Several Houston Rockets forgot to take their jump shot to the early Sunday afternoon showdown with the Dallas Mavericks, leading to a 137-123 beatdown. The old saying “live by the three, die by the three” can be attributed to just about all six of the Rockets’ losses so far, as their poor outside shooting is frequently a culprit.
As a team, the Rockets made just 10 of their 44 attempts from beyond the arc, with James Harden being responsible for 13 of those misses. These kinds of nights are expected with a team that shoots more than half of their shots from downtown, but even more unsettling was Houston’s overall defensive performance.