I hate to be cynical, but I absolutely think someone from the league impressed on the refs how important it was that this series continue. The refs seemed completely shaken and didn't know how the **** to call the game. They called so many fouls in the first quarter that they were clearly worried about appearing biased in favor of the Cavaliers, which led to the weird Draymond technical incident. The game was officiated so differently from the games in Golden State, it was like watching a different sport.
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