It's all over. Rockets set a new season high with 13 blocks, Battier and Mutombo each had four. Battier also acknowledged after that the technical foul he received in the 4th quarter was the first of his career. So a perfect month is completed, 13-0.
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Give Landry another slam. This one comes as a one-handed crush job and he was fouled on the play. He hasn't missed a shot yet and he would've had his 5th dunk if Rudy Gay hadn't grabbed him with both arms and kept him floored. Speaking of Gay - he was totally dominated by T-Mac in this one, hitting just 2-11 shots through 3 quarters while Mac was matched up on him. It was obvious Tracy was really taking it to the youngster on both ends. (HOU 104-84, 5:30 4Q)
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You think Carl Landry can catch Yao for most dunks this season? He's got three more ferocious throw-downs tonight to push his season total to 35 (in just his 25th game). Yao's probably going to stick on 83, which currently ranks 11th in the league. (HOU 97-76, 8:49 4Q)
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Rocker Les Alexander is sitting in his customary courtside seat for this one and Rafer just got in his face for fumbling away a ball that came his way out of bounds. Everyone's having a good ole time tonight.
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Dikembe Mutombo grabbed 5 rebounds in the 3rd quarter and he shouldn't be back for the 4th. So he'll finish with 13 rebounds in 18 minutes. That's his first double-figure rebound night since last season.
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Every day that goes by I am more and more amazed that the Spurs traded Luis Scola to the Rockets for cap relief. Houston just ran a three man break with Scola in the middle and the ball never touched the court with passes b/w himself, Rafer and T-Mac. Scola finished with the lay-up. On the next possesion he grabbed an offensive rebound and the juked Darko Milicic out of his shoes before tossing in another bucket off the glass. His line is 15 pts, 5 reb, 5 steals on 6-of-8 shooting. Just an absolute steal by GM Daryl Morey (HOU 75-50, 5:59 3Q)
----------HOU 60-41, HALF--------
Here's how bad the Grizzlies are - Chuck Hayes has 6 points in the first half - his season high is 8. Luis Scola has 5 steals in the first half - naturally that's a craeer high, it's also the most for any Rocket this entire season. The team high is 12, they had 9 in the first half.
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Tracy McGrady was showing his age as Rudy Gay out leaped him on a jump ball after the ball got lodged in between the rim and the backboard. That's what this game has come to - commenting on a jump ball. Memphis is so unbelievably un-inspired to play hoops tonight. Sadly, after the Rockets initial burst (23-2) they have been lulled into the sloppy un-inspired play of the Grizzlies - who have outscored Houston 32-25 since. (HOU 28-34, 2:54 2Q)
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It's 41-29. No you shouldn't be worried. The Grizzlies will not threaten to win this game.
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That was a scintillating and distrubing display in the first quarter. Rockets lead 37-17, the interior defense is 100% non-existent for Memphis. The Rockets end up shooting 70% in the quarter 16-23, including Carl Landry's 1st rebound and put-back coming just before the buzzer.
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I bet most of you are thinking, "Great the Rockets are blowing them out, we'll get to see Gerald Green a bunch tonight!" Sorry to disappoint, but draws the short straw tonight - he's inactive, while fellow newcomer Bobby Jones suits up for the first time since signing a 10-day contract on Tuesday. (HOU 29-12, 2:01 1Q)
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I've seen a lot of NBA games, but I can't recall one as lopsided as this one. The Grizzlies are totally defenseless - and I mean that literally. Houston is 11-14, while Memphis is 3-12. Dikembe was summoned to the bench after just 5 minutes because it was obvious he would not be needed so why tire him out with a physical team like Denver coming in on Sunday. Don't worry though, he was able to give Memphis rookie Mike Conley a big fat finger wag. (HOU 27-10, 2:32 1Q)
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With 6:47 to go in the opening quarter the Grizzlies are 1-8 from the floor and have not corraled a single rebound. Oh Rafer Alston is also 4-4, with a trio of 3-pt bombs. It's now 23-2.
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I can only assume the Grizzlies intend to score - it's 14-0 rockets with 8 minutes to go in the 1st quarter.
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With 6:47 to go in the opening quarter the Grizzlies are 1-8 from the floor and have not corraled a single rebound. Oh Rafer Alston is also 4-4, with a trio of 3-pt bombs. It's now 23-2.
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I can only assume the Grizzlies intend to score - it's 14-0 rockets with 8 minutes to go in the 1st quarter.
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