The Rockets are down 0–2 to the extremely shorthanded Lakers in their first round playoff series, and it’s all due to their offensive failings.
In Game 1’s loss on Saturday without Kevin Durant in the lineup, Houston scored 98 points while shooting 38% from the floor. It was bad but resulted in only a nine-point defeat so there was plenty of reason to believe KD’s return in Game 2 would change things. That didn’t turn out to be the case. Durant had 23 points in Tuesday night’s game but the Rockets finished 40% from the floor as a team, managed even fewer points in total (94) and still lost. Those numbers don’t even begin to paint a picture of just how ugly their effort was on that end, especially in the second half.
