reflections
January 4th, 2007 McGrady Leads Rockets Past Sonics
Tracy McGrady
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On Wednesday night, the Seattle Sonics came to Houston to go head-to-head with Tracy McGrady and the Rockets. Ray Allen and Tracy McGrady each had themselves good games, but McGrady came up on the better end with the 103-96 home win. Houston was +9 in the rebounding column (41-32), limited the turnovers to 8, and Tracy McGrady had a great game.
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For Seattle, Ray Allen had the hot hand, going for 32 points. Damien Wilkins, who is starting in place of the injured Rashard Lewis, scored 19 points and hit 5 of 10 from long distance. Chris Wilcox had a bit of an off night, but he still ended up with 13. Second year center Johan Petro was the #1 guy off the bench, scoring 11 points and grabbing 6 rebounds. Nick Collison, who has had a disappointing season, scored 7 points and snagged 7 boards off the bench as well. Luke Ridnour couldn’t get his shot going, shooting just 2-7 and scoring just 7 points, but he still made plays and dished 8 assists.
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For the beloved Rockets, Tracy McGrady had yet another good game, scoring 31 points, grabbing 6 rebounds, and dished 7 assists. Juwan Howard also was effective offensively, scoring 18 points. Dikembe Mutombo had a nice night, filln in for the still injured Yao Ming, scoring 8 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. Shane Battier was his solid self, scoring 12 points and grabbing 3 rebounds. Rafer Alston scored 13 points as well. Off the bench, Luther Head scored 9 points, Chuck Hayes grabbed 8 rebounds, and rookie John Lucas scored 8 points of his own in 12 minutes on the floor.
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Player of the Game: Tracy McGrady
Tracy McGrady
31 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists
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Next Game: Friday (1/5/07) at home vs. Utah at 7:30 pm ET.
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