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#4 The 3 ball doesn't fall for Houston
Another reason for the loss was the 3 point shot not falling for Houston. They shot 10-of-37 (27%) from beyond the arc, well below their regular season (36.2%) and Game 1 mark (53.1%) for that matter. Just like in Round 1, Harden followed up an incredible shooting night from 3 in Game 1 to a sub-par one in Game 2. He shot 2/10, Ariza was 1/4 and PJ Tucker was 1/5.
To make matters worse, the Jazz were red hot from 3. They shot 15/32 (47%) with Joe Ingles hitting 7 of them. Every time Houston tried to make a run late, they were thwarted by the 3 ball from the Jazz. The Rockets live-and-die by the 3 and they won't go too far if their 3-pointers not dropping becomes a trend.
It was role reversal from Game 1 really, where Houston went 17/32 and Utah shot poorly at 7/22.
Guess the Bulls players in this quiz and it's not going to be easy!
