Harden split his free throws to give Houston a one-point lead with 1:49 remaining in OT, but the Bulls would regain control with a turnaround jumper by Dwyane Wade on the following possession. “I guess we got to call ‘referee hotline.’ There were some rough calls late, we had some guys who learned a lot tonight.”
“ gets so many calls his way, it’s ridiculous sometimes,” Bulls forward Taj Gibson said after the game, according to Nick Friedell of. “He jumped on my back and they called a foul on me.
“I was in front of him, fronting him and he, I just don’t know,” Carter-Williams said after the game, according to ’s Calvin Watkins. Evidently, this is a move that works when used sparingly … and one that, as you might expect, infuriates the opposition. Harden drew the foul on Jrue Holiday there, too. This play knocked him out for the remainder of a tied game in which he’d surprisingly starred, stepping in for Butler with 23 points on 11-for-18 shooting with nine rebounds, six assists, one block and just one turnover in 35 minutes of work. Remarkably, they called a foul on Carter-Williams, who A) could not believe that he’d just been blamed for a dude deciding to ride him like a pool float and B) was incensed because it was his sixth foul. Harden, in turn, just leaned over and straight-up laid on MCW’s back, sending the two tumbling to the floor and prompting the refs to whistle the play dead. Well, Carter-Williams started to fight for position, anyway, fronting Harden and hunkering down to try to deny an easy pass to the Rockets’ leading scorer. As Eric Gordon handled the ball above the 3-point arc, Harden started to fight with Bulls guard Michael Carter-Williams - back in the lineup to take the place of injured All-Star Jimmy Butler after playing just 6 1/2 minutes in the previous five games - for position at the top of the key. With the score tied at 115 and just over two minutes left in overtime, the Rockets had the ball and a chance to push ahead.
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