Though it was difficult to tell if Raptors coach Dwane Casey was praising or criticizing James Harden's ability to draw fouls, he spoke for many coaches when addressing the demands of defending the league's second-leading scorer. Harden went into Friday's game having made 35 more free throws than any other player has attempted.
"If you're undisciplined with him, he's going to get – what did he have last time, 19 free throws?" Casey said. "If you're undisciplined, reaching, he has a great knack of grabbing your arm and pulling it and making it look like he was fouled.