering national topics, including fantasy football, as well as supporting coverage of D.C.-area teams Email Bio Follow April 29 at 10:12 PM Game 1 of the playoff series between the Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors on Sunday was marked by complaints over non-calls. And a day later, officiating remained very much a focus.
NBA officiating executive Joe Borgia on Sunday explained the difference between that play and one earlier in the game — when Borgia said the Warriors’ Klay Thompson should have been whistled for a foul on Harden — was that Thompson was “not allowed to jump toward the jump shooter and take away what would be that jump shooter’s landing area, basically under normal circumstances.”
Curry was said to have moved into Harden’s path with 1:10 remaining, causing contact that forced the latter to go out of bounds, but Harden instead was ruled to have committed a turnover. With 5.2 seconds left, according to the NBA, Curry impaired Eric Gordon’s “ability to secure the ball” by making contact with the Houston guard’s arm, but no whistle was blown.
Houston’s sense of grievance Sunday may well have been exacerbated by coming into the series already feeling unfairly treated in postseason showdowns with Golden State. Following last year’s ouster by the Warriors in the Western Conference finals, per reports Monday by the Athletic and ESPN, the Rockets obtained the NBA’s full officiating reports for each game of the series.
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