2011年10月22日星期六

The Hornets came in having lost 7 of their last 10

The Hornets came in having lost 7 of their last 10 but were at least healthy. Of the 6 players in double figures against Houston, P.J Brown and Chris Anderson were not among them NIKE FREE TILBUD,because of foul trouble and double-figure scorer Bostjan Nochbar was injured. Yao, Anderson, Barry, Alston, and Sura were all out with one malady or another and gave Houston just 10 healthy players to work with. Houston and Oklahoma City have mediocre records and came with losing tendencies.Nike Air Max 90 Femme Desmond Mason got the bulk of his 13 points in the 1st, Claxton got most of his 13 in the 2nd and J.R. To stay in it, the Rockets got two massive performances that kept them in the game. But even without an injured Yao Ming, this game came down to the Final seconds.The Rockets on paper shouldn't have even had a chance to win. Both the Hornets and the Rockets had numerous chances to clinch the game before the David West jumper: Oklahoma City missed 12 free throws and Juwan Howard clanked two bank shots at point-blank range with about a minute left in the 4th.Houston would rather not play Lonny Baxter and Moochie Norris yet had to with the bench as thin as it is. Stromile Swift had a career game off the bench with 26 points and 13 rebounds. In the closing seconds, David West was left wide open at the top of the key and drilled a 20-footer to give Oklahoma City a tight win. To this point the Rockets have been scathed by injuries. Smith not even playing in the 4th. Tracy McGrady had a season-high 38 points and made up for Yao's absence. They too are consistent contributors giving the Hornets a fairly deep bench when available.Chris Paul chimed in with 12 points and 8 assists. Smith scored the majority of his 16 in the 3rd.In the 4th, the Hornets finally adjusted to McGrady, double-teaming him and forcing him to pass it. Several players stepped up at different portions of the game. It was with that strategy that Oklahoma City took control of the quarter. Hornets SF Rasual Butler made three 3's in a row scoring 15 in the quarter after being nonexistent in the previous parts of Shox Nz Femme Nike Pas Cherthe game.The resilient Rockets fought back and tied the game at 92-92. Houston was carried between the two and lifted the Rockets to a 6-pt 3rd quarter lead.The Hornets led for most of the game. The Rockets will need McGrady to score 30+ for every game Yao is out (which is until mid-January) and will no doubt have a new season-high in points when Ming does return.The Hornets strength is definitely in numbers. They had 6 different players in double figures with leading scorer J.R. Dikembe Mutumbo had only 1 point but grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds.Visit Basketball Betting Articles for more expert articles on sports.http://www.nbabettingsystems.com.





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