“He’s an efficient scorer because he scores not taking a lot of shots,” coach Billy Donovan said of LaVine, who made 4 of 6 3s on Tuesday. “When he lets it go from behind the line you feel like it’s going in.”
Chicago had runs of 15-4 and 12-0 in the third period. During that second burst, Houston missed four shots, two of which were air balls, and had a turnover.
Houston coach Stephen Silas said LaVine's breakout quarter was pivotal.
“I think him getting hot caused some adversity that we didn’t handle correctly,” Silas said.