Doc Rivers: Kevin Durant, Patrick Beverley Didn't Deserve Game 1 Ejections
Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers defended Clips point guard Patrick Beverley and Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant after the pair were ejected Saturday night in the fourth quarter of their first-round playoff game.
"It was talk," Rivers told reporters.
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"I don't even know what to say with that one. Pat's going to talk, and that's legal. Kevin can talk, too. I don't think either one of them [should've been thrown out]."
The two players received double technicals at the five-minute mark of the fourth quarter for getting into each other's face before accruing a second double tech just 19 seconds later.
The duo had been going at it before the fourth quarter, however, as evidenced by this moment:
Apparently, referee Ed Malloy had enough with the game winding down, and the two were tossed.
Golden State was well in control thanks to a 112-95 lead, so the double ejection didn't have much of an impact on the Warriors' eventual 121-104 win.
The question now is whether Beverley and Durant pick things up where they left off for Round 2.
The second game of the series will take place Monday at 10:30 p.m. ET at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California.
