<div align="center"> <font color="red">Rockets (28-16)</font> vs <font color="green">Sonics (17-28)</font> Wednesday, January 31, 2007, Toyota Center, Houston 7:30 Central; Ch.51, 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 - 23.4 PPG Leading Rebounder: Dikembe Mutombo - 6.8 RPG Assists Leader: Tracy McGrady - 6.2 APG </font></div> [/div] <div align="center"><font color="green"> <font size="1">(E. Watson, R. Allen, M. Gelabale, C. Wilcox, N. Collison)</font></font> <font size="1">Leading Scorer: Ray Allen - 26.3 PPG Leading Rebounder: Chris Wilcox - 7.7 RPG Assists Leader: Earl Watson - 5.4 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">28.9 MPG, 11.2 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 2.4 APG</div></font> [/div] <div align="center"> <font size=""1""><font color="green">Luke Ridnour (6th Man)</font></font> <font size="1">31.8 MPG, 12.8 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 5.4 APG</font> Predictions: <font color=""Red"">Rockets 93</font>, Sonics 81</div> Keys To The Game: <font color=""Red"">Rockets:</font> T-Mac is coming off a good game against Philli. Rockets have another game to dominate and basically close it out. Dont let the Sonics back in the game and they are on a back to back. Mutumbo more BLOCKS!!! Dont give the lead on runs and transition D is a key. Also, don't give up the lead close the end of the 4th quarter. Contain Ray Allen's jumpshot and Watsons pentration and the Rockets should be good. This game is an easy game for the rockets so they need to win it. The sonics are tired from playing the Mavs last night so it should be a good game but this team is a good shooting team so we need to defend. <font color=""Red"">Luther Head hit some 3's!! </font> <font color=""green"">Sonics:</font> Keep Tmac from scoring more than 30. They have collison so they should use him efficiently. Use Allens points to create momentum for the whole team. The bench needs to produce and Wilkins needs to give them energy along with Wilcox. Transition offense is a key because its hard to make shots against the rockets in the half court offense. The offense needs to go through Ridnour and Watson. Not much else to say but good luck trying to beat the rockets. Cover luther head on 3's! This game is another must win game for the Rockets. These chippy games are what can get us above SA and Dallas recordwise. After coming of easy win against Philli, these games help our home record so the Rockets need to win these. Also, the Sonics played last night so its a back to back for them and the Rockets needs to use that to their advantage by pushing the tempo. This should be a great matchup for T-Mac because Allen is good shooter, especially on 3's. Hope for a great game at Toyota Center and may the best team win.
Great preview...Everytime you guys do one of these i get hyped! Anxious to see Ray Allen & Tmac square off. Tmac always does good when he's matched up against somebody who could steal the show. Should be a great match up. Unfortunatley for the Sonics, there gonna get CLOBBERED tonight.
Yea, I remember T-Mac and Ray Allen's shootout last season. It was so great/fun to watch and it was on national T.V, I believe. It would be cool to see one of those in the 3rd, but I want to blow them out so V-Span, Novak, and JL3 can get some minutes in the 4th. If not, I'll be more than happy with a win. Seattle has a horrible road game losing streak, and they're playing for nothing, I can't say I'm not a little worried. Great review tracymcgrady_01
Nice preview! TMac is on a roll again tonight matching Ray Allen point for point. Defense was almost none existent in the first half allowing the Sonics to shoot at high percentage. In the 3rd Ray Allen was just so deadly that I thought he would'nt miss. Good thing he cooled off in the 4th courtesy of the Rockets tightening up the defense. The Rockets were outrebounded but they made up for it by getting a lot of FTs as the Sonics fouled every Rockets on the offensive move. Poor Ray Allen. If he could just get consistent effort from his teammates every night, they would have been competetive. TMac did a great job of involving Mutombo and Hayes on the offense. Both of them scored in double figures. Collison and Wilcox were just standing and watching them score without even challenging them.
What a game man! Ray Allen was J'ing the mess out of Battier. Tmac was doing his own thing. His DUNK WAS AMAZING over Watson and he shook Gelable. Tmac is playing awesome! Good win! Lets win 6 in a row!
<div class="quote_poster">Umair Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">What a game man! Ray Allen was J'ing the mess out of Battier. Tmac was doing his own thing. His DUNK WAS AMAZING over Watson and he shook Gelable. Tmac is playing awesome! Good win! Lets win 6 in a row!</div> Lets win 17 in a row! San Antonio's been losing lately, hopefully we can be 2nd in the southwest for the first time in yeaars. I just want Yao to get back though
