1. TMac's 35 seconds miracle (12/9) - a legendary performance by T-mac, definitely the most memorable game of the season 2. Blowing Phoenix out on their own court (3/11) - Yao unleashed himself as the beast that ate Amare Stoudamire alive. 3. Blowing Dallas out on their own court (1/12) - one of the most underrated wins for the Rockets this season. We couldn't beat Dallas in the past, and this game changed everything. 4. Tight win over Sonics on their own court (3/8) - as the Rockets kicked off their triumphant 4 game road trip, they established themselve as one of the top team killers in the NBA this season with this win. 5. Ending Denver’s 10 game winning streak at home (4/16) - the red-hot Denver Express rolled into town, only to get wrecked by the Rockets merciless. We showed the league who the real boss is. Honorable mentions: 1. Ending Miami’s 12 game winning streak at home (3/22) 2. Beat SA at home for the second time (1/15) 3. Beat Phoenix on their own court for the second time (4/9) 4. Win at Orlando (1/20) 5. Beat Orlando at home (1/24) What are yours and why?
1) An honorable mention could be the game Yao and McGrady scored a combined 74 against Toronto, as it was the duo's first game together where they really clicked. I know this one has been lost in the shuffle, but I remember seeing this one and thinking 'about time'. 2) Another relatively crappy game that meant a lot to us was the win against Philly that cut our 5 game losing streak, wherein the Sixers missed like 4 shots in the final posession to spare us. 3) And how about that Clipper game that kept us from going 4-7, where McGrady got that phantom foul call that kept us in the game to eventually win in overtime. The most exciting game of the year was hands-down the McGrady miracle, but I think the biggest statement game was the first win at Phoenix.
