OAKLAND - Heading into the second round of the Western Conference playoffs, the Warriors still have a myriad of obstacles entering the hyped matchup against the Rockets.
Chief among them is the team's relationship with the referees. Through six postseason games, the Warriors have accumulated six technical fouls as a team. Five have come as a result of Draymond Green and Kevin Durant.
Adding to Golden State's conundrum, seven individual technicals trigger an automatic suspension for a player, no matter how far his team advances in the playoffs. With that in mind, Steve Kerr hopes the bylaw changes in the near future.