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 likelihood of the Rockets, a 36.2% three-point shooting team, missing 26 threes in a row is .00084% or a 1 in 118757 chance.
— Eric Sidewater (@EricSidewater) May 29, 2018
The Rockets have always beaten the odds.
Minutes before tipoff.... @HoustonRockets #ClutchCity GO ROCKETS!!!! https://t.co/0ri7pCfhJV
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) May 29, 2018
We knew Ted Cruz had something to do with this!
That smile blinded the 3-point shooters of the Rockets.
The Rockets in total missed 27 threes in a row before PJTucker finally made that one??? It's really a shame they're having to play this Game 7 without CP3 on the floor.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) May 29, 2018
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.
James harden literally shot the warriors back in the game.
— Jay2thegreat (@Bongslaw211) May 29, 2018
Let’s not forget about Trevor Ariza, who couldn’t hit the Gulf of Mexico even if he was standing on Seawall Boulevard.
David Aldridge interviewing the Rockets' 3-point shooters#RingerNBA https://t.co/0emD8v7Skq
— The Ringer (@ringer) May 29, 2018
This tweet speaks for itself.
— Fred Katz (@FredKatz) May 29, 2018
When PJ Tucker hit that 3-pointer to end the streak, all of Texas rejoiced.
The Celtics last night from three: 7/39
— Justin Jett (@JustinJett_) May 29, 2018
The Rockets tonight from three: 6/39 https://t.co/Fbjdw5bSB7
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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.