The Houston Rockets came into the 2018 postseason confident and ready to build off of their best regular season in franchise history. Led by Chris Paul and James Harden, Houston logged the 10th best offensive rating in NBA history, topping their last year's mark of 111.8, and their defense improved from 106.4 to 103.8 points allowed per 100 possessions. So, after a historic season, is it possible for Utah to knock off Houston like in the late 90's and mid 00's? If possible, how will it happen? What is Houston's kryptonite?
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Game one is over, and the Jazz were effectively blown out by a hot shooting Paul George, a cold shooting Ricky Rubio, and a 13 rebound, 8 assist, 29 point performance by Russell Westbrook. So what do the Jazz need to change in game 2 to steal one on the road? Well, not much exactly. What we saw on Sunday hit 2 of the major extremes which should have been expected to happen at one point in the series; a rough shooting night for Ricky Rubio and a monsterous statline from Paul George. Both of these should not be expected to happen again.
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AuthorMy name is Riley Gisseman, I'm an avid Jazz fan. I'm going to go into graphic design or journalism in the future, and I love writing about, and expressing my love and knowledge of the Jazz, the NBA, and basketball in general. As a self proclaimed stats geek, I love using stats (and video clips) to compliment my writing. Archives
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