I did not watch the game, but watched and listened to both coaches after the game. I really don’t buy Gard’s excuse for calling a time out. Ok, you lose possession. You are up 14; it would not have been a game changing turnover. Regardless of what happened on the court, in the handshake line, Howard tried to just walk past. He apparently said something along the lines of We will remember this next time. Nothing earth shattering in that comment. In that exchange, there is no question Gard was the aggressor. He had no business grabbing Howard by the arm. If Gard does not grab him, nothing else happens. I am not excusing Howard for what he did after that, but everything I have seen is pointing the finger solely at Howard and not at all at Gard.