Rockets & Celtics

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Originally Posted by Splute

I only got to watch the first period or so but she was calling everything.

"She" is Violet Palmer and is very respected around the league and within the officiating community.

Gundy got a T within the first 3 minutes or so. She was tough, but the calls were correct.

Van Gundy did get a T, but it wasn't in the first three minutes and it wasn't from Ms. Palmer. Houston was called for a defensive 3-second violation by one of the male officials; I believe it was Robbie Robinson. Van Gundy argued loudly that the ball had to be in the frontcourt for 3 seconds to make the call, and the ball had only been in the frontcourt for about half a second when the violation was called. I like the fact that Van Gundy actually knew the rule and that he then got T'd up for being obnoxious anyway.