Houston | 140
Memphis | 133
Rockets make history in Tennessee
HOUSTON (AP) --- The
Houston Rockets were losing by 30 points before the 4th quarter. But guess what... Rockets won.
Memphis was winning 90-60 after three quarters, limiting
Tracy McGrady to 8 points.
But McGrady scored 19 points in the 4th and 8 in the overtime, for a total of 35 points, leading Houston to a 140-133 OT win over the Grizzlies.
Reggie Evans posted a career-high 21 points, and also added 13 rebounds.
Yao Ming had 23 points and 9 rebounds, and
David Wesley added 19 points and 5 assists.
But a really important fact in the Rockets' win was
Dikembe Mutombo, who had 8 of his 10 rebounds in the overtime.
Left: Evans dunking, assist by Mutombo.
Right: McGrady taking the trash out, assist by Mutombo.
Now for Memphis:
Mike Miller led them in scoring with 30 points;
Jason Williams had 27 points and 8 assists.
Lorenzen Wright &
Pau Gasol had 17-15 and 12-10, respectively. Off-the-bench,
Bonzi Wells had 16 points.
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