The Houston Rockets missed 27 consecutive three-pointers in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals during their 101-92 loss to the Golden State Warriors.

According to Quantified Shot Probability, the probability of the Rockets missing that many consecutive straight three-pointers is 1-in-72,000.

Houston had a 42-30 lead with 6:13 remaining in the second quarter when James Harden missed the first of 27 three-pointers.

The Rockets were a combined 7-for-44 on their three-point attempts in the game.

TNT drew the second highest rating in NBA history on cable television with a peak of 18 million viewers for its coverage of Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals between the Warriors and Rockets. 

TNT's coverage of Game 7 of the Warriors-Thunder series in 2016 drew an 8.8 household rating in the United States and peaked at 19.8 million total viewers.

For Game 7 in 2018, TNT averaged 14.8 million viewers compared to 15.9 million in 2016.

TNT’s coverage of the Western Conference Finals series averaged 9.4 million viewers.

Tillman Fertitta is expecting the Houston Rockets' roster to look similar next season.

Chris Paul and Clint Capela are the Rockets' top free agents. Capela will be a restricted free agent.

“Gotta sign Chris [Paul], want to keep Clint [Capela],” he said, according to Lainie Fritz of KPRC Channel 2.

“You don’t mess with success,” said Fertitta.

Chris Paul has been ruled out of Game 7 with a hamstring injury.

Paul suffered the injury during the closing minute of Game 5 and also did not play in Game 6.

"Everybody came to the same conclusion. There's just no way," said Mike D'Antoni.

Chris Paul has not yet been ruled out for Game 7 due to his right hamstring injury.

"Less likely than likely, but working every angle to try," said a source.

Paul suffered the injury in the closing seconds of Game 5 and sat out Game 6.

Chris Paul has been ruled out of Game 6 with a right hamstring strain.

Paul suffered the injury late in the fourth quarter of Game 5.

Paul will be reevaluated when the Rockets return to Houston following Saturday's Game 6.

Chris Paul could miss Game 6 due to a right hamstring injury.

Paul received extensive treatment after Game 5, leaving the Toyota Center around midnight.

"I will be all right," Paul told The Undefeated's Marc J. Spears as he left the arena. Asked specifically about Game 6 on Saturday, Paul said, "Oh, yeah."

The Rockets will update Paul's status once he's evaluated on Friday.

"We'll see [if he can play Game 6]. He'll be evaluated tomorrow, but obviously you saw him limp off, and he's a tough guy," Houston coach Mike D'Antoni said. "They'll do whatever they can do. If he's there, great, good for him. If he isn't, we have enough guys; it's time for somebody else to step up.

"We'll be all right. We just have to continue what we're doing."

"Not good," said a source from the Rockets when asked about Paul's hamstring Friday morning.

Chris Paul has been dealing with right foot soreness since Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals.

Paul responded well to treatment before Game 4. Paul scored 27 points in the game.

"Chris felt better. His foot felt better," D'Antoni said. "I called him after Game 3, and he said, 'Coach, I'm telling you, if I can get my foot right, we'll beat these guys.' Lo and behold, he got his foot right. And just like I said, we're back to even."

The Rockets haven't listed Paul on the official injury report during the series, and he had been evasive when asked about his health.

Paul acknowledged Tuesday night that he had undergone "a whole lot of treatment" in recent days.

"It's about as good as it's going to be right now," Paul said. "But for us, it's not about that. It's about going out there and getting stops and making big plays when we needed to."

Mike D'Antoni believes the Phoenix Suns would have been even better during his tenure had he not been so determined to have Steve Nash play the role of a traditional point guard.

With James Harden and Chris Paul playing more isolation basketball with the Houston Rockets, we are seeing the evolution of D'Antoni's process.

"Oh, without a doubt, I screwed that up," D'Antoni said. "Nash was a purist. Steve's a Hall of Fame point guard. He was unbelievably good. I just think instead of averaging 15 or 16 [points], he could have averaged 30 for us. He was that good of a shooter, and I don't think it would have screwed the team up."

Nash averaged 12.4 field goal attempts and 4.1 3-point attempts per game during his four seasons with D'Antoni. 

"If they even give a hint of going under [the screen], just whap it," D'Antoni said. 

"We know better now," Nash said. "The math's been validated, and I think that's why point guards are so aggressive. It makes sense. We stuck to our traditional values, and that allowed me to stick to my personality, whereas I should have come further and further out of my personality.

"Yeah, I should have probably shot the ball 20 times a game. It probably would have made a lot more sense, but at the time, we weren't ready for that league-wide. Everyone was telling us that you can't win shooting all those 3s, and now we realize that we didn't shoot enough, especially when we were playing small. So, yeah, I think Mike's right. I regret it, too.

"But it really wasn't my personality and the culture of the game wasn't ready for that. So it was like a bridge too far, so to speak, at the time."

The Houston Rockets pursued a trade for Carmelo Anthony last offseason and sources say they were optimistic at one point that a three-way deal would be agreed upon with the New York Knicks and Portland Trail Blazers.

The talks with the Knicks, however, fizzled, after the exit of Phil Jackson after the draft and before the start of free agency.

The Rockets' potential trade for Anthony had no impact on their interest in signing P.J. Tucker and Luc Mbah a Moute in free agency.

James Harden began to recruit Tucker days after their season ended as they hung out together in Atlanta.

"Yo, you're coming to Houston," Harden told him then, according to Tucker. "We need what you do."

Anthony was eventually traded to the Thunder in a package for Enes Kanter.