Houston • Fumbling the ball out of bounds, then failing to rotate and allowing a lob for a dunk. Losing control of the ball again the next time down, yielding a transition layup, and committing a silly foul for a three-point play to top it off. One missed shot, two missed shots, three missed shots in a row to follow.
It not only didn’t get better in the subsequent minutes, it somehow got worse. More inability to handle Houston’s pressure. More coughing the ball up. More missed shots from the perimeter. And more missed defensive assignments.