:::AnSwEr InCoMpLeTe::: (NBA Live 2005)

[-BHZMAFIA-]

i guess you win again

nice prediction

Yeah, the first series was the most interesting, then it got dull from there.

That's interesting because IMO, the most interesting series is this one. I have yet to play alot of games to the point of where you know exactly where the series is going. Yea, I didn't win my first two games, but anything can happen with the way things are looking.

[The X]

The Rockets came up huge in the clutch....Clutch City all over again....

Q really choked for you when you needed him to be cool and calm....must have been a tough loss to swallow....

on the bright side, it makes the series all the more interesting for the rest of us

looks like Pistons are cruising through East, so should be a good Finals matchup if you make it past the Rockets....

[Ruff Ryder]

Dang, T-Mac was his usual self this time. I can't stand Booby Sura either.

[Riot]

finally you fucking lose

do it again

[Seraph]

too bad you lose, but anyway is more fun for all us

[C89KF]

too bad you lose, but anyway is more fun for all us

indeed....
tough loss but as seraph said, it's more fun now

surprised by detroit

[Fresh8]

Yes! a loss is always interestign! yet to see Yao dominate...

[The X]

I want Rockets to bring Mario Elie out of retirement....some deja vu perhaps

[AlwaysWhat,NeverWhy]

Okay, I'm taking the broom back... I'll bring it out again for the finals...

[Blue Nugget]

I blame Q Rich for that loss,for real.

[-BHZMAFIA-]

The Rockets came up huge in the clutch....Clutch City all over again....

Q really choked for you when you needed him to be cool and calm....must have been a tough loss to swallow....

on the bright side, it makes the series all the more interesting for the rest of us

looks like Pistons are cruising through East, so should be a good Finals matchup if you make it past the Rockets....

Yea, they couldn't miss for crap and I thought for sure that Sura wasn't going to get his shot block because I had Stoudemire on him as well, but backed off after he shot.

Dang, T-Mac was his usual self this time. I can't stand Booby Sura either.

McGrady's number were playoff realism. I liked the fact he was taking over the game, but I would've rathered for him to make the game winner other than that damn Sura

finally you fucking lose

do it again

Nice to know you want me to win

too bad you lose, but anyway is more fun for all us

Well at least everyone enjoys me losing.

indeed....
tough loss but as seraph said, it's more fun now

surprised by detroit

Detroit really surprised me as well. I think if we meet in the Finals, they will be the toughest challenge with their great starting lineup. The Heat IMO wouldn't be no tougher than the Rockets.

Yes! a loss is always interestign! yet to see Yao dominate...

Yao rarely gets the ball and McGrady, Wesley and Sura recieves the ball the most. Yao usually scores off missed shots and grabbing the rebound.

I want Rockets to bring Mario Elie out of retirement....some deja vu perhaps

He would have to be removed from his assistant coaching job from the Spurs (I think he is with the Spurs)

Okay, I'm taking the broom back... I'll bring it out again for the finals...

I knew it wasn't going to be a sweep because I've had trouble with them. As fo the finals, that will most likely not be a sweep at all because the Pistons have all the keys on offense and good defense.

I blame Q Rich for that loss,for real.

Yea, its something I forgot to mention at the beginning of the year, but I let the computer shoot all the free throws attempted because if I shot them, I would make all of them. It will be basically be unfair and unfortunately, I regret that when Richardson missed both FT's that could've sealed the game for us.

[AlwaysWhat,NeverWhy]

I let the computer shoot all the free throws attempted because if I shot them, I would make all of them.

Ehat about turning th eFT sliders up?

[John WB]

Eastern Conference Finals

(3) 83
(5) 99
Pistons lead series 3-0

Fucking awesome!!

Sweep! Sweep! Sweep! Sweep! Sweep! Sweep! Swe...

[-BHZMAFIA-]

I let the computer shoot all the free throws attempted because if I shot them, I would make all of them.

Ehat about turning th eFT sliders up?

Because I have it at currently at 85 and I've basically mastered it. I've tried 90 and higher on regular exhibition games and it's almost impossible for me to shoot those so I just let the computer shoot it.

