Live Blog: Rockets host Pistons tonight at 7:30
I'll be conducting a live blog tonight during the Houston Rockets (43 - 25) - Detroit Pistons (43 - 23) basketball game.
If you don't know me nor have you heard me on Houston sports radio stations the last 11 plus years, I'm a huge Detroit Pistons' fan. However, being a Pistons' fan does not mean, I won't tell it like it is tonight. If the Pistons are stinking up Toyota Center, I'll say so. Also, if the Rockets are kicking butt, I'll say so.
Driving to the T.C., I saw three people wearing Detroit Pistons' jerseys: (#36 - Rasheed Wallace, #32 - Rip Hamilton, and #1 - Chauncey Billups).
We'll see if those fans leave the T.C. happy tonight or not.
fyi - Billups will play tonight. His groin injury has healed enough for him to give it a go tonight versus the Rockets. Rip Hamilton will play tonight, too.
However, until the game tips off, I'm going to watch some college hoops.
If you don't know me nor have you heard me on Houston sports radio stations the last 11 plus years, I'm a huge Detroit Pistons' fan. However, being a Pistons' fan does not mean, I won't tell it like it is tonight. If the Pistons are stinking up Toyota Center, I'll say so. Also, if the Rockets are kicking butt, I'll say so.
Driving to the T.C., I saw three people wearing Detroit Pistons' jerseys: (#36 - Rasheed Wallace, #32 - Rip Hamilton, and #1 - Chauncey Billups).
We'll see if those fans leave the T.C. happy tonight or not.
fyi - Billups will play tonight. His groin injury has healed enough for him to give it a go tonight versus the Rockets. Rip Hamilton will play tonight, too.
However, until the game tips off, I'm going to watch some college hoops.
posted by Kris Gardner @ 6:31 PM
10 Comments:
At March 22, 2007 7:41 PM,
Kris Gardner said…
Like the promos say:
"It's Game Time."
At March 22, 2007 7:49 PM,
Kris Gardner said…
Yao Ming taps the ball to Rafer.
Offensive foul called on Yao for setting an illegal pick. Iffy call.
Pistons' Chris Webber called for a foul by hooking T-Mac.
Still 0-0.
Yao faces up C-Webb and hits a jumper.
2-0, Rockets.
Hamilton misses a jumper. T-Mac rebounds; bobbles the ball; Billups fumbles the ball out of bounds.
Tayshaun Prince blocks a jumper by McGrady. Pistons bring the ball up the court.
Yao called for his second foul as he bangs into Hamilton. Hamilton's been bothered by a bruised thigh for about a week.
Webber misses an ugly lay-up try.
Rockets ball.
Yao with a jump hook
4-0, Rockets.
Rasheed posts up Chuck Hayes and misses a fadeaway.
T-Mac misses a j.
Hamilton airballs a j.
McGrady makes a sweet pass to Hayes for a lay-up.
6-0, Rockets.
Webber misses a baseline jumper. Rafer rebounds. McGrady blows by Prince for a baseline jam.
20-second Time-out, Pistons. 8:39 left in the first quarter.
8-0, Rockets.
McGrady makes a spectacular reverse lay-up.
10-0, Rockets.
Billups bricks a 3.
Hamilton with a fast-break lay-up.
10-2, Rockets.
Battier hits a 3.
13-2, Rockets.
At March 22, 2007 7:59 PM,
Kris Gardner said…
Yao Ming faces up Webber for 2 more.
15-2, Rockets.
Rasheed slaps Yao on the hand for his first foul.
Yao spins on Rasheed and draws a second foul on Wallace. Pistons 2nd team foul.
Yao swishes his first free throw.
16-2, Rockets.
Yao's second free throw is no good.
Prince with the rebound.
Billups misses a short jumper in the paint. Yao with the board.
Battier misses a 3. Webber rebounds the miss.
Webber spins in a driving lay-up.
16-4, Rockets.
McGrady pump fakes Prince but misses the jumper. Pistons rebound.
Old man Dale Davis bricks an ugly pull jumper as the shot clock winds down.
Time out, Rockets. 4:33 left in the quarter.
Houston leads Detroit 16 to 4.
At March 22, 2007 8:03 PM,
Kris Gardner said…
Computer problems will force me to make some adjustments.
Apparently, I'm not as high-tech as I need to be high up in the T.C.
18-10, Rockets.
2:24 left in the first.
At March 22, 2007 8:04 PM,
Kris Gardner said…
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At March 22, 2007 8:28 PM,
Kris Gardner said…
Rockets lead Pistons 36 to 25 with 5:47 left in the 2nd quarter.
Houston's offense is clicking; the Pistons' players are bitching to the refs; Yao Ming is rolling.
At March 22, 2007 9:02 PM,
Kris Gardner said…
The Rockets have stretched a 48 - 35 halftime lead to 56 to 37 with 9:28 left in the 3rd quarter.
Detroit is missing from the outside while Houston is 4 for 5 in the third.
Time-out, Pistons. We shall see if Detroit decides to attack the basket and get to the foul line more than the woeful 2 attempts they had in the first half.
Yao Ming has 20 points on 7 for 10 shooting from the field and 6 for 7 from the foul line.
At March 22, 2007 9:18 PM,
Kris Gardner said…
Wireless connection problems have completely disrupted my live blog tonight; however, those problems do not take away how well the Rockets are playing versus the Pisotns.
Houston leads 71 to 52 with 2 minutes left in the third quarter. It's disappointing to watch Rasheed Wallace jack up silly 3 point shots instead of getting on the block and taking advantage of his height over Chuck Hayes.
Detroit's "light switch" mentality kicked in during the second quarter; and, the Rockets are taking full advantage of it.
At March 22, 2007 9:22 PM,
Kris Gardner said…
End of the third quarter:
Houston 73, Detroit 56.
Detroit has attempted six free throws through three quarters. Those sparse numbers are pathetic and a decent indicator of Detroit's lack of aggression.
Houston is 15 for 19 from the foul line and 27 for 56 from the field.
Yao Mind has 23 points while T-Mac has 18.
Rip Hamilton and Antonio McDyess lead Detroit with 10 points a piece.
At March 22, 2007 9:53 PM,
Kris Gardner said…
The Pistons got aggressive in the fourth quarter and pulled within four points; but, the Rockets lead 91 - 85 with 11.7 seconds left in the game. McGrady misses both free throws.
The Rockets will win; but, once again, the Pistons wait too late to play aggressive basketball. Detroit cheated the fans with such a lackadaisical effort for 30 minutes tonight.
Rockets 91, Detroit 85.
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