How many times does a strategy have to fail before it is abandoned?
Two games after Coach Kevin McHale of the Houston Rockets criticized the Los Angeles Clippers for intentionally fouling Dwight Howard — which backfired as the Rockets won the game — he apparently decided that two could play at that game. McHale had his team foul DeAndre Jordan so often in Game 4 on Sunday night that the poor-shooting center went to the free-throw line 28 times in the first half and 34 times over all as part of the 40 fouls the Rockets issued.