OAKLAND — The most popular topic of these NBA playoffs hasn’t been Kevin Durant’s scoring tirade, nor has it been Dame Time or Kawhi Leonard’s mission to finally lift Toronto to the NBA Finals or anything else other than…
where James Harden lands after he shoots a 3-pointer.
The topic of “landing space” has dominated the last several days as Harden pleas for a fair chance from officials and the Rockets thrust their disgust with referees into the spotlight. Harden, Chris Paul and Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni all said after their Game 1 loss that officials missed calls after plays where they thought Warriors defenders didn’t leave Rockets jump-shooters space to land.