Houston, We Had A Dynasty - Officially Retired

[Cleveland wins]

You should have a nice win against the kings. Are you under or over the cap?

[Axel The Great]

I'm over the cap, can't remember by how much, somewhere around 7-8 M perhaps?

[Axel The Great]

Kings bow down to the Rockets [9-0]

[8-0]Houston Rockets 111-98 Sacramento Kings[6-2]


Just because you're a former teammate of Yao, doesn't mean he'll have mercy on you.

The Rockets headed to Sacramento looking to reach 9 wins. The Rockets started off strong, leading by 10 after the first. The Kings, however, had a very strong 2nd quarter, and tied it at half time. The second half was atrocious for the Kings, and they just could not play defense. The well-deserved Sprite Performer of the Game, Yao Ming, scored 17 and grabbed 14 rebounds in just 14 minutes that he played! K-Mart made a bigger impact than Carl Landry on the offensive end, while Carl was noisier on the defensive end, with 2 blocks and 15 rebounds. Scola got his first double-double of the season, with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

SPOTG-

Yao Ming
17 points | 14 rebounds | 14 minutes played

Box Scores-
29 23 32 27 111
19 33 22 24 98

Points-
Kevin Martin- 24
Tyreke Evans- 21
Carl Landry- 20

Rebounds-
Carl Landry- 15
Yao Ming- 14
Luis Scola- 10

Assists-
Aaron Brooks- 9
Beno Udrih- 7
Kyle Lowry- 7

Double-Doubles-
Carl Landry- 20 points and 15 rebounds
Yao Ming- 17 points and 14 rebounds
Luis Scola- 10 points and 10 rebounds


Both Carl Landry and K-Mart (background) are great additions to each team.

[Dee.]

17 points | 14 rebounds | 14 minutes played

14 minutes played???

[Axel The Great]

Well, by halftime I think Yao already had 10+ rebounds. His 17 points can be explained because most of them were FT's.

[Andrew]

Doesn't look like that streak is ending anytime soon.

[Axel The Great]

Rockets make it out of the Lake alive[10-0]

[9-0]Houston Rockets 112-103 Los Angeles Lakers[7-2]

This was THE closest game the Rockets have had this season. The Rockets started out well, but the Lakers showed no sign of giving up. Thanks to Shane Battier though, Kobe Bryant only had an 8 point first half. In the second half though, the Lakers took their first lead since the 1st quarter. Then, it was just bucket-trading between K-Mart and Kobe. However, both teams' defense were able to hold them both down. In the 4th, the Rockets had to pull out all the stops, because it seemed that every time they got ahead, Derek Fisher would always hit a 3 to tie the game. In the end, the Rockets pulled away due to some intentional fouls by the Lakers, and Scola took his first trip to the line this season (how does that happen?). K-Mart scored 41 points again, had 8 assists, and went 16-16 from the line! Andrew Bynum showed why he's the leader in RPG and had 22 rebounds.

SPOTG-

Andrew Bynum
20 points | 22 rebounds

Box Scores-
27 28 27 30 112
22 25 31 25 103


Top Scorers-
Kevin Martin- 41
Kobe Bryant- 32
Derek Fisher- 21

Board Crashers-
Andrew Bynum- 22
Yao Ming- 17
Pau Gasol- 9

Assists-
Kevin Martin- 8
Aaron Brooks- 8
Kyle Lowry- 7


Yao continues to have no mercy on former teammates, dunking on Artest.

[Axel The Great]

Doesn't look like that streak is ending anytime soon.

Well, to get more competition, I put my shooting sliders to about 80 (90 before) and the CPU's to 60 (50 before). The Suns are next, but before I play them, I will post a 10-game summary (tomorrow maybe? I gotta go to sleep ).

[Andrew]

Another nice win, congrats on starting out 10-0. Sounds like the end-of-game logic screwed the CPU though, an all too familiar problem but also kind of a relief considering some of the stuff the CPU pulls at times.

[kibaxx7]

Superb 10-0 start. Some great games by Martin!

[Axel The Great]

Another nice win, congrats on starting out 10-0. Sounds like the end-of-game logic screwed the CPU though, an all too familiar problem but also kind of a relief considering some of the stuff the CPU pulls at times.

Well, it's not like I was up by 10 and they were fouling me. I was up by about 3, when the fouls started, and they fouled the right people. Scola, whom was rusty at FT's, and Aaron Brooks who's I think 15th in the league in FT's made, but was cold that night at only 3/6.

Superb 10-0 start. Some great games by Martin!

If my next games are as much a challenge as the Lakers were, I could very well be facing my first defeat of the season. K-Mart has had some beasty games, he averages 31.1 ppg, which is second in the league.

