s Joel Embiid Flagrant 1 and James Harden Flagrant 2 ejection with the full explanations of the rules and the judgements that should be made before the decisions provided by ex-NBA referee and SVP Ref Development Monty McCutchen

JJ Redick spoke with Monty McCutchen the NBAs SVP of ref development Monday to discuss the Lakers-Celtics game He remains perplexed why Neemias Queta was not called for goaltending for sticking his hand through the rim If I was Wemby I would literally do it every time

Tim Hardaway Jr bumps LJ Cryer and Cryer bumps me Jamal Murray join the bump pinball and a kerfuffle erupts with replaysGary Payton II rips off Zeke Nnaji's headband Draymond Green stays away from it and upon review Payton Melton and Nnaji receive a technical

Lu Dort gets a Flagrant 2 with and Ejection

Jokic fouls Hartenstein and then bumps Shai after the whistle who's adamant it deserves a tech and throws the ball at him in retaliation After review it's ruled Jokic's contact is marginal but Shai is penalised for unsportsmanlike conduct

Nickeli Alexander-Walker with the absolutely violent foul on Kevin Durant at the end of the 1st quarter with MANY replays Rockets and Hawks commentaries

James Harden unintentionally slaps Jalen Brunson in the face while guarding him and Brunson had something to say about it