West Conf. Semis Game 4: Houston Rockets 100 - 87 Utah Jazz - 5 Talking Points

#4 It was a highly charged, physical battle low on offensive quality

Nene tussles for the ball

The Jazz have earned the reputation of being perhaps the most hostile hosts in the NBA through the course of this postseason, and for much of the game, the crowd was a factor. The continuous bay for blood by the attending fans possibly led to some extremely physical basketball, and the quality of offense from both teams suffered as a result.

The Rockets started the night off in typical fashion, scoring 30 points in the first quarter. But they cooled off after that, and their overall shooting was way below-par for a historically efficient offense (they shot 42% of their field goal attempts and only 26.3% of their 3s).

The Jazz were even more beggarly on the night, with possibly their worst postseason showing on offense thus far. As a team, they shot just 32-of-83 from the floor (38.6%) and a toxic 7-of-29 from downtown (24.1%).

No NBA team stands a chance to win any game - let alone in high-stakes playoff basketball - with such shooting woes. There were a number of uncontested layups missed by the perimeter players on the Jazz, while Gobert's putback on an unintentional 3-pointer by Ingles was ruled to be offensive interference.