DETROIT – The Rockets could get their 3s. They can always take a bunch of 3s.
They just did not do much of anything else, as if they would wait until their 3-point shooting touch rejoined them before offering the sort of defense or intensity that likely will be needed without James Harden whether the 3-point shooting clicks or not.
With the Pistons, hardly an offensive juggernaut, scoring easily, the Rockets misfired until it was too late, with the Pistons taking a 108-101 win on Saturday that sent the Rockets to their seventh loss in their past nine games.