L2M: Warriors didn't foul Harden on late 3-point attempt
The NBA's last-two-minute report for the Houston Rockets' 104-100 Game 1 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Sunday revealed there was no foul on James Harden's 3-point attempt with 10.1 seconds remaining on the clock.
The league found that Warriors forward Draymond Green wouldn't have made contact with Harden if the latter didn't extend his legs as he released his shot.
Did Draymond Green foul James Harden on the game-tying shot attempt? #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/NHq9jhAzqa
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However, the league did concede that a loose-ball foul should've been called on Stephen Curry just seconds later in the contest. The six-time All-Star was deemed to have made contact with the right arm of Rockets guard Eric Gordon, thus affecting his ability to secure the ball and causing him to step out of bounds along the sideline. It would've been Curry's sixth foul and resulted in two free throws for Gordon with the Rockets down three points and 4.4 seconds remaining in regulation.
Here's the final play. Curry-with-5-fouls appears to foul Eric Gordon and the official is right there, but he's staring at the out of bounds line. CP3 is angry. Official calls technical. Game over. pic.twitter.com/d2dEjHlP1K
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Chris Paul was then given his second technical foul of the game and ejected from the contest. Curry would promptly ice the game on a technical free throw.
The Rockets and Warriors are back in action on Tuesday at Oracle Arena.