I was just reading an article on ESPN talking about Mike D'Antoni's coaching and, in particular, this year's use of isolation plays.
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23540049/how-mike-dantoni-learned-embrace-iso-why-stop-now-nba
He felt that they were holding too deep into the shotclock in game 3 and that impacted iso efficiency (Harden and Paul were #1 and #2 in the regular season).
Could this (indecision?) be caused by the intimidation from playing the Warriors in the playoffs? Or maybe just that this is Harden and Paul's first year together so they haven't played deep playoff basketball together before? Maybe a bit of both?
Either way, I concur with @themightyvolcano that this is a must win game for the Rockets.
Facing the experience of the Warriors certainly can be intimidating. Not only have Paul and Harden never gone this deep in the playoffs together, Paul has never been this far in the playoffs ever! It was great to see them get it together tonight and combine for 56 points, one more than Durant and Curry combined for.
Great game indeed - looking forward to the rest of the series!