With only 13 seconds on the clock and the Houston Rockets trailing by one point, Ime Udoka, Alperen Sengun and the Rockets made the decision to go at Draymond Green. With the game on the line, Sengun drove one-on-one against Green before throwing up a contest shot that clanked off the rim and into the hands of Jimmy Butler on a game-sealing rebound.

One more tech, and Green was gone. The officials went to the replay monitor, and came back with a strange ruling. Green was hit with a flagrant foul, but not a technical, for apparently using his left leg to "push Eason's face into the ground."

Green was already involved in several on-court tussles during Game 2 in Houston, prompting Rockets fans to chant obscenities at him. After the game, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr admitted that Green can be an "instigator" on the court but called out fans for their choice language.