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Trevor Ariza - 5/10
Stat line: 8 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal, 3-of-8 shooting from the field, 1-of-5 on threes
Ariza's night was marred by the foul trouble that he constantly found himself in. While one call on him was quite questionable, he was caught playing with fire on a number of possessions as he committed a couple of needless reach-in fouls. Ariza picked up 2 early fouls in the 3rd quarter and had to sit out the rest of it with 5 personal fouls.
While Ariza was brought back into the game in the 4th quarter, his lack of scoring punch ultimately affected the Rockets' gameplan. Ariza has not shot well in the playoffs this year, as he's averaging only 38.2% on his field goal attempts and 33.9% on threes through 11 games of the postseason.
His in-game numbers were pretty much in line with the rest of his playoff averages. Ariza would do well to bounce-back with a more acceptable outing in Game 2, which is now a must-win for the Rockets.