[-BHZMAFIA-]

SUNS VS. ROCKETS
Toyota Center, Houston, 8:30 p.m., PST

TV, radio: ESPN; KTAR 620
SEASON RECORD: Rockets, 49-33; Suns, 64-18.
SEASON SERIES: 3-1 Suns
PLAYOFF SERIES: 2-1 Suns
INJURY REPORT:

KEY PLAYERS ON SUNS
Amare Stoudemire- 30.7ppg, 11rpg vs. Kings
Shawn Marion- 19.8ppg, 10.8rpg, 4.4apg in playoffs
Joe Johnson- 20.2ppg vs. Kings

KEY PLAYERS ON ROCKETS
Yao Ming- 19.2ppg, 11.6rpg in playoffs
Tracy McGrady- 22ppg, 8.7rpg, 5.4apg during season
David Wesley- 18ppg in playoffs

MATCHUP REVIEW
1/5/05 @HOU 100-91 Suns
3/11/05 @PHO 106-93 Rockets
4/3/05 @HOU 92-85 Suns
4/9/05 @PHO 81-90Suns

TEAM COMPARISON

PPG- 106.6
RPG- 42.3
APG- 25.6
BPG- 5.7
SPG- 8.0
TPG- 13.4
FPG- 21.6
FG%- 48% (1st in league)
3P%- 39% (1st in league)
FT%- 80% (5th in league)


PPG- 98.0
RPG- 42.4
APG- 24.9
BPG- 5.8
SPG- 8.0
TPG- 11.8
FPG- 19.9
FG%- 45% (3rd in league)
3P%- 36% (3rd in league)
FT%- 81% (3rd in league)

GAME-BY-GAME STAR COMPARISON
G/F Tracy McGrady
1/5/05 - 12pts, 9rebs, 3asts
3/11/05 - 19pts, 9rebs, 4asts
4/3/05 - 21pts, 5rebs, 4asts
4/9/05 - 8asts, 5rebs, 1ast

Season Series Average 15ppg, 7rpg, 3.5apg

C/F Amare Stoudemire
1/5/05 - 23pts, 10rebs
3/11/05 - 24pts, 13rebs
4/3/05 - 20pts, 10rebs
4/9/05 - 16pts, 12rebs

Season Series Average 20.7ppg, 11.2rpg

HOUSTON, (Ticker) -- Tracy McGrady said that the team needed to step up in Game 3 to avoid being down 3-0 and that's exactly what the Rockets did throughout Game 3. Many players helped in different ways during the game, but one of the most syrprising players was Bobby Sura who shot the go ahead jumper with 2.5 seconds left in the game. "I knew I was having a bad series and the coach was telling me that he needs me to step up," Sura said. "I knew I had to try and play the same way I played during the season and things worked out good for me and the team." Sura had 22 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds in the Rockets win.

Tonight was a possible elimination night for the Rockets, but the Suns were unable to come up with the W in Game 3. There were many clutch shots during the 4th quarter in Game 3 that went from Nash's 3-pointer, Sura's jumper, Stoudemire's putback dunk and many more. It was no doubt the most exciting game of the series and the Rockets outrebounded the Suns along with dishing out 31 assists compared to the Suns 25. "We can't allow them to tie the series up tonight because that will just put alot more pressure on us on winning," Stoudemire said. "They have put up a dog fight in the last two games and we won't expect no different in Game 4."

PROBABLE STARTERS

C-Yao Ming
PF-Juwan Howard
SF-Tracy McGrady
SG-David Wesley
PG-Bob Sura


C-Amare Stoudemire
PF-Shawn Marion
SF-Quentin Richardson
SG-Joe Johnson
PG-Steve Nash

[John WB]

Big big game. Either you go up 3-1 or they even the series.

I'd like to see them win just to see what happens.. How good you deal with pressure.

[BOSS]

good shit, good luck

[Seraph]

good luck, enough with one loss

You know how I feel about Houston

[The X]

I think Q will be out for redemption in this one....I expect him to put up at least 20 points, including at least 4 or 5 3pters

[-BHZMAFIA-]

Big big game. Either you go up 3-1 or they even the series.

I'd like to see them win just to see what happens.. How good you deal with pressure.

Yea and I've finished the game so the results will be up ASAP.

good shit, good luck

Thanks(Y)

good luck, enough with one loss

You know how I feel about Houston

I knew someone would want me to try and win this series

I think Q will be out for redemption in this one....I expect him to put up at least 20 points, including at least 4 or 5 3pters

Well he may or may not had one of those games in Game 4. His numbers were pretty interesting


GAME 4 WILL BE UP IN A FEW MINUTES SO STAY TUNED

[-BHZMAFIA-]

Houston Even Series in Game 4
Juwan Hoawrd game heroics gave the Rockets another chance

FINAL 1 2 3 4 T
Suns 24 26 16 28 94
Rockets 30 23 28 19 100


Suns-94
Rockets-100


McGrady missed a dunk in the game, but his team still ended up with the victory

HOUSTON, Texas (AP) -- Suns's fans should fear the Rockets as of now. Houston has woke up in this series and it's now a must win for both teams in Game 5 after the Rockets were able to tie the series up against the Suns with a 100-94 win. In Game 3, it was Bob Sura who help the Rockets win, but in Game 4 it was Juwan Howard who grabbed a playoff-high 16 rebounds and led the Rockets in scoring with 22 points. Houston was also able to hold the Suns under 100 points for the 2nd time in 4 games. "We are in great shape right now," Sura said. "You can't be in a better position than where we are now because the series is back to 0-0."

