He got the ball with his team down a point and about eight seconds to go. After driving nearly the length of the floor, he appeared to have a pretty good look at a potential game-winning jumper. Instead, he made an ill-advised pass to Dwight Howard, who kicked the ball right back.
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Harden failed to get off a shot as the Warriors’ defense converged on him near the foul line. The Rockets lost 99-98 and fell behind 2-0 in the best-of-seven series.
Of course, Twitter, where everyone is a basketball genius, let the world know how displeased it was with Harden’s decision not to chuck up a jumper.
