When Houston’s offense gets going http://www.chicagobearsteamonline.com/prince-amukamara-jersey , the Rockets are nearly impossible to beat.rnrnJames Harden had 25 points and 12 assists to lead Houston to a 113-92 win over Utah in Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinals series on Friday night.rnrnEric Gordon added 25 points and Chris Paul had 15 points, seven rebounds and six assists for the Rockets. Houston beat Utah in Salt Lake City for the third time this season to take a 2-1 series lead. Game 4 is on Sunday.rnrnThe Rockets attacked the Jazz everywhere en route to rolling up 70 points before halftime. When Utah drove Houston off the perimeter, it yielded repeated slashes to the rim for layups. When the Jazz dropped back in to shore up the interior, the Rockets came up with well-timed 3-pointers to keep the heat on.rnrn”We’re just not going to force anything,” Harden said. ”Whatever they give us, we’re going to take and we’re going to have confidence in our guys and we’re going to make shots.rnrnRoyce O’ Neale scored 17 points. Alec Burks chipped in 14 points while Rudy Gobert added 12 points and nine rebounds for the Jazz.rnrnUtah never got on track on offense. The Jazz shot poorly over the first three quarters and committed 16 turnovers. Houston scored 19 points off those miscues.rnrn”I thought our defense was superb Kenny Clark Jersey ,” Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni said. ”We were hitting shots all over the place. We just got a hold of it, kept the crowd out of it and kept them on their heels. You could see the guys feeding off good defense after good defense. When you do that and your energy is right, the shots start to go down and good things happen.”rnrnHouston could not have scripted a much better start than what the Rockets produced on Friday night.rnrnA listless first-half effort ultimately sealed Houston’s fate in Game 2. The Rockets avoided enduring another slow start by clamping down on defense and playing efficient offense.rnrnHouston picked apart Utah’s defense practically from the opening tip. The Rockets opened the game by scoring baskets on six of their first seven possessions. Harden capped the flurry with his first basket to put Houston up 15-5.rnrnIt only grew worse for the Jazz from there. The Rockets led by as many as 22 in the first quarter, taking a 37-15 lead on back-to-back baskets from Harden and Gerald Green.rnrnHouston made 16 of its 26 shots in the first quarter and totaled 39 points in the period.rnrn”They were focused and determined to do what they wanted to do,” Jazz coach Quin Snyder said. ”We just didn’t provide enough resistance in a lot of areas.”rnrnAs effective as the Rockets were on offense, their defense proved equally troublesome for Utah. Houston forced the Jazz to commit six turnovers before the start of the second quarter and scored nine points off those turnovers.rnrn”They just took us out of our rhythm and we can’t let that happen Star Lotulelei Jersey ,” guard Donovan Mitchell said. ”They were the aggressor all night and we got to be able to understand they’re gonna be aggressive and we’ve got to be able to counter.”rnrnUtah cut Houston’s lead 49-34 midway through the second quarter after O’ Neale scored three straight baskets to fuel a 9-0 run. Clint Capela ended the run with a dunk and the Rockets proceeded to outscore the Jazz 31-9 over a 10 minute stretch extending into the third quarter.rnrnThey pushed their lead to 80-43 on a driving layup from Ariza with 8:01 left in the quarter.rnrnTIP-INSnrnRockets: Gordon finished with a postseason-high in points. …Houston did not commit a turnover in the first quarter. … The Rockets outscored the Jazz 20-10 in fastbreak points after totaling just five in Game 2. … Houston finished with 50 points in the paint for the second straight game.rnrnJazz: Derrick Favors exited with an ankle sprain in the third quarter. Favors totaled two points, two rebounds and two assists in 13 minutes. … Houston’s 39 first quarter points is the most given up by Utah in any quarter in a playoff game this season. … Mitchell scored only 10 points after going just 4-of-16 from the field.rnrnBACK TO FORMrnrnEric Gordon got his shooting groove back in Game 3. Gordon attacked the rim early and then hit several key 3-pointers as the game progressed. He ended up going 8-of-13 from the field and shooting 50 percent from the 3-point line.rnrnIt marked a big change of pace for Gordon who has struggled to find his shot at times during the postseason. Coming into Friday night, he had shot just 31.4 percent from the field and averaged 12.9 points over seven playoff gamesrnrn”I just got to continue to be aggressive,” Gordon said. ”It doesn’t change for me.”rnrnNearly two years after his death, Dennis Green is getting paid for services rendered to a long-defunct football league.rnrnVia Dale Kasler of the Sacramento Bee, Green’s widow has settled a claim for unpaid wages from the UFL’s Sacramento Mountain Lions.rnrnGreen received $1 million for the 2010 season Josh Bellamy Jersey , and the team increased his pay to $1.5 million for 2011. But he received only $510,000.rnrnLate in the 2011 season, Green sued the team for unpaid wages. He coached the final two games of the campaign despite not being paid.rnrnSo why keep coaching for free?rnrn“Athletes and coaches don’t quit,” Green said in 2016.rnrnGreen and, subsequently, his estate didn’t quit pursuing justice. It took time and a variety of proceedings Adrian Amos Jersey , but Green’s widow eventually forced team owner聽William Hambrecht to pay up.rnrnThe amount of the settlement was confidential. Here’s hoping that Green’s estate will receive as close to 100 cents on the dollar as possible for what he was owed.rnrnGreen, who died in July 2016, coached the Vikings and Cardinals. He took the Vikings to a pair of NFC championship games.rnrn Adidas Artemi Panarin Jersey rn