(16-17)(14-18) January 9th- 9:00 pm at the Pepsi Center in Denver PG- Bob Sura SG- David Wesley SF- Tracy McGrady PF- Juwan Howard C- Yao Ming -The Rockets will be trying to prove themselves once again after suffering a two game losing streak on the road. At this point, their defensive and offensive strategies are being questioned and will be put to the test against Denver tonight. -Each player will need to guard their own man very heavily since Houston is outmatched in most of the positions aside from small forward and center. Basic things that Houston needs to do is not let them take any easy shots, guard low post, and hustle. -Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady both need to have big scoring nights for them to win tonight's ball game. They are probably the only starters for Houston that have anything going for the team so they're going to have to help carry the team to a victory. But the most important thing for Yao- guard the front court. With the likes of Marcus Camby, Nene, and Kenyon Martin lurking down low, Yao has to make sure he can stop them defensively without getting into foul trouble. In addition to that, the power forwards of the team need to step it up on the defensive end and completely lock down the Denver front court. PG- Andre Miller SG- Greg Buckner SF- Carmelo Anthony PF- Kenyon Martin C- Marcus Camby -Denver tonight needs to utilize the front court and pound Houston inside time after time in order to score since they don't have much of a perimeter game. In addition to that, players such as Andre Miller or Carmelo Anthony should be aggressive and drive down low to get some contact- and therefore, put Yao into some serious foul trouble. -The defensive specialist Greg Buckner and the guards tonight must defend the perimeter. After the acquisition of Jon Barry and David Wesley, Houston has evolved into a much stronger team in perimeter shooting- and are just waiting for the two guards to get their shooting touch back. Best thing for Denver to do is make sure they have no wide open threes and not let them drive into the low post. -Get Andre Miller and Carmelo Anthony hot early in the game. Andre Miller is a great playmaker for Denver and they will need to run a lot of plays through him to utilize the advantage they have at the point guard position. Carmelo Anthony is a great shooter for midrange and beyond the arc and can definitely change the momentum of the game if he keeps sinking those shots. Prediction Houston wins, 101-94.
in the 1st half yao was doin pretty bad but i knew he would do better in the 2nd half. Tmac got pretty hot..the last time i checked he had 25 pts and all of a sudden 37 ..and then 45... tmac did a posterizing dunk too WOW..great win since beating the mavs isnt likely
Great game for houston. McGradys got an incredible jumpshot. Yao played well. He could of had more points if he got some calls in the 1st half but he had a great 2nd half. Wesley finally had a good shooting game. It was a very physical game and for a second there it looked like fights brakeout. I didnt like when carmelo pushed sura out of frustration or maybe he was returning the favor from back in houston. But great maturity by sura to forgive melo.
A good win on the road, but we had got a big break with Andre Miller going down in the second half and the Nuggets having played in San Antonio the day before.
well that rockets needed that, everyone played really well, if wesley and taylor can get 10 to 12 pts. a night a piece the rockets would be a pretty good team...........does anyone have a photo or video of Tmac posterizing ole dude.....if so please post it up, I was laughin my a$$ off when I saw it on the highlights last night
We needed this win very much, because the last two losses against Phoenix and LA have done everything but instill confidence. Sometimes, McGrady is truly amazing, and he was last night, with 20+ points already in the first half. Is it just me or should Yao try to master Deke's hook shot? That shot is almost unblockable and would be more accurate than Yao's normal turnaround.
