Game 28: Los Angeles Lakers (17-10) @ Houston Rockets (12-14) - LOSS - 17-11

[politm]

If LeBron would get the same treatment as Harden from the referees he'd be shooting FT's on every other drive to the basket.

[kblo247]

If LeBron would get the same treatment as Harden from the referees he'd be shooting FT's on every other drive to the basket.

I’m
Not sure if that would help or hurt lol

[Slink]

I'm disappointed in LeBron. He's trying to win an MVP and he's no.3 in scoring going against no.1 Harden. I thought he would have done more in this game.

[hazy_01]

Meh had a feeling we would lose this game. Once Lebron and Kuz are off the floor we have trouble scoring (have to rely solely on Lonzo). I hope BI and Rondo comes back soon, the 2nd unit needs help.

[MAMBAEMD]

It’s hard to win a game on the road getting outrebounded and missing 12 free throws.
And we were still in it until late.

Harden is so tough to guard to begin with. But I really think he gets an unfair advantage on offense. He gets so many calls that others don’t. It’s a joke. Some of those calls specially against Hart were momentum changers.

[TylersLakers]

We didn't do ourselves any favours. The effort on the boards in the 1st quarter was horrendous. The missed free throws are terrible and again, it's a to be expected issue when we have the personnel that we have.

And the officiating is disgrace. What they give Chris Paul and James Harden is absolutely insane.

And then to make matters worse, when they see the disparity in the fourth quarter, they start doing the make-up calls. That foul call on Nene that should have been a charge on Kuzma was just totally disgusting. But they called that because every call was going against the Lakers and they realized they had to start giving the Lakers some calls.

Playing Houston is annoying because the officials just can't figure it out.

[No name]

If LeBron would get the same treatment as Harden from the referees he'd be shooting FT's on every other drive to the basket.

You mean if LeBron plopped on his ass every third shot like the school yard wuss?

[bb22]

And then to make matters worse, when they see the disparity in the fourth quarter, they start doing the make-up calls.

This is what makes it unbearable.

I’m not sure why they were calling this so tight. Maybe because of the scuffle during the first meeting. Maybe because the rockets are vastly more experienced. I found it fairly surprising that Vegas had Houston fairly heavily favored going into this game.

[Spanish_Laker]

Nothing to blame on the team, Harden is a disgrace to the NBA thanks to the refs. Hopefully they collapse and miss the playoffs. On to the next one I would gladly take a 2-2 split on the road trip.

[Laker_Kid]

Nothing to blame on the team, Harden is a disgrace to the NBA thanks to the refs. Hopefully they collapse and miss the playoffs. On to the next one I would gladly take a 2-2 split on the road trip.

indeed, on to the next. not a fan of Harden falling flat on the floor everytime you breathe on him. such a weakass move.

[kobe808lak]

This is why Harden dominates in the regular season but blows in the playoffs when it matters, he doesn't get these calls in May.