So much for showing maturity in what could have been a death blow to the Mavericks.
Although the Houston Rockets led by double digits early in the 4th quarter, they somehow managed to blow that lead and allow the Mavs to take a significant lead late in the game.
What ultimately killed the Rockets in this game was free throw shooting. The Rockets went to the charity stripe 23 times to the Mav's 33. Worse yet, the Rockets only hit 17 of their free throws for 73%, while the Mavs hit 28 free throws at a 84% clip. This of course, doesn't account for the Rockets purposefully fouling the Mavs with 24 seconds left in the game in a futile attempt to stop the clock and climb back into the game. The free throw scoring margin of 11 points easily put the Mavs over the top.
While I have all the confidence in the world that the Rockets will learn valuable lessons in this game and eventually win the series, I'm concerned about the Mavs building momentum and somehow tying this series going back to Dallas for game 5.
Van Gundy will surely have this team ready to come back on Saturday.
Although the Houston Rockets led by double digits early in the 4th quarter, they somehow managed to blow that lead and allow the Mavs to take a significant lead late in the game.
What ultimately killed the Rockets in this game was free throw shooting. The Rockets went to the charity stripe 23 times to the Mav's 33. Worse yet, the Rockets only hit 17 of their free throws for 73%, while the Mavs hit 28 free throws at a 84% clip. This of course, doesn't account for the Rockets purposefully fouling the Mavs with 24 seconds left in the game in a futile attempt to stop the clock and climb back into the game. The free throw scoring margin of 11 points easily put the Mavs over the top.
While I have all the confidence in the world that the Rockets will learn valuable lessons in this game and eventually win the series, I'm concerned about the Mavs building momentum and somehow tying this series going back to Dallas for game 5.
Van Gundy will surely have this team ready to come back on Saturday.
.JPG)
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