- ABC News
- December 29, 2017
BOSTON -- Houston Rockets star James Harden, who was whistled for two offensive fouls in the final 7.3 seconds of Thursday night's loss to the Boston Celtics, vented afterward about a rare two-referee crew and the late-game calls against him. Referee Mark Lindsay hurt his back during pregame warm-ups, leaving Tony Brothers and Gediminas Petraitis to work the game between two of the league's best teams. "First of all, I want to know, how do you only have two officials on a national TV game? That's the first question," said Harden, whose first offensive foul allowed Boston to take its only lead of the game with 3.7 seconds to play. The second prevented Houston from having more than a last-second heave after Boston rallied from 26 points down for a 99-98 triumph at TD Garden. Jayson Tatum's dunk pulled Boston within one point with 7.3 seconds to play. Harden was then whistled for the first offensive foul when Marcus Smart hit the ground as he...