Third Quarter Collapse Dooms Rockets vs Lakers 124-115

Photo by Bill Baptist/NBAE via Getty Images Caruso will fall, or comb, over soon.Blame me. The Rockets are doing poorly when I recap their games. I take full responsibility. If it takes me not writing recaps for the Rockets to win, I’ll do that.

Or blame the Lakers being good. Blame James Harden being off and the Rockets having yet another disaster quarter where they’re unable to hit much of anything, from deep. When these cold spells strike, they don’t seem to have any plan to compensate for it.

Once again, don’t blame Russell Westbrook. Westbrook was 15-23 and with any luck, could have been about 18-23. He attempted no 3pt shots. He notched 9 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals. He was called…