<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>With an offense they believed was finally ready to drive them past the frustrations and failures of the season's first two months, the Rockets thought they had turned a corner. Then they made that turn and crashed. Yao Ming left battered and bandaged. Tracy McGrady was bruised and worried. And the brief offensive revival was ended by a 94-82 Detroit Pistons beat-down at the Palace of Auburn Hills on Sunday. McGrady's troublesome knee, which kept him out for a game and a half, now looks to be a continuing issue after playing on it for a game and a half. But on Sunday, the condition that coach Rick Adelman said was most debilitating was fatigue. "We didn't play with a lot of energy," he said. "We didn't push the ball like we needed to. We walked it up the court. We had some surges, but not consistency throughout the game." Much of that, Adelman said, could be attributed to the schedule, saying he did not believe Sunday's slow-again offense wasted the progress the Rockets believed they had made. "I don't think it's a setback," Adelman said. "It's four games in five nights. They say you can't complain about the schedule, but really, I mean, this schedule is starting to get real tiresome.</div> The Houston Chronicle
Yeah both Tmac and Yao were injured. To tell you the truth, I'm surprised they're struggling, I figured them to be different and on a much higher level then they've shown.
Wow, this sucks alot for Houston. They're pretty much screwed for the season. Having one of them out is one thing, but both of them....damn. More minutes for Deke and Head!!!
