<><>Clutch City Returns<><> a Houston Rockets franchise by tmac2therack

Game Summary:

T-Mac and Melo put on a show.
Remembering what happened to them in Denver at the end of last season , the Rockets came out of the gates with a vengeance. Tracy McGrady got things started by connecting on two free throw attempts and then getting a steal and a fast break 360 Dunk to give the Rockets an early 4-0 lead over the Nuggets. Allen Iverson looked like he would have an easy lay-up to put the Nuggets on the board -but McGrady came out of nowhere to reject his shot. T-Mac was rewarded for his defensive efforts when he knocked down a jumper coming off a beautiful pass from Rafer Alston. Following a Yao Ming blocked shot McGrady scored again on the next Rockets possession to give the Rockets an 8-0 lead due to an 8-0 run by McGrady himself. The Nuggets finally got on the board when Chucky Atkins made a jumper to put the score to 8-2. After that Carmelo Anthony absolutely caught fire and led his team back into the game with 10 first quarter points. Both Melo and McGrady put on a show . T-Mac finished the quarter with 14 points. Luis Scola made his season debut and scored 4 first quarter points as well. The Rockets held a slight edge after one, 32,30

Nuggets pull ahead due to play of Carmelo and K-Mart.
With T-Mac and Yao getting a breather, The Nuggets came out in the second quarter on fire and went on a quick 8-0 run to take a 38-32 lead over the Rockets. Rookie forward Michael Beasley, Carl Landry, and Luis Scola brought the Rockets back into the game and took a 42-40 lead. The Nuggets then went on another run to go up 53-42 due to the stellar bench play of Kenyon Martin who scored 10 points in the quarter and Carmelo Anthony who scored 10 more in the 2nd to bring his game total to 20 at the half. Tracy McGrady did not have a good quarter but he did manage to score 7 points in the quarter including a buzzer beating 3 pointer to cut the Nuggets lead to single digits. At the half, Denver leads Houston 67,59

Niko Nikos Top performers at the half.


Denver Nuggets

Carmelo Anthony- 20 Pts, 9/11 FG, 2/2 FT, 5 Reb, 2 Ast

Houston Rockets

Tracy McGrady- 21 Pts, 9/15 FG, 1/1 3 PT FG, 2/2 FT, 5 Ast, 3 Stl, 1 Blk

Nuggets begin to pull away
Just like the first Quarter, the Rockets came out from Half-Time absolutely scorching, led by quick 8 points from Tracy McGrady, the Rockets came back and took the lead 73-71 on a 14-4 run to begin the quarter. However, the Nuggets once again went on a run and held the Rockets to just 10 more points in the quarter. T-Mac pushed his assist total to 10 as the 3rd Quarter ended with a beautiful pass to Josh Smith who slammed it home to pull the Rockets to within single digits. At the end of the third, Denver leads Houston 91-83

Beasley? More like Beastley, unlikely hero
The Rockets started out the 4th Quarter trading buckets with the Nuggets and ended up pulling within 4 at 104-108 but the Nuggets when on a 6-0 run to put the score at 114-104 when Michael Beasley entered the game. Beasley absolutely dominated the Nuggets by scoring 15 4th quarter points and led the Rockets back into the game 120-121, Denver.
The Score is 120-121, 10 Seconds left, Rockets ball. Francis, Scola,Beasley,McGrady, and Chuck Hayes take the floor for the Rockets. Anthony, Atkins,Iverson,Camby, and Nene for the Nuggets.
Francis dribbles around the top of the Key, hits McGrady on the wing, 7 seconds left on the clock, McGrady passes the ball to Beasley, Beasley makes a beautiful pass to a open Luis Scola, Scola goes up but no it is blocked by Nene but wait a minute Chuck Hayes gets the ball back and puts it up as time expires..the ball is on the rim,

Bounce
Bounce
Bounce
Drops through the net…ROCKETS WIN ROCKETS WIN!...122-121..Chuck Hayes with his only basket of the game and by far the biggest Rockets basket that he has scored for the Rockets during his career. Final Score, 122,-121


Box Score

Houston Rockets- 32 27 24 39 122
Denver Nuggets 30 37 24 30 121



Nuggets Top 3



Carmelo Anthony- 31 Pts, 14/23 FG, 0/2 3 PT FG, 3/4 FT, 9 Reb, 5 Ast, 1 Stl

Allen Iverson- 20 Pts, 8/13 FG, 0/1 3 PT FG, 4/4 FT, 2 Reb, 6 Ast, 1 Blk, 4 TOs

Chucky Atkins- 19 Pts, 7/10 FG, 1/1 3 PT FG, 4/8 FT, 1 Ren, 12 Ast, 3 Stl, 4 TOs

Rockets Top 3



Michael Beasley- 25 Pts, 12/15 FG, 1/1 FT, 5 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk

Josh Smith- 16 Pts, 8/16 FG, 6 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl, 3 Blk

Yao Ming- 16 Pts, 8/11 FG, 5 Ren, 1 Ast, 1 Blk


T-Mobile Rookie Watch



- Michael Beasley- 25 Pts, 12/15 FG, 1/1 FT, 5 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk



Hakeem Player of the Game


- Tracy McGrady- 39 Pts, 16/27 FG, 1/1 3 Pt FG, 6/7 FT,12 Ast. 5 Stl, 1 Blk



Next game @ ARCH RIVAL Utah Jazz



I am going to donkey stomp Utah..

 

Tracy McGrady Interview before the Jazz Game



Reporter: Tracy, what is your feeling going into tonights game against a Jazz team who has had your number lately?

Tracy: Ever since I walked off the court in game 6 of last year's playoffs, I had this day marked on my calender. Our team is ready to go in there and do what we need to do to get a win.

Reporter:: What do you think of the recent accusation of the Jazz of former Rocket forward Shane Battier?

Tracy:: Shane is a great defensive player who plays hard every night. I am just happy that I played with him for 2 years in which I have learned most of his tendencies and he knows that as well.

Reporter: You have any predictions for tonights game?

Tracy:: Not a prediction but a guarantee, I am scoring 50 tonight and we are going to get our revenge on Utah by running them right out of their own building!

Reporter:Confident words from the determined superstar. We will see what happens later tonight. We now take you back to the FOX 13 studios in Houston,Texas.

 

Haha no..it was 5 year..13 M a year.