The Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors have more than enough fiery figures on the hardwood to anticipate a slate of flagrant and technical fouls in what could be a seven-game series beginning Sunday. Houston has one additional combatant on its bench.
Rockets head coach Ime Udoka finished the regular season third among NBA coaches with nine technicals, and he was ejected twice in December after disputes with officials. Udoka admitted Thursday that his high technical count isn't exactly a strategy, noting he's often "just as mad as my guys on the floor.