In the first round, the Rockets beat the Timberwolves in five games.
In the second round, the Rockets beat the Jazz in five games.
How did Houston get it done? How many 3-pointers did the Rockets shoot per game?
Some key metrics, with their playoff rank in parentheses:
-Offensive rating -- 111.1 (1st)
-Defensive rating -- 102.1 (2nd)
-3-pointers attempted -- 39.9 (1st)
-3-point percentage -- 35.3 (11th)
-Turnovers -- 9.7 (1st)
-Fastbreak points -- 9.8 (13th)
-Pace -- 98.29 (9th)
Now, let's take a look at some numbers from their main rotation players:
James Harden
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-Regular season -- 30.4 points, 8.8 assists, 44.9 percent overall, 36.7 percent from deep
-Playoffs -- 28.5 points, 7.4 assists, 40.7 percent overall, 34.4 percent from deep
-Games 2 through 5 vs the Jazz -- 6-for-32 from 3-point range
-Usage percentage -- 36.7 (second highest to Russell Westbrook)
Chris Paul
-Game 5 vs the Jazz -- 41 points, 10 assists, 7 rebounds, 0 turnovers (incredible)
-Game 1 vs Minnesota -- 6 turnovers
-Game 1 vs Utah -- 7 turnovers
-Other eight playoff games combined -- 6 turnovers
Chris Paul from 10 to 14 feet in the playoffs = 25-for-46 = 54.3 percent = awesome pic.twitter.com/ug6IpOzcgB— Drew Shiller (@DrewShiller) May 10, 2018
Clint Capela
-Playoffs -- 14.4 points, 12.2 rebounds (leads all players with 4.1 offensive rebounds), 2.8 blocks, 63.4 percent overall
-6.3 screen assists per game -- second most
-15.8 contested shots per game -- fourth most
Clint Capela was a beast on defense vs the Jazz. Utah made only 51.7% of shots at the rim on Capela, on 12 attempts per game (Draymond allowed 56% at the rim vs the Pelicans). Also:
-Game 3 = 4 blocks and 2 steals
-Game 4 = 6 blocks and 2 steals
-Game 5 = 5 blocks and 3 steals— Drew Shiller (@DrewShiller) May 9, 2018
PJ Tucker
-He scored 20 points vs the Warriors in the regular-season opener and that turned out to be his season high.
PJ Tucker is shooting 46 percent from 3 in the playoffs:
-Left corner = 10-for-18
-Right corner = 8-for-17
-Top of the key = 3-for-7
-Left wing = 1-for-4
-Right wing = 0-for-2— Drew Shiller (@DrewShiller) May 9, 2018
Trevor Ariza
-19-for-56 (33.9 percent) from 3-point range in the playoffs (5-for-11 in the left corner)
Eric Gordon
-31.4 percent from deep in the playoffs
Three games vs the Warriors in the regular season:
-Oct. 17 -- 24 points, 0-for-6 from deep
-Jan. 4 -- 30 points, 2-for-9 from deep
-Jan. 20 -- 6 points, 0-for-9 from deep
Luc Mbah a Moute
-Missed the entire series vs Minnesota because of a shoulder injury
-Averaged 19 minutes per game vs Utah and went 2-for-10 from 3-point territory in the series
Gerald Green
-Game 2 vs Minnesota -- 5-for-12 from deep (10-for-32 combined in the other nine playoff games)
-Jan. 4 vs the Warriors -- 29 points, 8-for-15 from deep
Ryan Anderson
-Only played 19 total minutes in the series vs Utah -- did not play at all in Games 4 and 5
Nene
-Averaging 10.2 minutes per game in the playoffs
