After 48 hours of nonstop chatter about the state of refereeing across the NBA as a whole, and in particular in relation to the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets, it stands to reason that the storylines of this series shifted dramatically midway through the first quarter. First, Stephen Curry checked out of the game, swore loudly, and ran to the locker room, clutching his left hand and moving with considerable discomfort – Twitter quickly figured out that he had dislocated his left middle finger. Just minutes later, James Harden got raked across the eyes by a flailing Draymond Green.
Fair Chance (Warriors 115, Rockets 109)
