US EditionRockets, Warriors get into shoving altercation in 2nd quarter of heated Game 4
- The Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets engaged in a shoving altercation during Game 4 of their first-round playoff series on a Monday night.
- Physical and chippy play had built tension between the teams throughout the series and intensified after several previous contentious incidents.
- The confrontation unfolded midway through the second quarter when Draymond Green delivered a forceful pick on Amen Thompson, followed by an elbow from Green and Dillon Brooks knocking Steph Curry to the floor.
- Officials issued technical fouls to Curry, Green, and Brooks, while Green was also given a Flagrant 1 penalty after forcefully making contact with Tari Eason near the ground, with the Rockets leading 47-46 at that moment.
- The altercation further heightened animosity between the teams, reflecting ongoing bad blood and suggesting a potentially volatile remainder of the series as the Warriors led 2-1.
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