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#2 Shooting struggles for the Rockets
The Houston Rockets are a high volume 3PT shooting team. But they were very off on their outside shots in this match which cost them very dearly.
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The Rockets were poor on defense in this match with the Mavericks scoring on them anytime they wanted. The Rockets really needed to shoot nicely in this game if they wanted to have any chance of winning. But they really struggled shooting from the 3PT line. The Rockets finished the match shooting 29% from beyond the arc, compared to 50% shooting by the Dallas Mavericks.
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James Harden recorded a triple-double in the match after his 54 point performance against the Wizards which also resulted in a defeat. The reigning MVP recorded 25 points, 11 rebounds and 17 assists in the match but also finished with 8 turnovers.
It is quite evident that the Rockets need Paul back really soon to reduce the burden on Harden.
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