GAME THREAD: NBA: MEMPHIS (6-11) at HOUSTON (9-9)

NBA: MEMPHIS (6-11) at HOUSTON (9-9)

<h3>Rockets look to find shooting stroke against Grizzlies</h3>

<div class="pre">Memphis (6-11) at Houston (9-9) 8:30 pm EST</div>

HOUSTON (Ticker) - The Houston Rockets' mediocre start may be aresult of their inability to find the bottom of the net.

The Rockets try to end their shooting woes and a two-game slideon Wednesday when they face the Memphis Grizzlies.

Houston is shooting just 44 percent from the field this season,ranking 21st in the NBA. The Rockets have been even colder from3-point range, hitting 31 percent from the arc - better thanonly the Philadelphia 76ers, the New Jersey Nets and the ChicagoBulls.


The Rockets shot 42.7 percent from the floor during aneight-point loss against the Sacramento Kings on Saturday aftermaking 44.6 percent of their shots against the Golden StateWarriors.


However, Houston was a combined 10-of-39 from 3-point range inthe two losses, which came after a three-game winning streak.

The Grizzlies had won three of four games before suffering a106-105 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday.

Rudy Gay scored two of his 30 points on a follow-shot after JuanCarlos Navarro missed a jumper to put Memphis ahead 105-104with two seconds to play. However, Travis Outlaw hit a runningjump shot at the buzzer to deny the Grizzlies their secondconsecutive win.

 

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<div class="pre">MEMPHIS VS HOUSTON - INACTIVES

MEMPHIS HOUSTON

PLAYER NAME REASON PLAYER NAME REASON
D MILICIC ANKLE INJURY K LANGFORD COACH'S DECISION
M CONLEY JR. SHOULDER A BROOKS COACH'S DECISION</div>

 

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<div class="pre">MEMPHIS AT HOUSTON - PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS


MEMPHIS HOUSTON

F Pau Gasol F Shane Battier
F Rudy Gay F Chuck Hayes
C Stromile Swift C Yao Ming
G Damon Stoudamire G Tracy McGrady
G Mike Miller G Rafer Alston

OFFICIALS: Tom Washington
Sean Corbin
Mark Ayotte</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 7
HOUSTON 6 8:49 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 9
HOUSTON 6 5:45 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 16
HOUSTON 14 2:33 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 20
HOUSTON 24 END, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA END 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
MEMPHIS 20 20
HOUSTON 24 24 END 1ST QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 1ST QUARTER

MEM - DAMON STOUDAMIRE 8, RUDY GAY 5, MIKE
MILLER 2
HOU - YAO MING 6, TRACY MCGRADY 5, RAFER
ALSTON 5</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 26
HOUSTON 30 8:43 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 30
HOUSTON 37 5:45 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 38
HOUSTON 45 2:55 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 42
HOUSTON 55 HALFTIME</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
MEMPHIS 20 22 42
HOUSTON 24 31 55 HALFTIME

HIGH SCORERS AT HALFTIME

MEM - PAU GASOL 10, JUAN CARLOS NAVARRO 10,
DAMON STOUDAMIRE 8
HOU - BONZI WELLS 16, LUIS SCOLA 12, YAO MING
9</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 49
HOUSTON 61 8:58 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 57
HOUSTON 66 5:46 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 63
HOUSTON 73 3:03 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 71
HOUSTON 85 END, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA END 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
MEMPHIS 20 22 29 71
HOUSTON 24 31 30 85 END 3RD QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 3RD QUARTER

MEM - PAU GASOL 19, DAMON STOUDAMIRE 15, RUDY
GAY 13
HOU - YAO MING 22, BONZI WELLS 18, TRACY
MCGRADY 12</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 78
HOUSTON 89 9:15 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MEMPHIS 80
HOUSTON 93 6:12 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>