I’d previously said that I did not believe the whistle would allow a Harden first round exit. Granted, we did not touch Harden really at all last night, but despite some flops and yelling at the refs, he only went to the line for three attempts, while having 5 fouls of his own. The game is officiated differently in the post season, and to the extent that there may be some group-think or group-expectation, if last night set any kind of precedent that they feel more emboldened to continue, that would be huge. Obviously this will change if we scheme differently against him, but if the precedent were set that he goes to the line 15+ times, then we’d be cooked.