An injury to referee Mark Lindsay left Thursday’s Rockets-Celtics game one official short, drawing the ire of James Harden, who said having only two refs “changes the dynamic of the game.”
LaMarcus Aldridge leads the way with 25 points and five rebounds as the Spurs defeat the Knicks 119-107.
James Harden is usually the catalyst to every Rockets win. In a rare occurance, he was the reason they lost on Thursday night. Houston’s star guard committed two offensive fouls on Boston’s Marcus Smart with just seconds remaining that handed the Celtics a 99-98 win in a game in which they led
James Harden is called for a pair of offensive fouls late in the game that results in the Celtics one-point victory.
This is the kind of lowlight you expect from the second-worst team in the East.
Old film of athletes rarely ages well. There’s a brilliance and magic about their talents that doesn’t quite translate, that does not travel through the years. But every now and again, there’s a rare athlete whose gifts are so beautiful, so pure, so timeless that the crackling video looks as modern and fresh as if it was taken yesterday. Just watch Roberto Clemente throw a baseball.
Down by 26 at home to the Rockets, the Celtics stormed back to get within one. Then James Harden really unraveled against Marcus Smart’s defense.
The Maple Leafs centre notched his first goal in his home state on Thursday with a sweet snipe against his childhood team.
Boston battled with Houston on the second night of a back-to-back, shutting down Harden when it mattered most.
After trailing Houston by as many as 26 points, the Celtics made a push in the second half to nab a come-from-behind victory in the final seconds of the game.
