The 2017-18 Houston Rockets faced a barrage of questions regarding the James Harden and Chris Paul duo. Was it going to work?The result was astounding, as the Rockets marched to the top seed in the Western Conference, in addition a 65-17 record, good for a league best. Not only that, the Rockets posted the best record in franchise history.
The Rockets were forced to try staving off defeat without Chris Paul, who suffered a fateful hamstring injury in the waning minutes of Game 5. The Rockets held a 54-43 lead at the half, but their approach of bombing 3-pointers wasn’t quite as effective, as they shot 6-of-23 from deep in the first half, good for just 26.1 percent.
The second half, however, was a much different story. The Warriors made 55.6 percent of their long-range attempts in the second half, while the Rockets shot 1-for-21 in the final two quarters of the contest. The Rockets opted to keep firing away from deep. After all, that’s what got them there, as they took a league-best 42.3 triples per contest during the regular season, making 15.3 of their attempts per game .
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