[33-7] Houston Rockets 104-96 Memphis Grizzlies [18-23]
The Rockets fought very hard to win this game.
After an easy win against the Heat, the Rockets came home and found two things: a challenge, and some corrupted referees. "I had four fouls this game, four! When I'm in foul trouble, you know there's something fishy going on," said a frustrated Kevin Martin after the game. Martin is a smart defensive player; he knows how to play good defense without fouling, but apparently the referees were able to see fouls that just weren't there.
The Rockets led by double digits for most of the game, but in the fourth quarter, the Grizzlies came back to take a 2-point lead, after trailing by 14 in the second quarter. However, six straight points by Aaron Brooks helped the Rockets pull away with a minute left, and they sealed the game at the line. Brooks finished with 17 points, becoming the hero of the game.
SPOTG-
OJ Mayo
33 points | 7 ast | 6 reb | 1 stl
Top Scorers-
Rockets: Kevin Martin- 28
Grizzlies: OJ Mayo- 33
Board Crashers-
Rockets: Yao Ming- 13
Grizzlies: Marc Gasol- 17
Assists-
Rockets: Aaron Brooks and Kyle Lowry- 4
Grizzlies: OJ Mayo and Michael Conley- 7
Box Scores-
27 24 25 28 104
26 17 25 28 96
AB's clutch plays helped the Rockets pull away in the fourth quarter.
[34-7] Houston Rockets 103-85 Memphis Grizzlies [18-24]
Gasol's control on the boards maintained the Grizzlies' chances at keeping up with the Rockets.
All game long, it was offensive board, and dunk by Marc Gasol. He, along with K-Mart, led the game with 27 points, and 14 boards to go with that. The Grizzlies' control on the boards was what kept them in the game, as Zach Randolph also chipped in 13 points and 15 boards. The Rockets however, did what they had to do, and that's shut down OJ Mayo, holding him to 22 points. Even though the score says the Rockets won by 18, it didn't feel like it, as the Grizzlies hardly ever allowed the Rockets to grasp double-digit leads.
What led to this big a margin is that the Rockets closed out the game on an 8-0 run, and limited the Grizzlies to 13 fourth quarter points. This wraps up the season series, the Rockets take it 3-1.
SPOTG-
Yao Ming
16 points | 19 reb | 3 ast | 2 blk
Top Scorers-
Rockets: Kevin Martin- 27
Grizzlies: Marc Gasol- 27
Board Crashers-
Rockets: Yao Ming- 19
Grizzlies: Zach Randolph- 15
Assists-
Rockets: Aaron Brooks- 4
Grizzlies: Michael Conley- 9
Box Scores-
25 27 29 22 103
20 23 29 13 85
[35-7] Houston Rockets 104-88 Los Angeles Clippers [27-17]
After dropping 39 on the Rockets last time, B-Diddy was held to 25 points this time around.
The Clippers are a very tough opponent for the Rockets, though again, the score won't tell you so. The Rockets were trailing by 1 at the end of the first. In the second quarter, the Rockets were able to pull away, thanks to some very good defense and great offense. The lead ballooned to 20 in the third quarter, but a run sparked by Chris Kaman, who had 23 points, enabled the Clippers to cut the deficit to 9, and eventually six. However, bad shot selection by Baron Davis smothered the Clippers' hopes of coming back, as the Rockets now are on a 7-game win streak.
SPOTG-
Yao Ming
20 points | 13 reb | 1 ast | 1 blk
Top Scorers-
Rockets: Kevin Martin- 29
Clippers: Baron Davis- 25
Board Crashers-
Rockets: Yao Ming- 13
Clippers: Chris Kaman- 14
Assists-
Rockets: Aaron Brooks- 6
Clippers: Chris Kaman- 6
Box Scores-
26 30 25 23 104
27 15 24 22 88
Ray Allen had a stellar game of 17 points on 8/10 shooting, including this layup to end the third quarter.
Ray Allen made the Clippers defense look like clowns with this circus shot.
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I ditched school to write this recap...... nah just playin'. Today was Colombus Day (I think
), so we had a holiday 
. Monthly Recap is next. 
I had to go to school 
