Draymond says that arbitrating "is not an exact science" as Harden calls it

FIRST BLOOD Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors escape James Harden and Houston Rockets in the opening game of the semifinals of the Western Conference. Photo of the NBA Twitter account (@NBA)

Golden State Wariors striker Draymond Green says the referees are human and James Harden should look in the mirror before criticizing the playoff officials.

"James has already made a mistake on a James pointer," said Green. "I think we can all stay here and complain about calls every game."

Green said that with respect to tight competitions, both teams can usually claim to have obtained a brutal agreement at some point from officials.

"It's the nature of the game we play." Arbitration is not an exact science, "Green said.

Harden, who strongly criticized the officials throughout the season, asked the referees "reasonable chance" after Houston lost 104-100 in the first game of the Western semifinal on Sunday (April 28th). Monday, April 29, Filipino time). ).

Harden and the Rockets were particularly unhappy with what they thought were several non-calls during his three-point attempts.

"I mean, I just want a chance, dude," said Harden, who scored 35 points, but was 4 out of 16 beyond the bow. "Call the game as it is supposed to be called, and that's all, and I will live with the results."

Harden thought he had been fouled on two three-point attempts in the second half, including by Green on a match equalizer attempt with 7 seconds to go.

Green said the warriors could do the same thing.

"They (the Rockets) could also have shot 20 fewer free throws, but if that's the case, we could have shot 20 more free throws," said Green.

Houston coach Mike D'Antoni agreed with Harden's criticism on Sunday, but did not deepen his concerns because he feared a slap on the finger.

"I will try to be a nice guy because I really do not want to give them charity.I would prefer that my charity have the money," said Dr. Antoni, referring to a potential fine for criticized officer.

The second question is whether referees have been a hot topic among players since the NBA presented the "Last Two Minutes Report", in which they publicly rate the performance of their officials in games within 5 points. last two minutes.

The league initiated the report to try to be more transparent.

Kendrick Perkins, a 14-year-old NBA veteran, wonders what he's up to.

"Everyone is so busy worrying about calling the offender, forget about trying to win the game," Perkins said on his Twitter account Sunday. – Rappler.com