This whole thing could have been worse from a Jazz perspective, considering the Houston Rockets scored 50 points in one quarter of their playoff series with Minnesota last week and the Jazz totaled only 54 in Game 3 vs. Chicago in the 1998 NBA Finals.
Friday’s Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals was bad enough, though. The Jazz’s proud defense allowed 70 points in the first half of a 113-92 defeat at Vivint Smart Home Arena.
If you’re wondering, this was not a case of the Rockets hitting all kinds of outside shots. Houston made 19 of 25 attempts from 2-point range in the half.