ClutchFans Game Thread: Wizards @ Rockets 2/15/2005

btw Howard continues to do good.

Everyone else too lol

 

Fox sports replays the game at 1am. That's if they had broadcasted the game earlier that night.

 

You got any stock tips? All hail to Fegwu.

 

NBA Fastbreak just showed Yao's stats for the last 8 games.

20.4 pts.
8.7 rbs.
2 blks.

not bad at all!

 

I think Tmac was in a slump and needed some game time to boost his confidence.

 

The passing is unbelievable...we are only 1 1/2 games behind the Queens for the 5th seed!! Go Rockets!!

 

Man! You scared me there for a second. I almost didn't read the fine print.

 

way to go , Rockets. It is time to relax a little bit right now. We will meet Sonics and Spurs back to back next Tuesday and Wednesday.

Enjoy the 8 and look forward to seeing 10....

Can We?

 

Marc Anthony on NBA Fast Break declared us title contendor tonite, should we believe him...or will he jump off the bandwagon once the Rockets end their winning streak?

 

As long as we play smart, hard, and don't take any lead(s) for granted we should be ok.

EDIT: By the way, NBA Fast Break repeats again at 2AM EST if anyone is intrested (ESPN 2).

 

It's good to hear he took time out of his singing career to give praise to the Rockets.

 

yeah i saw that too... anyone know about that?

 

Yao caused injury to the opponent again. How many times has it been?


Wizards Are Blown Out, Dixon Hurt
Rockets 123, Wizards 93

By Michael Lee
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, February 16, 2005; Page D01

HOUSTON, Feb. 15 -- With point guard Gilbert Arenas and forward Antawn Jamison both set to participate in their first all-star game this weekend in Denver, the Washington Wizards did their best Tuesday night to prepare the duo for that game. They didn't play any defense against the Houston Rockets as they lost their third in a row, 123-93, at Toyota Center.

The Wizards (30-22) would have gladly taken 30 wins at this point in the season, but they enter the break with a loud thud as they were walloped by the defending champion Detroit Pistons, humbled by the 11-win New Orleans Hornets and stopped by the red-hot Rockets, who won their eighth consecutive game while shooting 59.5 percent, including 12 of 24 from beyond the three-point line.

"It's disappointing. To work so hard to build something up -- we're better than this," Jamison said after he scored a team-high 23 points. "We have to realize, when we're on the road, in that atmosphere, we have to be a totally different team. We've got to give a better showing and a better effort, especially on the defensive end."

Wizards reserve guard Juan Dixon left the game with 3 minutes 44 seconds left in the second quarter with a sprained right ankle, when he drove in the lane and landed on Rockets center Yao Ming's foot. Dixon said the injury could keep him out "about two weeks."

The loss was the Wizards' fifth consecutive away from MCI Center. Guard Jarvis Hayes, making perhaps his last start at shooting guard with Larry Hughes (broken right thumb) expected to return on Feb. 23 against Memphis, scored 21 points and center Brendan Haywood had 16 points.

"This is not the way we wanted to go out, but it's still not the end of the world," Hayes said. "We've got 30 games left. We've just got to learn from this."

"You have to look at the positive," Coach Eddie Jordan said. "Momentum for us is being 30-22. That's not a small feat in itself. That's significant for us, from where we came last year. That's how we're going to carry it into the second half, not necessarily that we lost three in a row. We're 30-22. That's momentum."

The Wizards also expect to get a boost from the return of Hughes, the team's second-leading scorer and the league leader in steals per game, and Kwame Brown, who has missed 38 games because of various foot ailments.

"We're getting Larry and Kwame back, so we've got a lot of positives going into the break," said Arenas, who had nine assists but scored just 11 points on 3-of-14 shooting. "We haven't played with a full roster until the day we get back. We're going come back, going to be at full strength. We're going to be a power team and we're going to be scary."

The Wizards were playing their eighth game in 12 days, but Jordan wouldn't blame the loss on fatigue.

"It's the NBA," Jordan said. "You have to give Houston a lot of respect. I wouldn't disrespect them by saying we had tired legs. They took it to us. They kept pounding us."

The Rockets worked the inside-outside game of their all-star duo of Yao and Tracy McGrady to near perfection. McGrady -- facing the Wizards for the first time since he torched them for a career-high 62 points as a member of the Orlando Magic on March 10, 2004 -- broke out of mild shooting slump the previous five games, with 34 points in addition to nine assists and six rebounds. Yao had 23 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocked shots. McGrady and Yao combined to shoot 25 of 36 (69.4 percent).

Former Wizard Juwan Howard and David Wesley both had 18 points and reserve forward Scott Padgett had 13 points, going 3 of 3 from beyond the three-point line.

The Wizards trailed 86-77 when Jamison hit a layup with 1:59 left in the third quarter, but the Rockets went on a 24-10 run over the next eight minutes, leaving Jordan no choice to give his starters an early rest.

"We've got a heck of a ride in front of us," Jordan said. "We did pretty good for the first half of the season. The toughest part lays ahead. We're a first-time team, trying to make it to the playoffs and that's always a bumpy ride."

 

Oh how I love to read this.

 

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yes...I do...

He was the honorary 6th man tonight...notice what number he is wearing??

number 1

and his shorts appeared to have number 11 on the side from where I was sitting.(lower bowl, end of Rockets bench...about 28 rows up)

lucky guy...he got to hang under the basket during shootaround...and by the bench during the game.


btw....

it is late, and I just got done with editing...I wont get to the highlights till tomorrow...check back mid-afternoon....

 

thanks R2K!

 

looking forward R2K.

great win. too bad i didn't get to watch it. desperately need R2K's highlights and bt game.

 

exactly! that's from 0 for 11 from the previous game. it says a lot about the team. you know you can do it, you work on it and come back STRONG!

 

What a GREAT way to go into the All Star break. When this team is playing like this they remind me of the championship teams. I am hesitant to even say such a thing, but they do. Great to have a break and come back and see how they do against their most likely first round opponent. The reality check for all of us is that no team wins them all, slumps are always possible, and the upcoming schedule is brutal. Otherwise, enjoy.

 

That's unbelievable. If they continue to show people numbers like that I think the media will be forced to quit saying they aren't compatible.