During the 4th quarter, Nash threw an alley-oop pass to Marion who finished it with one hand to cut the Suns deficit under double-digits with 9:55 left in the 4th. Phoenix continued their run after Nash found Stoudemire off the pick and roll for the layup that made it 83-78 at the 7:50 mark. McGrady ended the 12-2 run by knocking down a 3-pointer over Nash. Nash was able to come down and pull up for the jumper over Sura to make it an 88-83 affair with 5:12 left to play. "Nash try to get everyone involved while scoring the ball and we can't have him doing everything," Suns coach D'Antoni said. "It's up to the other players to make shots when Nash dishes them the ball." It was 1:46 remaining left in the game when Nash continued to dominate the 4th quarter by cutting through traffic and getting the layup to cut the Rockets lead to 94-92.

Juwan Hoawrd was caught in a double team and lost the ball, but Sura picked it up and pulled up for a jumper that moved the Rockets lead back up to 4 points at the 1:22 mark. After the Suns failed to score on their next possession, the Rockets ran some clock before McGrady missed a contested jumper over Richardson. Stoudemire grabbed the rebound and threw an outlet pass out to Joe Johnson and it was 2-on-1 in favor of Phoenix. Johnson gave the ball to a wide open Richardson on the wing, but he missed the 3-point attempt and Houston grabbed the rebound with 32.9 seconds left. The Suns decided to foul quickly and Johnson fouled Howard who was already 5/6 from the line with 30.3 seconds left. "We have had different players step up at different points during the series and tonight, Howard was the main guy for us," Van Gundy mentioned after the game. He missed the 1st one, but was able to sank the 2nd one. Phoenix didn't use a timeout and they decided to play it out. Nash quickly brought the ball up the court and spinned through traffic to find Stoudemire waiting in the middle for the easy layup with 23.8 seconds left that made the score 97-94.

Phoenix was forced to foul David Wesley wtih 22.6 seconds left and he made both free throws wiht ease. The Suns decided to use one of their two timeouts. Instead of going for the two, Marion passed it to Johnson at the top of the key for the long bomb that rimmed short and Howard grabbed another rebound. Nash fouled Sura which was his 6th foul that took him out for the rest of the game. Steve Nash finished with 14 points and 14 assists for the Suns and Sura made 1-out-of-2 from the line. The Suns fail to convert on a shot on their last possession that ended the game. "We have to come out in Game 5 with fire in our veins," Quentin Richardson said who scored 17 points on the night. "They have won two straight games on us and we can't afford to go down 3-2 in this series against a team that has pulled two upsets already in the playoffs."

Rockets -Team- Suns
49-Rebounds-52
24-Assists-24
5-Steals-7
7-Blocks-4
16-Fouls-23
12-TO's-9
34/85-FG-39/94
8/20-3PFG-8/28
24/30-FT-8/13
11-Off. Reb-14
38-Def. Reb-38


Y. Ming- 15pts, 12rebs, 5blks
J. Howard- 22pts, 16rebs, 1blk
T. McGrady- 16pts, 12rebs, 4asts
D. Wesley- 18pts, 4asts
B. Sura- 15pts, 8asts
M. James- 3pts
J. Barry- 7pts, 2asts
D. Mutombo- 4pts, 2rebs


A. Stoudemire- 14pts, 16rebs, 2blks
S. Marion- 15pts, 13rebs, 2stls
J. Johnson- 15pts, 6rebs, 4asts
Q. Richardson- 17pts, 9rebs, 3asts
L. Barbosa- 4pts, 1reb
W. McCarty- 15pts, 3asts
S. Nash- 14pts, 14asts
J. Jackson- 0/1 FG

Game Photos
Stoudemire had a hard time scoring over Yao in tonight's game
Yao grabbed 12 boards against the Suns
Sura tried to be very physical with Nash in Game 4
Marion getting two of his 15 points over Howard
Juwan Howard taking the long jumper vs. the Suns

[-BHZMAFIA-]

Eastern Conference Finals

(3) 95
(5) 74
Pistons lead series 3-1

[kibaxx7]

T-Mac missing a dunk? Impossible!

Lol joke, hope you win this one bro!

Go MIAMI!!!!

[cRoSSoWEr]

one question: how can I open a Newspapper [if it's possibile]?

[C89KF]

T-Mac missing a dunk? Impossible!

Lol joke, hope you win this one bro!

rare chance

good luck for game 5 because you'll need it

let's go miami

lol the same suns team in your dynasty is playing memphis in the playoffs as that is where you're from, right?