Category Archives: Recaps
December 3, 2010 at 10:27 pm
Bombs Away! Rockets nail 16 threes to cage Grizzlies
One of the many reasons the Rockets started the season as loss collectors was they couldn’t hit their three-point shots. That wasn’t the case Friday night in Memphis. The Rockets went ballistic from deep against the Grizzlies, hitting an impressive … Continue reading
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Tagged Brad Miller, Courtney Lee, Kevin Martin, Kyle Lowry
December 1, 2010 at 10:37 pm
Out of Body: Battier dominates Kobe, Lakers in final minutes
The first half was playing out like every other Rocket game we’ve seen this season. They keep their head above water in the first and watch helplessly as their opponent starts to pull away in the second. But something changed … Continue reading
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Tagged Jordan Hill, Kevin Martin, Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers, Shane Battier
November 30, 2010 at 8:23 am
Outclassed: Short-handed Rockets no match for Mavericks
Are we alarmed yet? The Rockets couldn’t stop Dirk Nowitzki or Caron Butler (or for that matter, J.J. Barea) and were run 101-91 in Dallas Monday night, falling to 5-12 on the season. Houston shot under 36% from the floor … Continue reading
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Tagged Dallas Mavericks, Kevin Martin, Luis Scola
November 23, 2010 at 9:44 am
Rockets digging deep hole with loss to Suns
If the Rockets are to get healthy and write a comeback story, they’ve set the stage by digging themselves a pretty deep hole. All five Suns starters scored 15 points or more Monday night as the Rockets dropped their fourth … Continue reading
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Tagged Chase Budinger, Courtney Lee, Jordan Hill, Shane Battier, Steve Nash
November 17, 2010 at 6:58 am
After further review, Rockets lose to Rose, Bulls
One of the Rockets “keys to the game” was to stop Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose. Yeah… that didn’t quite work out. Rose exploded for 33 points — including 17 in the game-changing fourth quarter — as the Rockets … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicago Bulls, Courtney Lee, Derrick Rose, Kyle Lowry, Luis Scola
November 15, 2010 at 6:36 am
A Win Streak? Rockets kick Knicks 104-96
Kevin Martin scored 28 points, Luis Scola added 24 and Chuck Hayes played some brilliant defense as the Rockets knocked off the Knicks at Madison Square Garden 104-96 Sunday night. The good news is the Rockets (3-6) are now riding … Continue reading
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Tagged Chuck Hayes, Kevin Martin, Luis Scola
November 13, 2010 at 1:34 am
Welcome back, Mr. Lowry: Rockets drop Pacers 102-99
Aaron Brooks is out, Yao Ming is out and the Pacers have been shooting lights out, so it looked like the Houston Rockets would be cows heading to the slaughter Friday night in Indiana. But the real Kyle Lowry made … Continue reading
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Tagged Brad Miller, Jordan Hill, Kyle Lowry
November 11, 2010 at 12:07 am
Size Matters: Rockets shrink late in fourth
Losses to the Lakers, Nuggets, Hornets and Spurs could be understood given the quality of the opponent and the instability of Houston’s lineups, but things were supposed to get better for the Rockets in both areas this week. They were … Continue reading
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Tagged John Wall, Jordan Hill, Kevin Martin, Washington Wizards, Yao Ming
