How the Rockets’ cold shooting sunk them

The Rockets shot 5-for-30 (17%) on open or wide open 3-pointers in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals, per NBA.com.

If those same players shot their season-long percentages, including the playoffs and last night’s disaster, based on whether the shot was open or wide open, Houston would have shot 11-for-30 (37%) – scoring 18 more points.

Player	Attempts	Made	Expected	Difference
Eric Gordon	8	2	2.9	-0.9
Trevor Ariza	7	0	2.5	-2.5
James Harden	6	1	2.3	-1.3
P.J. Tucker	5	2	2.0	0.0
Gerald Green	3	0	1.1	-1.1
Joe Johnson	1	0	0.3	-0.3
Total	30	5	11.1	-6.1

Houston lost to the Warriors by nine.