Rockets Burn Out Heat!

The Houston Rockets tonight went up against a young and talented Miami Heat team that is on the rise in the NBA. The Game tonight was pretty much all Rockets due to the great ball team work and once again the passing to the open spots on the floor. Yao Ming tonight was PERFECT!!! going 12-12 from the floor for 26 points and 10 rebounds Yao was pretty much unstoppable making moves to the basket and pulling up for 15 foot jump shots. The game for Yao is alot easier when the team moves the ball around and makes there opponent guessing and making them switch defenders making guys like Haslem stick on Yao instead of Magloire. Rafer Alston is also starting to come to his own again like he did last year when the Rockets had there 22 game win streak making shots from 3 point land and using his floater! Rafer tonight finished with 22 points and 2 assist. Von had another nice quiet game scoring 17 points out of 7-18 shooting. The Heats main two guys had good games for Miami Wade had his Wade numbers going for 29 points and 9 assist and Shawn Marrion had 20 points and 10 rebounds but it wasn't enough for Miami as they go down in Houston 93-86. The Rockets next game will be Monday VS the Denver Nuggets at 1pm due to MLK day.

All So Close!

The Houston Rockets are hosting the L.A Lakers tonight in the Toyota Center minus 2 of there big 3. In the first half the Rockets came out with extra energy that they needed to keep up with the defending western conference champs going shot for shot. The Rockets were led by Von Wafer who came out doing it all again hitting 3's taking the ball to the basket with 2 monster jams over the L.A defense also in the 1st half the Rockets got there first look at Dikembe Mutombo this season as he saw some late minutes in the 2nd quarter. At the half the Rockets Lakers knotted up at 54-54. In the secound half the Rockets played just the same as they did in the 1st half moving the ball well side to side and getting the ball down to the post to Yao. But Kobe was way to much late in the fourth hitting 3 straight baskets that gave the Lakers a 4 point lead. The Rockets came back within 2 points with a Rafer Alston floater with under 1 minute left the Lakers got the ball back but not able to make the shot the Rockets got it back but Rafer Alston got fouled but missed 2 Very big free throws with about 8 seconds left that would have tied it at 102. The Rockets then fouled Odom with 7.5 seconds left witch he did miss one that gave the Lakers only with a 3 point lead. After the time out the Rockets inbounded the ball to Aaron Brooks who passed it down to Yao who then took a 2 pointer when they need the 3 ball and that right there was the ball game. My hat gose off to the Rockets who played very well against the Lakers tonight being without Ron Artest and Tracy McGrady and to two other guys who played their hearts out Von Wafer and Carl Landry. Von finished the game tonight with a carrer night going 10-14 from the field 3-4 from behind the ark for 23 points Carl Landry had 21 points off of 8-12 shooting. It was a hard fought game tonight but when the Lakers come in to town you better be ready to give it 110 percent the final tonight from the toyota Center is the Lakers 105 and the Rockets 100.

Mcgrady out for 2 weeks and Artest for 1.

For like the third time this year already Tracy Mcgrady will miss two weeks of playing time to try to rest his knee and get it to where it needs to be for the playoff run.

"It doesn't make any sense to be shuffling in and out of the lineup," McGrady said. "If we can all come to a mutual agreement, absolutely...I think we have to do what we have to do to get healthy."

In my mind it might make the Rockets stronger not to have a hurt T-Mac out there not running back on D. and not driving to the basket like the T-Mac of old. So till then Tracy do your self and the fans a favor do not come back till you can be the Tracy Mcgrady we all know and cheer for night in and night out. I just heard this rumor that Ron Artest will be out at least a week. Great news for us Rockets fans two have both Ron and Tracy out for a big game Tuesday vs the Lakers but yet again we are very much use to it.

Short Handed Rockets Get Past Knicks.

The Houston Rockets managed to beat the New York Knicks Saturday without the help of Tracy Mcgrady and 6th man Ron Artest. Luis Scola had another one of those Luis Scola nights going for 18 points and 11 boards 2nd leading scorer for the Rockets was Aaron Brooks with 16 points and 4 assist. The final score from Houston last night was 96-76 as the Rockets cruise on for a nice victory in there own home! On Friday rookie guard Von Wafers contract was guaranteed for the remainder of the season (Congrats Von Wafer on being the new replacement for Mcgrady!).

Oklahoma Escape!

The Houston Rockets escaped with a win in Oklahoma City tonight barley getting by the Thunder 98-96. The Rockets had one of there most popular quarters tonight. You know the one where they give way to many points and it seems like the other team just has layup drills for that quarter. Well tonight it was the 3rd the Rockets where outscored 32-24 tonight making the game alot closer than what it should have been. Key players for the Rockets tonight was Mr. No back to back Mcgrady scoring 26 points on 8-20 shooting and 9-10 from the charity strike ( A huge difference in T-Macs game the free throws!) following Mcgrady in the scoring col um is Mr.Argentina him self Luis Scola going 6-7 from the field and pulling down 6 boards in 23 minutes of play. The Rockets now will face the New York Knicks in HOUSTON! (Oh my god a home game!!!) on Saturday night without im sure Tracy and maybe Ron Artest. It will be a tough game for the Rockets if they do not have either one of those guys out on the floor with Yao Ming due to the style that the Knicks play up and down and quick shots with some what a small line up. But I'm saying here that the streak will 3 after Saturdays game!