[Clutch]

impressive 10-0 start!

man, i don't wanna get my hopes up too soon, but this just might be Yao's year!

[Axel The Great]

I hope it's Yao's year, 10-game summary is next.

[Andrew]

Well, it's not like I was up by 10 and they were fouling me. I was up by about 3, when the fouls started, and they fouled the right people. Scola, whom was rusty at FT's, and Aaron Brooks who's I think 15th in the league in FT's made, but was cold that night at only 3/6.

Ah, that's not so bad then.

[Axel The Great]

10-game summary

The Rockets went a perfect 10-0 for the first 10 games of the season. Here are the league leaders-

PPG- LeBron James(33.4), Kevin Martin(31.1), Danny Granger(30.4), Joe Johnson(28.9), Kobe Bryant(27.9)

RPG- Andrew Bynum(14.2), Yao Ming(13), Roy Hibbert(12.8), Joakim Noah(12.6), Chris Kaman(12.5)

3PT Made- LeBron James(57/120), Ray Allen(56/128), Joe Johnson(47/143), Stephen Jackson(46/130), Jameer Nelson(45/128)

FT Made- Kevin Martin(74/77), Stephen Jackson(61/70), Joe Johnson(57/65), Vince Carter(54/58), Kevin Durant(53/55)

APG- Mo Williams(10.4), Derrick Rose(9), Jason Kidd(9), Tony Parker(8.9), Russell Westbrook(8.8)

SPG- Rajon Rondo(2.5), Tyreke Evans(2.3), Kevin Durant(2.3), Monta Ellis(2.2), Kobe Bryant(2.2)

BPG- Roy Hibbert(3.3), Dwight Howard(3.1), Samuel Dalembert(3), Nene(2.9), Danny Granger?(2.7)

MPG- Brook Lopez(40.5), Al Jefferson(39.9), Carl Landry(39.9), Chris Kaman(38.5), Tyreke Evans(38.4)

Well there you have it. In the next few 10 game summaries expect Yao to show up in blocks, K-Mart in 3PT, and Trevor Ariza in SPG.

[Andrew]

3PT Made- LeBron James(57/120), Ray Allen(56/128), Joe Johnson(47/143), Stephen Jackson(46/130), Jameer Nelson(45/128)

That's a lot of threes, both made and attempted, through only 10 games.

[Axel The Great]

Well take into account that some players are on teams that have played 11 or 12 maybe 13 games, but that's still a lot.

[Andrew]

Depending on whether he's played 12 or 13 games, LeBron's making an average of 4.8 or 4.4 threes per game, while averaging either 10 or 9.2 attempts per game; that's a fair amount of threes! In the real NBA this year, Danny Granger and Aaron Brooks led the league with 2.6 threes made per game, with Granger attempting 7.1 per game and Brooks 6.4 per game. In reality, LeBron averaged 1.7 made per game with 5.1 attempts for a finally tally of 129/387 in 2009/2010, so he's definitely on pace to break that in your Dynasty. But that's the sim engine for you.

[Axel The Great]

The Suns have set [11-0]

[10-0] Houston Rockets 116-110 Phoenix Suns [8-3]

The Rockets continue to dominate, but this was no dominant game for the Rockets. It was atrocious from the start. They found their rhythm in the second half though, and came back from a 12 point deficit. Amar'e Stoudemire killed on the boards with 16, and Channing Frye had 13 of his own. Steve Nash also proved to be a blood sucking flea (no offense to Steve Nash, I'm sure he's a great guy in real life) and had 28 points and 13 assists, 6 were in the 1st quarter. In the 4th quarter though, it was all K-Mart. He made two clutch threes, and Yao Ming secured some offensive boards to seal the win and remain undefeated.

SPOTG-

Steve Nash
28 points | 13 assists | 5 rebounds

Box Scores-
24 22 31 39 116
28 25 29 28 110

Top Scorers-
Kevin Martin- 31
Steve Nash- 28
Amar'e Stoudemire- 28

Board Crashers-
Amar'e Stoudemire- 16
Channing Frye- 13
Yao Ming- 11

Assists-
Steve Nash- 13
Aaron Brooks- 9
Jason Richardson- 6

Double-Doubles-
Steve Nash- 28 points 13 assists
Amar'e Stoudemire- 28 points 16 rebounds
Channing Frye- 14 points and 13 rebounds
Yao Ming- 14 points 11 rebounds

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Sorry guys, apparently I forgot to sign in to EA before playing so I couldn't provide any pictures . Minnesota Timberwolves report is next, it will have some pictures .

