Sixers Rally to Top Rockets
Tuesday night the Rockets came from ahead and lost to the Philadelphia 76ers 111 to 107 before 13,428 fans at Toyota Center.
The Sixers scored 37 points in the fourth quarter as the Rockets completely fell apart on offense and defense. Houston's pick-and-roll defense was awful; and, when that wasn't failing, the Rockets' guards could not stop their counterparts from penetrating into the paint and either scoring or passing to open teammates for easy shots.
The Rockets committed nine turnovers in the fourth period and many of them came on entry pass attempts into Yao Ming. Philadelphia converted those turnovers into 12 fastbreak points.
In addition to the turnovers, the Rockets shot 28.6% (6 for 21) in the final stanza. Conversely,the Sixers shot 54.5% (12 for 22) in the fourth.
Philadelphia's quick line-up of Andre Miller at point; Louis Miller at two guard; Andre Iguodala at small forward; and Thaddeus Young at power forward gave the Rockets fits with their long arms, active hands; and quick feet. With Samuel Dalembert or Calvin Booth fronting Yao Ming in the post, the Rockets' offense stalled completely.
Leading 91 to 81 after two made free throws by Aaron Brooks, the Rockets were outscored by the Sixers 15 to 1 in three minutes and 12 seconds.
The Rockets regained the lead 99 to 98 then increased the lead to three after a 7-foot jump shot by Rafer Alston. However, Andre Miller pump faked Alston; drew a foul; and made two free throws to trim the Houston's lead to 101 to 100 with 3:25 remaining in the game.
Shane Battier's attempted entry pass to Yao Ming was stolen by Iguodala; and Dalembert converted the turnover into one for two from the free throw line to tie the game at 101 with 3:07 to go in the game.
Dalembert gave the Sixers a two point lead with a putback slam dunk; then, Miller drained an 11-foot shot to increase Philly's lead to 105 to 101 with 1:38 remaining.
Rafer Alston nailed a three-point shot to pull the Rockets within one point; however, Iguodala dished an alley-oop pass to Dalembert for slam / lay-up to put Philly ahead 107 to 104 with just 35.1 seconds remaining.
Yao Ming missed a jump hook; and, Luis Scola's putback attempt was blocked by Dalembert. Iguodala rebounded the missed shot; and hit two free throws to make the score 109 to 104 Sixers with 16.6 seconds left in the ball game.
After two missed three-point tries, Alston hit a three-pointer with just 1.1 second remaining to pull the Rockets within two; however, Iguodala nailed two more free throws for the final score.
Sixers 111, Rockets 107.
Miller led six Sixers in double-figures with 26 points. He also dished out six assists. Yao Ming (8 for 11 from the field and 9 for 10 from the foul line) led five Rockets in double digits with 25 points. Rafer Alston (7 for 17 from the field) added 20 points; but, Alston also committed a game-high six turnovers -- including three TOs in the fourth quarter.
Luther Head scored 16 points and dished out a season-high seven assists. However after shooting 6 for 12 from the field in the first half, Head missed all eight of his shot attempts in the second half.
The Sixers scored 37 points in the fourth quarter as the Rockets completely fell apart on offense and defense. Houston's pick-and-roll defense was awful; and, when that wasn't failing, the Rockets' guards could not stop their counterparts from penetrating into the paint and either scoring or passing to open teammates for easy shots.
The Rockets committed nine turnovers in the fourth period and many of them came on entry pass attempts into Yao Ming. Philadelphia converted those turnovers into 12 fastbreak points.
In addition to the turnovers, the Rockets shot 28.6% (6 for 21) in the final stanza. Conversely,the Sixers shot 54.5% (12 for 22) in the fourth.
Philadelphia's quick line-up of Andre Miller at point; Louis Miller at two guard; Andre Iguodala at small forward; and Thaddeus Young at power forward gave the Rockets fits with their long arms, active hands; and quick feet. With Samuel Dalembert or Calvin Booth fronting Yao Ming in the post, the Rockets' offense stalled completely.
Leading 91 to 81 after two made free throws by Aaron Brooks, the Rockets were outscored by the Sixers 15 to 1 in three minutes and 12 seconds.
The Rockets regained the lead 99 to 98 then increased the lead to three after a 7-foot jump shot by Rafer Alston. However, Andre Miller pump faked Alston; drew a foul; and made two free throws to trim the Houston's lead to 101 to 100 with 3:25 remaining in the game.
Shane Battier's attempted entry pass to Yao Ming was stolen by Iguodala; and Dalembert converted the turnover into one for two from the free throw line to tie the game at 101 with 3:07 to go in the game.
Dalembert gave the Sixers a two point lead with a putback slam dunk; then, Miller drained an 11-foot shot to increase Philly's lead to 105 to 101 with 1:38 remaining.
Rafer Alston nailed a three-point shot to pull the Rockets within one point; however, Iguodala dished an alley-oop pass to Dalembert for slam / lay-up to put Philly ahead 107 to 104 with just 35.1 seconds remaining.
Yao Ming missed a jump hook; and, Luis Scola's putback attempt was blocked by Dalembert. Iguodala rebounded the missed shot; and hit two free throws to make the score 109 to 104 Sixers with 16.6 seconds left in the ball game.
After two missed three-point tries, Alston hit a three-pointer with just 1.1 second remaining to pull the Rockets within two; however, Iguodala nailed two more free throws for the final score.
Sixers 111, Rockets 107.
Miller led six Sixers in double-figures with 26 points. He also dished out six assists. Yao Ming (8 for 11 from the field and 9 for 10 from the foul line) led five Rockets in double digits with 25 points. Rafer Alston (7 for 17 from the field) added 20 points; but, Alston also committed a game-high six turnovers -- including three TOs in the fourth quarter.
Luther Head scored 16 points and dished out a season-high seven assists. However after shooting 6 for 12 from the field in the first half, Head missed all eight of his shot attempts in the second half.
posted by Kris G @ 10:57 PM
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