Suns Roll Past Rockets
Saturday night's 115 to 105 loss by the Rockets to the Phoenix Suns wasn't surprising. Without Tracy McGrady in the line up, the Rockets were missing a huge part of offense; however, offense wasn't the problem for the Rockets, lack of defense doomed them versus the supernova Suns.
Phoenix shot 73.0% (27 for 37) in the first half versus the Rockets. That's 73% from the field not the free throw line! Phoenix made 21 of their 25 two point field goals! Each time the Rockets scored a basket, Phoenix raced the ball down the court and scored.
Swish. Swish.
Suns' forward Shawn Marion accounted for four of the Suns 10 misses; and, that's because he launched three bricks from behind the three point line!
Despite shooting such an astounding percentage in the game's opening 24 minutes, Phoenix only led the Rockets by twelve points (69 to 57). The Rockets were in the game thanks to the Suns' 11 first half turnovers.
Steve Francis played in the first half -- much to the delight (and surprise) of his fans. Francis scored six points in the first half on 2 for 6 field goal shooting. After the game Francis told the media he was "...willing to sacrifice..." when he re-signed with the Rockets; but, he didn't believe his playing time would have been non-existent through the Rockets' first 10 games of the regular season.
The Rockets' defense "clamped down" on the Suns in the third quarter -- Phoenix shot just 50% (8 for 16 from the field); but, the Rockets made only 7 of their 27 shots (25.9%) in the quarter and were outscored 25 to 19 in the period. The Rockets trailed the Suns 94 to 76 after three periods.
The Rockets scored the first nine points in the fourth quarter to trim their deficit to nine points (94 to 85); however, after evenly splitting the next four points, the Suns pushed the lead to 15 (102 to 87) in less than two minutes.
The Rockets trailed 112 to 97 with 2:48 left in the game; and, despite Steve Nash's remaining the game, Phoenix scored only three points the rest of the game. The Rockets made the final score respectable by scoring eight points dow the stretch (three points from Kirk Snyder and five points from rookie guard Aaron Brooks).
The Suns finished the game making 62.3% (43 for 69) of their field goal attempts. The Suns' firepower was simply too much for the Rockets. Yao Ming said the Rockets were "...playing their (the Suns') speed..."
Luis Scola was the biggest bright spot for the Rockets. Scola scored 20 points and pulled down 11 rebounds; however, after the game, Scola told the media, the Rockets must "...try to get better...".
The 115 to 105 loss is the Rockets' fourth straight loss overall. The Rockets' next opponent is the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday, November 21.
Instead of the usual 7:30 start, tip-off is set for 6:30 pm.
Phoenix shot 73.0% (27 for 37) in the first half versus the Rockets. That's 73% from the field not the free throw line! Phoenix made 21 of their 25 two point field goals! Each time the Rockets scored a basket, Phoenix raced the ball down the court and scored.
Swish. Swish.
Suns' forward Shawn Marion accounted for four of the Suns 10 misses; and, that's because he launched three bricks from behind the three point line!
Despite shooting such an astounding percentage in the game's opening 24 minutes, Phoenix only led the Rockets by twelve points (69 to 57). The Rockets were in the game thanks to the Suns' 11 first half turnovers.
Steve Francis played in the first half -- much to the delight (and surprise) of his fans. Francis scored six points in the first half on 2 for 6 field goal shooting. After the game Francis told the media he was "...willing to sacrifice..." when he re-signed with the Rockets; but, he didn't believe his playing time would have been non-existent through the Rockets' first 10 games of the regular season.
The Rockets' defense "clamped down" on the Suns in the third quarter -- Phoenix shot just 50% (8 for 16 from the field); but, the Rockets made only 7 of their 27 shots (25.9%) in the quarter and were outscored 25 to 19 in the period. The Rockets trailed the Suns 94 to 76 after three periods.
The Rockets scored the first nine points in the fourth quarter to trim their deficit to nine points (94 to 85); however, after evenly splitting the next four points, the Suns pushed the lead to 15 (102 to 87) in less than two minutes.
The Rockets trailed 112 to 97 with 2:48 left in the game; and, despite Steve Nash's remaining the game, Phoenix scored only three points the rest of the game. The Rockets made the final score respectable by scoring eight points dow the stretch (three points from Kirk Snyder and five points from rookie guard Aaron Brooks).
The Suns finished the game making 62.3% (43 for 69) of their field goal attempts. The Suns' firepower was simply too much for the Rockets. Yao Ming said the Rockets were "...playing their (the Suns') speed..."
Luis Scola was the biggest bright spot for the Rockets. Scola scored 20 points and pulled down 11 rebounds; however, after the game, Scola told the media, the Rockets must "...try to get better...".
The 115 to 105 loss is the Rockets' fourth straight loss overall. The Rockets' next opponent is the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday, November 21.
Instead of the usual 7:30 start, tip-off is set for 6:30 pm.
posted by Kris Gardner @ 10:39 AM
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