Probably both. With a large side of terrible decision making, poor rebounding, bad shooting, lack of bench, no three seconds calls and a huge dichotomy in contact allowed.
For Capela, it was probably altitude and attitude and also sickness. Rest of the team, it’s attitude issues in wanting to win more or just as much as the opponent. Does it matter? One of those factors won’t be a problem tomorrow.
Did we underperform, though? We played against a strong team with an excellent defense. They were on their home court with their backs to the wall and their rabid (and ignorant) fans there to cheer them on and influence the refs. And we took 1 of 2. Sounds about right to me. Sure, we could have played better in the second half last night, but we played 3 strong halves in Utah despite everything being lined up against us. I'd say we did okay. Now back to Houston so we can drive a wooden stake through the heart of Count Quin Dracula and his team.
Nice thread title. It was attitude. Sense of urgency and playing with force. Just look at the rebound margin. -17. Rockets were a step slow in all measures.
probably all the doors in the arena are left open. even the bathroom stall doors. thats bound to create a small but significant draft to screw up the opposing team's shooting mechanics. jazz are used to it.
