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The Houston Rockets think the Golden State Warriors have been taking advantage of friendly officials for several years and they would have the numbers to prove it.

Sam Amick According to The Athletic, "The Rockets have been arguing for some time with the NBA that Super Team Warriors have a considerable advantage in terms of refereeing in these confrontations between two powerful players."

Amick explained that Houston had been looking for the refereeing records of the seven games of the Western Conference final in 2018 between the two teams after losing a chance to play in the NBA Finals by a only victory. These reports indicate whether the league believes that officials have made the right calls throughout a match, in the same way that reports from the last two minutes do for critical time.

"The Rockets, according to sources, recorded a double-digit point deficit in six of seven games (and a slight advantage in the second game)," Amick wrote. "In all, according to sources, they were injured to the tune of 93. The seventh match was the worst, revealed the study, with a report released by the league stating that they should have 18 More specifically, two of the three consecutive three-pointers who made them were found to have missed out on wrong calls. "

This research-based data served as a backdrop to the first game of the series between the two teams, which Golden State won 104-100 in an emotional momentum.

The Rockets, in particular, have been quick to complain to officials Zach Zarba, Josh Tiven and Courtney Kirkland. Chris Paul was ejected in the final seconds when he clinched his second technical goal. Head coach Mike D's Antoni received a technical shot and James Harden expressed his frustration after the loss.

General Manager Daryl Morey even hinted that the Rockets were working behind the scenes at officials and Warriors with a tweet aimed at Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban:

"I just want a chance," Harden told reporters after the game. "We all know what happened a few years ago with Kawhi, call the game as it's supposed to be called, and we'll live with the results."

Kawhi Leonard was injured in the first game of the Western Conference 2017 final as a member of the San Antonio Spurs when the great man of the state, Zaza Pachulia, hit it with the help of a long pointer to two points. Leonard landed on him without enough space to get off and missed the rest of the series.

Harden suggested to Draymond Green to do the same thing with respect to his pointer potential tied in the last three seconds.

This problem was notable because Amick explained that the Rockets thought that experienced officials were less likely to call such a game. Zarba (16th season), Tiven (ninth season) and Kirkland (19th season) are all veterans who, according to the Houston 's interpretation would not be as apt at qualifying faults in the landing space as the young referees.

D'Antoni said the officials had told him that they had missed four separate calls during three-point attempts in Sunday's match:

same Utah Jazz Center Rudy Gobert noticed that his team was not allowed to stay as firm on Harden in the first round of the playoffs: