And this is ALSO how you rig a series in the NBA...

The only question is:  Extending a series, or determining it's winner?

Game 1 of probably the biggest-money series in the Western Conference (even if it is the 1-4) between Golden State and Houston...

And Houston just got brutalized on the defense the refereeing allowed Golden State to play here.

The referees, according to many reports, including Deadspin, were allowing Golden State to commit no less than flagrant fouls without any call whatsoever.

Here's three someone posted to Twitter that made the Deadspin report...

All 3 Klay closeouts on Harden pic.twitter.com/x6iGuPECqu

— The Render (@TheRenderNBA) April 28, 2019

All three of those are at least Flagrant 1's, under the current NBA rules, as those "close-outs" are deemed unnecessary.  I'd probably at least consider an ejection-level Flagrant 2 on at least the first one.

It was getting so bad that the officials and Rockets head coach Mike D'Antoni had words during halftime, and the apparent "apology" he got from the refs wasn't sufficient -- an uncalled close-out in the third quarter resulted in a pair of Rockets technical fouls!

And then the Rockets claimed a shout on their last possession of the game. 

CP3 got ejected after this wild Rockets final possession 😮 pic.twitter.com/qXqGJ9Yqjo

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) April 28, 2019

No call, Chris Paul gets in the refs' face for a job well done, tossed, Warriors win by 4.

That's a rigged Game 1 for the Warriors.  No other way to put it, polite or otherwise.

And you'd think the NBA would've had enough of the Golden State Warriors and their arrogant stupidity long before now.  So are you trying to extend the series or ensure the three-peat and four in five?