![](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/59880553/rockets_0_27_getty_ringer.0.jpg)
The Night the 3-Pointer Betrayed the Rockets - The Ringer
![The Night the 3-Pointer Betrayed the Rockets - The Ringer](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/bGdcTleclV07ICPIDyANZ30q2p4=/0x0:1254x616/1200x0/filters:focal(0x0:1254x616):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/7841555/gordon_deep_3.jpg)
The Rockets shoot very deep 3-pointers on purpose. Here's why
![The Night the 3-Pointer Betrayed the Rockets - The Ringer](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:900/1*_Qktfw7fxPTGhp3TAV_3Ng.jpeg)
Creep & Dubb Long Talkin': All-Time Sports Sadness
![The Night the 3-Pointer Betrayed the Rockets - The Ringer](https://i.redd.it/eqkvymhbajfa1.jpg)
Cunningham] #Cavs center Jarrett Allen was asked if he knew Kevin
MORE
![The Night the 3-Pointer Betrayed the Rockets - The Ringer](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FEca1LpXoAQZytv.jpg)
Game stream: Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Brooklyn Nets
![The Night the 3-Pointer Betrayed the Rockets - The Ringer](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tr6XsZVb-ZE/mqdefault.jpg)
Ray Allen's AMAZING game-tying 3-pointer in Game 6!
![The Night the 3-Pointer Betrayed the Rockets - The Ringer](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/G3vw-YRCwFQ/hq720.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEhCK4FEIIDSFryq4qpAxMIARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJD&rs=AOn4CLDJ025bo4ZCWQ9ukh__QGCQy_X8aw)
All 27 straight missed Rockets 3-pointers during Game 7 vs
![The Night the 3-Pointer Betrayed the Rockets - The Ringer](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/12/22/sports/22SCORE1/22SCORE1-articleInline.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)
Led by Rockets, N.B.A. Is Shooting Even More 3-Pointers - The New
![The Night the 3-Pointer Betrayed the Rockets - The Ringer](https://media.bleacherreport.com/f_auto,w_1440,q_auto,c_fill/w_650/br-cms/f4/b8/e3/55/d62b/4b34/b688/a250e962f340/crop_exact_full_image.jpeg)
Warriors vs. Rockets: Game 7 Live Updates, Score and Highlights
![The Night the 3-Pointer Betrayed the Rockets - The Ringer](https://media.bleacherreport.com/f_auto,w_467,h_310,q_auto,c_fill/w_650/br-cms/b3/27/ca/6d/8af0/42c1/b4f7/60d17cc07b21/crop_exact_preview.jpg)
Warriors vs. Rockets: Game 7 Live Updates, Score and Highlights
![The Night the 3-Pointer Betrayed the Rockets - The Ringer](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Chris_Paul_Rockets.jpg/220px-Chris_Paul_Rockets.jpg)
Chris Paul - Wikipedia
![The Night the 3-Pointer Betrayed the Rockets - The Ringer](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/7830469/Jan_18_2017_13_27_46.gif)
The Rockets shoot very deep 3-pointers on purpose. Here's why
![The Night the 3-Pointer Betrayed the Rockets - The Ringer](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/-z2tAdytawmsvswpIe2rUYkXhZM=/77x0:1322x934/1400x1400/filters:focal(77x0:1322x934):format(jpeg)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/55905841/1_lhl4JMDggxR-OraV7E1vMQ.0.jpeg)
To Live and Die on a Russell Westbrook 3-Pointer - The Ringer