Houston Rockets guard James Harden hit the go-ahead jumper late in Thursday's Game 3 against the Golden State Warriors to give his team a 97-96 victory. It was a controversial play for two reasons: the Rockets didn't celebrate the shot, and Harden appeared to get away with an offensive foul against Warriors swingman Andre Iguodala.
In the NBA's Last Two Minute Report on Friday, the league ruled that Harden indeed should have been called for a foul on the play. The official comment: "Harden (HOU) initiates the contact with Iguodala (GSW) to create space and dislodges him from his legal guarding position.