@ Previous Games <font color="MediumTurquoise">Nuggets</font>111 Suns 96 <font color="Red">Rockets</font> 112 Clippers 79 Streaks <font color="MediumTurquoise">Nuggets</font> Won 3 <font color="Red">Rockets</font> Won 1 Standings <font color="MediumTurquoise">Nuggets</font> 41-37 (.526) 13.5 GB, 8th West <font color="Red">Rockets</font> 43-35 (.551) 11.5 GB, 7th West Probable Starting Lineups Andre Miller vs. Steve Francis Voshon Lenard vs. Cuttino Mobley Carmelo Anthony vs. Jim Jackson Nene vs. Kelvin Cato Marcus Camby vs. Yao Ming Sixth Men Earl Boykins vs. Maurice Taylor Injuries <font color="MediumTurquoise">Nuggets</font> -Mark Pope -Jeff Trepagnier -Nikoloz Tskitishvili <font color="Red">Rockets</font> -Adrian Griffin Players To Watch Carmelo Anthony: 21.1 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 2.8 APG Yao Ming: 17.6 PPG, 9.1 RPG, 1.5 APG, 1.92 BPG Keys To The Game <u>Nuggets</u> -Draw early foul trouble on Yao -Carmelo is really heating up, give him the ball -Double team Yao <u>Rockets</u> -Francis has to limit his turnovers -Get the ball to Yao early and often -Yao has to use his size to clog up the paint cArMeLo's take Denver is back in the 8th spot, and quietly creeping up on the Rockets for the 7th spot. Houston is coming off a blowout win against the Clippers, but Francis has to keep the turnovers under control. If they can do that, and give the ball to Yao, then the Rockets should win. I'll take the Rockets by 11.
This is a Rockets team coming off an impressive blowout we're talking about here, so it's very unlikely Denver could pull off the upset. Expect Yao to dominate Camby and Jackson to hold Melo to a low-scoring night. Rockets by 14.
