{"id":562859,"date":"2016-12-07T19:31:30","date_gmt":"2016-12-08T00:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=562859"},"modified":"2016-12-07T19:31:30","modified_gmt":"2016-12-08T00:31:30","slug":"turns-out-the-refs-missed-a-few-late-calls-in-the-rockets-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/turns-out-the-refs-missed-a-few-late-calls-in-the-rockets-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Turns out the refs missed a few late calls in the Rockets game"},"content":{"rendered":"
I’m not going to lie. One of my favorite pastimes is pointing out the mistakes of NBA officials. Hell, I’m a flawless employee, father, brother, child, friend and lover, so why shouldn’t I hold them to such a standard?<\/p>\n
According the NBA’s Last Two Minutes report<\/a>, the officials botched about 15 fouls and\/or infractions in the Celtics\/Rockets game.<\/p>\n Remember the loose ball that went out of bounds with 7 seconds remaining? Yes, the Celtics were awarded possession (rightly) but James Harden fouled Al Horford on the play:<\/p>\n RHH shows that Harden (HOU) makes contact with Horford’s (BOS) arm and affects his ability to retrieve the rebound<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n According to NBC’s Dan Feldman<\/a>, the foul would have bumped Houston into the bonus and Horford would have on the free throw line. Game over. There never should have been a missed lay-up at the buzzer. Ah-HA!<\/p>\n But since we’re playing the what-if game… I should point out that had Al made the lay-up<\/a>, Rockets fans might be squawking about a few things:<\/p>\n Thomas (BOS) pulls Harrell’s (HOU) arm after the two players engage and the contact affects his ability to defend the play<\/em><\/p>\n Horford (BOS) moves his pivot foot.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n I’ve read the L2M report a few times now and I’m still not sure how I feel. Did the Celtics get screwed or not? Someone please tell me if I should be upset.<\/p>\n