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The Rockets missed 27 consecutive 3s, and Twitter had takes

By Kareem Gantt

OAKLAND, CA - MAY 20: Andre Iguodala #9 of the Golden State Warriors and fights for possesion with James Harden #13 of the Houston Rockets during Game Three of the Western Conference Finals of the 2018 NBA Playoffs at ORACLE Arena on May 20, 2018 in Oakland, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CA - MAY 20: Andre Iguodala #9 of the Golden State Warriors and fights for possesion with James Harden #13 of the Houston Rockets during Game Three of the Western Conference Finals of the 2018 NBA Playoffs at ORACLE Arena on May 20, 2018 in Oakland, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /
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The Rockets incredible 3-point shooting failed them at the worst time — the middle of Game 7. Twitter won’t let them forget it.

The Houston Rockets missed 27 consecutive 3s, which should give fans pause for a second.

That stretch was so horrible that it will be the single most remembered aspect of Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals. Houston’s shooting woes stood in contrast to the Golden State Warriors hot-shooting in the third quarter and that’s when the game turned around.

No basketball fan has ever seen a NBA team miss 27 straight 3-pointers, because it was a playoff record, one the Rockets did not want to be part of.

So, we went to Twitter to see what the fans had to say about the Rockets dubious stretch, and the tweets are, as one may say, entertaining.

The Rockets have always beaten the odds.

We knew Ted Cruz had something to do with this!

That smile blinded the 3-point shooters of the Rockets.

More often than not, the real reason why the Rockets went into an offensive funk. Then again, they have managed to do this in the thrid-quarter all series long.

Let’s not forget about Trevor Ariza, who couldn’t hit the Gulf of Mexico even if he was standing on Seawall Boulevard.

This tweet speaks for itself.

When PJ Tucker hit that 3-pointer to end the streak, all of Texas rejoiced.

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Watching the Rockets offense was like watching Saw. In fact, they should make a Saw movie out of this horrific shooting performance by Houston.

The Rockets in the second half the last two games.

In the end, that shooting streak doomed the Rockets and they dropped Game 7 to Golden State 101-92. Just a few made shots and things could have been very different.

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