The Rockets in the regular season were the first team in NBA history to take more than half their shots from beyond the 3-point line, but in the first two games of the series just 39 percent of their attempts have been 3s. In 82 games of the season and five games against the Timberwolves, they had attempted fewer than 40 percent of their shots from beyond the 3-point line just four times.
“We took 37 (in Game 2) instead of 44 (the Rockets average attempts in the first round) or 42 (their average during the season.) The looks are the same,” Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni said.