<div align="center"> <font color="red">Rockets (23-13)</font> vs <font color="blue">Nuggets (17-16)</font> Friday, January 12, 2007, Pepsi Center, Denver 9:30 Central; ESPN, FSNSW, SportsRadio 610 AM </div> [div=50%] <div align="center"><font color="red"> <font size="1">(R. Alston, T. McGrady, S. Battier, J. Howard, D. Mutombo)</font></font> <font size="1">Leading Scorer: Tracy McGrady - 21.9 PPG Leading Rebounder: Chuck Hayes - 6.8 RPG Assists Leader: Tracy McGrady - 6.0 APG </font></div> [/div] <div align="center"><font color="blue"> <font size="1">(A. Iverson, J. Smith, L. Kleiza, E. Najera, M. Camby)</font></font> <font size="1">Leading Scorer: Allen Iverson - 29.4 PPG Leading Rebounder: Marcus Camby - 11.6 RPG Assists Leader: Allen Iverson - 5.5 APG </font> </div> [div=50%] <div align="center"> <font size=""1""><font color="red">Luther Head (6th Man)</font></font></div> <font size="1"><div align="center">28.3 MPG, 10.9 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 2.6 APG</div></font> [/div] <div align="center"> <font size=""1""><font color="blue">Reggie Evans (6th Man)</font></font> <font size="1">20.1 MPG, 6.5 PPG, 8.8 RPG, 0.8 APG</font> Predictions: <font color=""Red"">Rockets 100</font>, Nuggets 85</div> Keys To The Game: <font color=""Red"">Rockets:</font> T-Mac score a little more than the lakers game. Play some good D against this high powered offense. Howard needs to score on the wide open jumpshots. Mutumbo more BLOCKS!!! Luther posterize someone on the nuggets. <font color=""Red"">let Luther Head hit another 3!! </font> <font color=""blue"">Nuggets:</font> Keep Tmac from scoring more than 30, AI needs to run the offense. J.R. Smith needs to score.. Camby needs to defend people coming inside.. Defend T-Mac and cover luther head on 3's! This game is going to be a great one. They play just like phoenix so we need to use our Defense to our advantage. T-Mac should score at least 30 pts and we need those 3's from head. AI vs T-Mac in stats will be a good comparison but overall this is a great game on ESPN and ESPN HD.
Lets go Houston. Iverson is about to get owned by Rafer Alston bad. Alston will outplay Allen Iverson just like he has been in his past matches against him. Rafer needs a big game and I have trust in him. Tmac should dominate big time and lets hope he finds his shot early on. Go Rockets!!! Also, Durvasa can you post Rafer vs. Iverson stats please? Like show a comparison of them two every time they faced each other in their careers? and show how they have played against each other before? I appreciate it a lot. Thanks.
<div class="quote_poster">AznxBaller Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Bill Walton's on some serious ish. He just said Phoenix has a better defense than Houston.</div> LOL!!! I heard that too, he also said that Detroit and Dallas ahd better D. The guy is a moron.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> LOL!!! I heard that too, he also said that Detroit and Dallas ahd better D. The guy is a moron.</div> I feel bad for Jon Barry, who has to put up with his crap every game. Feels funny though, when Barry said something like "I doubt Jeff Van Gundy's going to like that..." when Head took a three on the break. Seems like something he would have done when he was on the team. Oh, memories.
Well, who cares about Walton and Barry, the problem here is T-Mac is shooting 30% again and we are going to loooooooooose!!!
<div class="quote_poster">DaRocket Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Well, who cares about Walton and Barry, the problem here is T-Mac is shooting 30% again and we are going to loooooooooose!!!</div> T-Mac is back to jacking up jumpers!!! Go to the rack!!!!!!!!DAMN!!!
<div class="quote_poster">AznxBaller Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">I feel bad for Jon Barry, who has to put up with his crap every game. Feels funny though, when Barry said something like "I doubt Jeff Van Gundy's going to like that..." when Head took a three on the break. Seems like something he would have done when he was on the team. Oh, memories.</div>That is probably how he knew lol, b/c he had done it in the past and JVG got annoyed, but Head seems like his 3pt % is really good so I don't know if JVG would get annoyed.
Damn! Shane Battier saved us. If I'm not wrong he was the only Rockets player scoring during (at least) the last 3,30 mins. Another HUGE win! (but we need T-Mac)
Chuck Hayes was garbage this game. Very dissapointed there. Thank God for Shane Battier. I thought we played pretty poorly compared to what we've been doing in our recent stretch, but the Nuggets clearly aren't very good right now. We got dominated on the glass, but we got away with it this time. Hopefully it doesn't become a habit.
Great win!! However, I'm a lil worried at Tmac's play tho. Either he's hurt or playing relativley soft. He wasn't aggressive tonight at all, all he did was jack up fadeaways The Rockets are gonna need Tmac to step up more. We can't depend on Battier every game to put up 20plus pts.
Hurt or palying soft, I don't understand how a player like him can shoot less than 30% in two consecutive games and 2-9 from the FT line tonight.
We nearly lose the game. Nice game by Battier. Although TMac was off again tonight he made plays down the stretch and almost came up with a triple double lacking only 2 rebounds. The thing I'm worried most is his FTs. Even on off nights he can still attract fouls but right now he does not have the consistency to make the FTs. I hope he'll bounce back tomorrow.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">[Chuck Hayes was garbage this game. Very dissapointed there. Thank God for Shane Battier. I thought we played pretty poorly compared to what we've been doing in our recent stretch, but the Nuggets clearly aren't very good right now. We got dominated on the glass, but we got away with it this time. Hopefully it doesn't become a habit.</div> the whole game I had a feeling we were going to lose, because outside of Battier we didn't really seem "into it".....thank God for the Carmeloless Nuggets last night.....
I think that this win on the road was important for Houston. They have damn good record now. And wtf, Battier had 12 points in the 4th quarter ?;D Camby had 24 rebs. :S Otherways it was quite a calm game, McGrady has been off for the last 2-3 games or am I wrong. He was pretty hot while I was away as other friends told me. ;D
<div class="quote_poster">Flow Wrote</div><div class="quote_post"> Otherways it was quite a calm game, McGrady has been off for the last 2-3 games or am I wrong. He was pretty hot while I was away as other friends told me. ;D</div> He scored 25 points in the second half against Chicago. Last 2 games, though, he's averaged 10 pts, 11.5 assists, 6.5 rebounds, and 1.5 turnovers. That doesn't sound too bad (if you're Jason Kidd). But his scoring efficiency has been WAY down -- 9 for 33 from the field (including 0 for 11 from three), and only 2 for 11 from the free throw line! It's like he's channeling Antoine Walker or something.
If Tmac doesnt score, he always balances the stat sheet out. When he is struggling he is passing for easy shots. So basically either way it goes, we are still benefiting. Tmac no scoring leads to easy assists for him. I am not saying I', not mad if Tmac doesnt score, but its not as bad because we still get the scoring done by his assists. But it is always great to see Tmac get 30+ points.
