Andrew wrote:Definitely.
Meanwhile, that's an insane stat line for Yao to open the season.
Breems wrote:Yao might wind up the MVP in both our dynasties.
Roy dazzles in Rockets' home opener
Portland 108 @ Houston 87
October 31, 2009
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A.I. to the Clippers on a 1 yr/$6.03M deal
[Q] wrote:Iirc there was an option to switch from ratings based or based on release
Andrew wrote:It was still a dice roll at the time. You definitely had some unkind rolls in that one!
Tough loss, but a couple of nifty highlights at least.
Breems wrote:Yay, welcome to my anti-3PT club! In my previous Houston dynasty, I actually had no trouble draining 3s with T-Mac, but he was a beast back then.
Houston, we have a problem
Houston 88 @ Utah 114
November 2nd, 2009
Rockets get back on track at Toyota
Lakers 102 @ Rockets 118
Wednesday November 4, 2009
All signs pointed to the Rockets getting demolished by 20 again against the Lakers tonight, but they instead flipped the script. Houston got key minutes from every active player tonight, a rare occurrence for any NBA team; for instance, Yao Ming only played 24 minutes tonight (and was still able to secure his usual double-double) as the seldom used Brian Cook played important minutes, while Chuck Hayes even played a minute more than Yao: this was a feel-good win for the Rockets. It was a playoff atmosphere at home, and even the scrubs played an important role.
Artest led the way with 22 points, while Von Wafer was able to pour in 20 in 20 minutes off the bench; he was a last minute signing on opening day for the Rockets after he spent some in Greece, and it is certainly paying dividends. If he stays consistent, perhaps McGrady can hand the torch to him one day.
Andrew Bynum had a monster 21 & 21 game, but it didn't matter.
The Rockets hope to continue their home cooking Friday night as they host the struggling 1-3 OKC Thunder led by the always-lethal Kevin Durant who's averaging 26.5 points on the year (rookie Harden is so bad he's on the IR ).
Box Scores
Lakers (3-2) [1/2]
Rockets (3-2) [1/2]
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Breems wrote:Always loved the Rockets/Lakers matchups of the mid-late 2000s to see Kobe and T-Mac go at it. Nice job.
Also, does Live 10 have Chuck Hayes' legendary FT form?
Clippers a perfect 8-0 after bringing in A.I.
November 10, 2009
Just two weeks into the NBA season and the Los Angeles Clippers are the only remaining undefeated team in the league. They toppled the Lakers on opening night, and haven't looked back since:
70-61 @ LAL
86-64 V.S. PHX
78-61 @ UTH
114-73 V.S. DAL
62-59 V.S. MIN
81-72 @ GS
86-79 V.S. MEM
112-69 V.S. NOH
Their rigorous schedule certainly hasn't hurt them; they played four days in a row to open the season. They have defeated (and even blown out) quality opponents in LA, Phoenix, Utah, Dallas and New Orleans. They are led in scoring by Eric Gordon at 17.6 PPG, with B-Diddy close behind averaging 16.1 and 7.4 dimes. They didn't even sign A.I. (who comes off the bench) until their third game. Check out the full stats here.
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Andrew wrote:Tough break with the simulated injury, but on the bright side you're back on track with a couple of wins. Looks like things are working out with Allen Iverson and the Clippers. I guess in this reality, Blake Griffin is playing what should've been his rookie season.
The sim engine/rotation logic was kind of messed up in NBA Live 10. I remember the Cavs often ended up starting Ilgauskas in the middle with Shaq at power forward.
cavs4872 wrote:I completely forgot about the Griffin injury, and am not even sure I was aware of it at all. He's starting at SF, as they're absolutely jammed with Camby and Kaman; maybe that's why they're so successful.
Andrew wrote:cavs4872 wrote:I completely forgot about the Griffin injury, and am not even sure I was aware of it at all. He's starting at SF, as they're absolutely jammed with Camby and Kaman; maybe that's why they're so successful.
Almost prophetic, as he's kind of morphed into more of a wing player over the years.
McGrady commits tragic blunder in game-winning scenario
Houston 108 @ Dallas 109
November 10, 2009
Let me preface this by saying the Rockets had no business even being in this game; there were some ugly spots in the first half, but they gave themselves the chance to hang around and even the chance at a buzzer-beating victory, but a careless push-off by T-Mac cost them the game.
If anyone was responsible for the Rockets' success tonight, it was versatile defensive stalwart Shane Battier, who had an efficient night on 10-16 shooting (4-5 3PT [his release is awesome]) in route to 26 points in 28 minutes off the bench, while adding his usual defensive hustle. The Rockets featured Yao early and often, but it quickly became T-Mac's game in the fourth quarter.
Jason Kidd had 11 assists, while Terry torched for 23 points off the bench. Dirk was his usual self, adding 28 and 12.
The Rockets hope to get back on track against an adequate Grizzlies team tomorrow night at home. They added Stephon Marbury as a backup to Mike Conley earlier in the season after Breems' boy Marko Jaric got injured quickly into the season, but tomorrow night will mark his return; I am sure he will scorch the Rockets with a few threes. Marbury is averaging 11 points across 5 contests.
Box
Rockets (4-3) [1, 2]
Mavs (3-4) [1, 2]
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Rockets outlast Grizzlies in low-scoring affair
Memphis 55 @ Houston 61
Wednesday November 11, 2009
The sim engine in this game is fucking weird; Rockets score 4 points in the first quarter, but win the fourth by 16, allotting for a 61-55 victory.
Gay leads the Grizzlies with 17, while T-Mac nets a cool 16 for the Rockets. Artest pours in an efficient 13 in his first game off the bench.
Jaric goes 0-3 from deep. Apparently he didn't practice for four years.
Clippers extend to 9-0, 77-71 over OKC
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Rockets with decent W in Sac-Town
Houston 86 @ Sacramento 80
November 13, 2009
McGrady leads the way with 22 as part of his career resurgence. Udrih has a solid double-double of 14 points and 10 dimes; the Rockets contained Kevin Martin well, allowing the swing man to score only 11. Nocioni lead the way with 19.
As an interesting aside, the Kings picked up Ben Wallace on October 30th after he was a salary dump in the Shaq to Cleveland trade.
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