Down 5 with two minutes to go,Ray Allen hit two consecutive three point shots. The Celtics seem to win a lot more close games than they lose but their three point shooting from Allen and Pierce is just deadly.
If we were down 5 with two minutes left, we would have lost by double digits. Now looking at it vice versa, if we were up 5 with two minutes left, we would probably lose. Excuse my negativity, its just upsetting to see the rockets unable to close not only games but halves and quarters, unlike the other championship contenders.
i agree that why i started this thread Obviously some of it has to do with the Coaching as well, IMO pop is the best coach at drawing up plays, either that or he has some great talent to execute those plays to perfection.
If we were up 5 points with 2 minutes, we would've lost in double digits, or at least by 5 to 7 points. I remember seeing a game, like that.
Yahoo boxscore (play by play log) format: Rockets 95, Opposing Team 90 ~ 2:03 4th Quarter Opposing Backup Point Guard hits 23 foot shot ~ 1:52 4th Quarter Rafer Alston misses 19 foot shoot ~ 1:35 4th Quarter Opposing Small Forward defensive rebound ~ 1:34.6 4th Quarter Opposing Center drives in for the layup ~ 1:28 4th Quarter (Phantom) Foul on Yao Ming ~ 1:28 4th Quarter Opposing Center makes Free Throw ~ 1:28 4th Quarter #4 - Timeout - Houston ~ 1:28 4th Quarter Rockets 95, Opposing Team 96 Inbound pass stolen by Opposing Small Forward ~ 1:28 4th Quarter Alley Hoop by Opposing Shooting Guard (starts beating his chest, after the dunk) ~ 1:25 4th Quarter #5 - Timeout Houston ~ 1:25 4th Quarter Rockets 95, Opposing Team 98 ~ 1:25 4th Quarter Tracy McGrady misses a 22 foot shot ~ 1:06 4th Quarter Rebound by Opposing Power Forward ~ 1:05 4th Quarter Opposing Backup Point Guard hits a 25 foot shot (as buzzer expires with hands in his face) ~ 0:41 4th Quarter #6 - Timeout - Houston ~ 0:41 4th Quarter (most of you have probably turned the game off by now in digust) Rockets 95, Opposing Team 101 ~ 0:41 4th Quarter Yao Ming misses 7 foot hook shot ~ 0:32 4th Quarter Opposing Small Forward defensive rebound ~ 0:31 4th Quarter Shane Battier fouls Opposing Small Forward (not over team limit) ~ 0:30 4th Quarter Ron Artest enters the game for Shane Battier ~ 0:30 4th Quarter Rafer Alston fouls Opposing Shooting guard (over team foul limit) ~ 0:29.3 ~ 0:30 4th Quarter Opposing Shooting Guard hits first free throw ~ 0:29.3 ~ 0:30 4th Quarter Opposing Shooting Guard hits second free throw ~ 0:29.3 ~ 0:30 4th Quarter Rockets 95, Opposing Team 103 ~ 0:29.3 4th Quarter Layup by Ron Artest ~ 0:19 4th Quarter Rockets 97, Opposing Team 103 ~ 0:19 4th Quarter Yao Ming fouls Opposing Power Forward (who only shoots 55% from the stripes and a career 63%) ~ 0:18.4 4th Quarter Opposing Power Power Forward hits first free throw ~ 0:18.4 4th Quarter Opposing Power Foward hits second free throw ~ 0:18.4 4th Quarter Rockets 97, Opposing Team 105 ~ 0:18.4 4th Quarter Ron Artest (Phantom) Offensive Foul ~ 0:08:10 4th Quarter Opposing Center hits first shot ~ 0:08:10 4th Quarter Opposing Center hits second shot ~ 0:08:10 4th Quarter Rockets 97, Opposing Team 107 ~ 0:08:10 4th Quarter Tracy McGrady misses 25 foot shot ~ 0:05:04 4th Quarter Luis Scola offensive rebound ~ 0:05:04 4th Quarter Rafer Alston hits a 24 foot shot ~ 0:01:03 4th Quarter -End of Game- Final - Houston Rockets 100, Opposing Team 107 (Funny, the Rockets were a 7 1/2 point favorite) Blowing 5 point leads with 2 minutes to go is actually quite easy...especially at the end of those double nights or the 5 in 7 night games. But, that's my favorite team out there, so give them respect *I cry* (like Terrell Owens after last year's NFC divisional playoff game). Oh yeah give these compliments to those guys n gals in zebra shirts, f --- you, you collection of senile, biased, Vegas (or NBA) paid off sonuv ....>
The 76ers had the game but they threw it away. That's what weak team does! Just like the Rockets! Playing Elton Brand was the biggest mistake. 9 mins, 3 rb, 0 pt. WTF!
Good to see the C's do it without KG. I think the Sixers have great potential as a run-and-gun team, but Elton "trojan horse" Brand clogged the middle and prevented Philly from using their slashers properly. Brand has also become a major defensive liability, as the Celtics showed in the first half. Him bolting from LA was the worst thing for that franchise since the Barkley trade.
