The Houston Rockets have prevailed in Game 7 of their series against the Los Angeles Clippers, leading throughout the game, as fans witnessed the most ever free-throws taken in a series.
The Clippers will struggle to shake off the choker tag after this series, taking three games out of the first four to leave the side just one game off taking the series.
Yet the Rockets showed what they’re made of, marking the first time since 2006 that a team has come back from 3-1 down, after a hot start by the Chris Paul/Blake Griffin led side, who had previously beaten 2014 champions, the San Antonio Spurs.
Due to the Hack-a-Jordan and Hack-a-Howard/Smith fouling by both teams to attempt to place poor free throw shooters at the line, the Clippers/Rockets series shattered the previous record for most Free Throws in a Playoff series, with 503 attempts taken.
The previous record was 341, set long ago in the 1957 Finals between the St. Louis Hawks and Boston Celtics.
The Western Conference Finals between the Warriors and the Rockets was a regular season breeze for Golden State.
In the four regular season games, they swept the Rockets, with the closest margin at 9 points in the first match-up.
On Sunday, the Atlanta Hawks beat the Washington Wizards with a last-gasp three pointer by Paul Pierce waved off as coming after the shot clock. The Hawks will compete for the Eastern Conference Finals against LeBron James’ Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Western Conference Finals commence Wednesday at 11:00am, Sydney time, with Golden State at home.
The Eastern Conference Finals commence Thursday at 10:30am, with the Hawks at home.
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