That play, the dramatics that followed, and the postgame delusion regarding them might not have been what anyone would consider a compliment to the game basketball. However, as the summation of a series whose theme should be vocalized by 'Drowning Pool' with how many bodies have been loud and proud in letting themselves hit the floor, it's absolute perfection. I'm not one to diminish head injuries or the impact that causes them, so I won't say that Draymond Green laying on the court in obvious pain was the result of the type of acting that would get him killed off of the soap opera the NBA has modeled itself after during the pilot episode. I will, however, say that whatever pain he was feeling was ultimately caused by him stiffening his body and plummeting to the hardwood as if the player he was defending had shot him in the neck with a stun gun as opposed to lightly grazing his face on a fairly liberal follow through. Simply put, what we watched above may have been proof that Draymond Green has been fouled on a few James Harden 3-pointers, but it was definitely evidence that neither the Warriors nor Rockets are done embellishing contact to prove a point at the expense of their sport's integrity. Thankfully, our prayers were answered and there hasn't been as much bitching about officiating since Game 1, but the same can't be said of the flopping designed to get its attention. Of course, you need not look further than the person who drained a three over his presumably deceased body for a reminder that Draymond Green isn't the only guilty party. However, he who nearly clawed the eyeballs out of James Harden's face just happens to be the perfect example after appearing to suffer a brain aneurysm and still having the wherewithal to play through to the podium where he was all-too-quick to non-ironically tell the media "told you so". At least a highly anticipated series is now competitive, but its potential to truly be seen as great is being pissed away one entirely shameless spill at a time.
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