[Axel The Great]

Rockets eat lunch with the Wolves [12-0]

[11-0] Houston Rockets 101-94 Minnesota T-Wolves [1-10]


Come on, Jared, don't you think this is getting old?

The Rockets headed to Minnesota to hang out with the worst team in the league, though the score won't tell you so. It was a close game all the way, the Rockets struggled to score points, and who did the struggle stem from? Kevin Martin. He scored a season low 15 points. Chase Budinger was put to play in his place and scored a solid 9 points, but who really stepped up for K-Mart? Why it's none other than the modern day Hakeem Olajuwon, Yao Ming. He scored a season high 27 points, and was just one rebound shy of yet another double-double. The T-Wolves played strong though, with Al Jefferson and Kevin Love lovin' each other as players (no homo).

SPOTG-

Yao Ming
27 points | 9 rebounds | 2 blk

Box Scores-
25 22 19 35 101
21 20 22 31 94

Top Scorers-
Yao Ming- 27
Ryan Gomes- 23
Kevin Love- 19

Board Crashers-
Al Jefferson- 14
Kevin Love- 12
Yao Ming- 9

Assists-
Aaron Brooks- 8
Kyle Lowry- 6
Ramon Sessions- 6

Double-Doubles-
Al Jefferson- 17 points 14 rebounds
Kevin Love- 19 points 12 rebounds


Chase Budinger (AKA Bud) had a good night.

[Axel The Great]

Depending on whether he's played 12 or 13 games, LeBron's making an average of 4.8 or 4.4 threes per game, while averaging either 10 or 9.2 attempts per game; that's a fair amount of threes! In the real NBA this year, Danny Granger and Aaron Brooks led the league with 2.6 threes made per game, with Granger attempting 7.1 per game and Brooks 6.4 per game. In reality, LeBron averaged 1.7 made per game with 5.1 attempts for a finally tally of 129/387 in 2009/2010, so he's definitely on pace to break that in your Dynasty. But that's the sim engine for you.

Yeah, now that I saw the league leaders again, he had 68 3pt made! He probably played 2-3 games though. Speaking of LeBron James, nice new avatar, did you use photoshop?

[Axel The Great]

Hawks claw away at the Rockets [12-1]

[12-0] Houston Rockets 93-100 Atlanta Hawks [6-6]

All good things must come to an end. In this case, the Rockets' 12 game winning streak start. From the start, the Hawks looked dominant, shooting at over 60% FG in the first quarter. The Rockets however, struggled, and shot 27% in the 1st. The whole game seemed to be a comeback journey for the Rockets, and the refs didn't help at all whatsoever. Mike Bibby had just came back from injury and was solid with 19 points and 8 assists. Joe Johnson also had a good night with 25 points. Al Horford was the Sprite Performer of the Game with 17 points and 15 boards. But the SPOTG in my opinion should have been Kevin Martin. He scored a season high 46 points, and the Rockets just seemed to be a one man offensive team. Kevin Martin himself made a 9-0 run late in the 4th quarter, and it was that way the whole night. In the dying minutes, K-Mart once again hit a three to bring the Rockets within 3 (trailing by 23 in the 2nd quarter!). After a huge tongue-lashing by coach Rick Adelman at halftime, Kevin Martin came out in the second half determined to keep the streak alive, but lost focus in the possession that came after he made a clutch three. He received the inbound pass, but just barely crossed the backcourt, and that sealed the game for the Rockets as they were defeated for the first time this season.

Now the Rockets look to bounce back at home against the Sacramento Kings.

SPOTG-

Al Horford
17 points | 15 rebounds | 2 blk

Box Scores-
16 30 18 29 93
31 29 27 23 100

Top Scorers-
Kevin Martin- 46
Joe Johnson- 25
Mike Bibby- 19

Board Crashers-
Al Horford- 15
Marvin Williams- 12
Yao Ming- 10

Assists-
Mike Bibby- 8
Aaron Brooks- 7
Kyle Lowry- 7

Double-Doubles-
Al Horford- 17 points 15 rebounds
Marvin Williams- 15 points 12 rebounds
Yao Ming- 13 points 10 rebounds

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Again, I forgot to take pictures, I was signed in to EA this time, but the game was just so frustrating that I couldn't be bothered to take pictures. Again I'm sorry, but there you have it, my first loss of the season.

[Martti.]

Well, it was bound to come. Actually is realistic, I don't like stories where you'd win every game.

Sucks though that it spoiled Martin's big night.

[Axel The Great]

I was going for K-Mart to pass his career high of 50, but that turnover cost him. I actually feel a little relieved to finally lose. lol

[megarover]

The 1st loss of the season was gonna happen eventually. At least it wasn't to some scrub team.