I didn't watch the game, but looking through the numbers, it looked like we should have won, until you see that they shot 49 effing free throws to Utah's 26.
Looks clear as day to me that Adam Silver doesn't want the Rockets falling to far behind. God forbid the league allow James Harden to get bounced in the first round.
Obviously Utah could have overcome the crookedness of a manipulated game had they played better, but every once in a while you see a game that should leave no doubt in anybody's mind that the NBA is not a 100% honest sport.