The Golden State Warriors lost a heartbreaker on Wednesday night, falling 91-90 to the Houston Rockets in the quarterfinals of the Emirates NBA Cup. It was one of the most tense and exciting games of the NBA season, and while the Warriors will spend a lot of time thinking about their 22 turnovers and the scoring drought that lasted the final three minutes, they’ll also spend a lot of time thinking about the refs ... and probably lose a fair amount of money in fines over it, too.
With the Warriors clinging to a 90-89 lead in the final seconds, Gary Payton II grabbed a missed Steph Curry three, and fell to the ground with the ball.