Harden and Jae Crowder get into a little argument, and then Harden hits Crowder in his nuts, eventually leading to Crowder getting ejected

Luka gets the Harden foul call

Jimmy Butler finds Jae Crowder with a touch pass, who sinks the three to give Heat a 13 point lead halfway through first quarter

Fischer I thought the way Phoenix played the Crowder situation was strange one Western Conference executive told Yahoo Sports Youre not a super deep team Youre a contender Doesnt it seem like theres some other way to resolve this other than him sitting out and hurting your depth

Jae Crowder runs off the court after being ejected