Steve Javie, who is as good as it gets imho, on with Scal this morning. He agreed with the officials that multiple fouls on Harden were missed by not allowing him his floor space on landing. He also agrees with officials on final no-call on Hardens shot citing verticality and Green allowed to come up and down in his air space. As I alluded to last night it was close but I’d still debate Javie that Green didn’t go straight up and down but forward into Hardens space.....but again, it was close. The real issues were the others earlier in the game.
Javie goes on to describe the officials mechanics on 3-point shots. 1. You observe release to see if there is contact up top, 2. then your eyes go down to the body and then the landing, and 3. you turn toward the rebound. NOW.....Javie or any official wouldn’t admit it publicly but those late fouls occur when the official is in stage 3, you know the shot was not altered but is so off target that any uncertainty you have if there was contact is confirmed or assumed.