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T-Mac Sits Out, Rockets Fall To Phoenix |
On Wednesday night, the Rockets did not have Tracy McGrady or, of course, Yao Ming in their home game vs. Phoenix. This was the first time all season long the Rockets have played a game without both of their stars. Result: a 9 point home loss to one of the hottest teams in the league, the Phoenix Suns. Houston shot the ball just 39% and they only got to the free throw line 12 times. The final score was 100-91. Two-time MVP Steve Nash filled up the stat sheet in this game with 21 points, 14 assists, and 4 rebounds on 8 of 10 shooting. He is strongly making a push for a 3rd straight MVP award. Leading the team in scoring for Phoenix was Amare Stoudemire, who score 22 big ones as well as grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked 3 shots. Shawn Marion racked up another double-double with 14 points and 14 rebounds. Raja Bell ended up nailing 5 of 10 from three point territory, as he finished the game with 15 points and 9 rebounds. The Suns played just two guys off the bench: Leandro Barbosa and James Jones. Barbosa went for 20 points off the bench as Jones nailed a couple treys, ending with 6. No McGrady and no Yao, somebody has to take on the scoring load, right? Rafer Alston did, scoring 29 points and dishing 8 assists, but it wasn’t enough. Starting in place of McGrady was Luther Head, who nailed 4 of 9 from deep as he scored 16 and grabbed 5 boards. Shane Battier also hit 4 three’s, but he only took 5 of them, as he finished with 16 points and 7 rebounds. Dikembe Mutombo didn’t put up double-digit rebounding numbers in this one, but he did manage to grab 8 of them as well as score 4 points. Juwan Howard had one of his worst offensive games of the year, shooting just 2 of 10 from the floor. The Rockets bench was horrible from the field, as they shot a combined 9-26, “led” by John Lucas, who shot just 3-13 including just 1-6 from deep. Player of the Game: Rafer Alston
29 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists Posted in Uncategorized |
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