Lv06|ROCKETS-2| Officially Closed.

A collection of memorable stories from NBA Live's franchise and career modes.

Postby -PeeBo on Fri Oct 24, 2008 6:17 pm

Congrats by the win, Lovin' your dynasty :D

Kleiza, T-Mac
jumbo nr : 5
Grizzles, Philly for life !!
User avatar
-PeeBo
 
Posts: 330
Joined: Sat Mar 01, 2008 8:59 pm
Location: Estonia

Postby OrlMagic on Fri Oct 24, 2008 6:37 pm

Kleiza , Webster 4
Image
http://sanantoniospursdynas.sosblog.com/SASDB-b1.htm
Dynasty in Estonian, not in English , my English is not so good to make a dynasty in English :(
User avatar
OrlMagic
 
Posts: 122
Joined: Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:22 pm
Location: Estonia

Postby kaiser_kobe on Fri Oct 24, 2008 8:19 pm

Nice win! Frodo was just got owned...

Yao, Tmac
8
Image
See it and tell me what you think.

Toys for the Big Boys.
User avatar
kaiser_kobe
 
Posts: 491
Joined: Mon May 05, 2008 1:16 am
Location: Philippines

Postby Valor on Fri Oct 24, 2008 9:40 pm

Nice win over the Lakers!(real life foreshadowing? :mrgreen: )

Yao, McGrady, 5
Image
User avatar
Valor
Fire GarPax
 
Posts: 4971
Joined: Sat Mar 25, 2006 2:23 am
Location: New Zealand

Postby Oskar on Sat Oct 25, 2008 12:49 am

Yao, T-Mac
#5
User avatar
Oskar
 
Posts: 1324
Joined: Sun Feb 24, 2008 6:14 pm

Postby Martti. on Sat Oct 25, 2008 1:07 am

Yao, Webster, #4
User avatar
Martti.
#HeatLifer
 
Posts: 8101
Joined: Mon Oct 09, 2006 5:19 am

Postby Oli on Sat Oct 25, 2008 8:24 pm

Yao, Sato, 3
Oli
 
Posts: 72
Joined: Sun Jun 24, 2007 7:37 am

Postby homicide1550 on Tue Oct 28, 2008 2:40 pm

Nice win! Good Luck against the Mavs!

Yao, Collison, 4
Visit my Facebook page: Kicksfix: homicide1550

Image
Click image to view the thread!

KicksFix 2K12 2K13
(Live08) RISE UP! A Cleveland Cavaliers Dynasty

Ranked 7th, Top 10 Dynasty Hall of Fame


Image
User avatar
homicide1550
Quality Over Quantity
 
Posts: 2078
Joined: Sat Oct 06, 2007 10:11 pm
Location: Las Islas Filipinas

Rockets Rollin' To Lucky Seven

Postby Clutch on Thu Oct 30, 2008 7:22 am

Image

GAME RECAP
    Nov 13, 2008 DALLAS, TX (AP) -- The Houston Rockets survived another opponent's 4th-quarter flurry to capture their 7th win in a row, a 101-95 road victory at the expense of division rivals, the Dallas Mavericks.

    The inside-out attack of Yao Ming and Ron Artest got Houston rolling to an early 9-point lead as the duo combined for 19 of the team's 30 points in the opening quarter. But Dallas' Dirk Nowitzki and veteran sixth-man, Jerry Stackhouse, would lead an 10-0 run to capture a 49-47 advantage at the half.

    The second half would mirror the first, as Houston would look again to the Ming/Artest tandem to build a 92-83 lead by the 3:21 mark of the final period. But Nowitzki refused to go quietly and helped close the gap using rare but tremendous defense to bring Dallas within 3 at the 1 minute mark.

    Houston would fail to score on its next possession and with Dallas surging, Devin Harris would find a cherry-picking Stackhouse for the easy stuff and nip at the Rockets' heels 94-93 with 37.4 seconds remaining.

    But Houston's Artest would power-drive in the lane converting the basket despite heavy contact for a 96-93 edge to finally snap the Mavericks' momentum; a steady flow of free throws would help the Rockets cruise the rest of the way.

    Artest seemed fully recovered from a recent spell of back spasms and finished with a team-high 26 points while adding 3 boards, 3 assists and a steal. Yao, who's on All-Star pace so far this season, poured in 24 points, a team-high 12 rebounds and also 4 assists plus 2 blocks.

    Nowitzki led the way for the Mavericks with 20 points and collected 8 rebounds and 3 blocks while Erick Dampier finished a solid 16 point, 10 rebound double-double. Stackhouse was strong off the bench for Dallas with 12 points and 2 assists but it wasn't enough for the win.

    Their 7th-consecutive victory now improves the Rockets to 8-1, the best record in the league; meanwhile the Mavericks sink further in the opposite direction with a league-worst 1-7 record.

    Next, the Rockets will continue its road stretch in Milwaukee to take on the intimidating 7-footer trio presence of Tyson Chandler, Andew Bogut and Charlie Villanueva.

    BOXSCORES
GAME PHOTOS
    Webster finishes strong despite Josh Howard's choke hold | "BAHX AOUT!" yells head coach Avery Johnson
    Image
    Artest carried the Rockets' scoring load including this beauty of a fade away | Stackhouse beats the shot clock
    Image
    Artest finishes the McGrady lob with finesse | Players at the Half
    Image
    Dirk's improved defense is apparent with 3 blocks on the night | Stack brings Dallas within 1 with 37.4 remaining
    Image
ACTION HIGHLIGHTS
AROUND THE LEAGUE
    Image
    Rookie phenom, Lorenzen Bryant, continues to dazzle fans and opponents alike and was 1 rebound shy of a triple-double in a 100-94 victory over the Portland Trailblazers. Bryant finished with 17 points, 9 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.
___

The "JUMBO MUTOMBO" Contest Results #9
User avatar
Clutch
^ Life... currently :\
 
Posts: 1770
Joined: Sat May 26, 2007 3:13 am

Postby Cartar on Thu Oct 30, 2008 7:40 am

I really suck at this contest.
McGrady, Battier
3
Cartar
 
Posts: 2600
Joined: Wed May 02, 2007 10:02 pm

Postby Fresh8 on Thu Oct 30, 2008 9:44 am

Good win. (Y) How long will the win streak continue?
User avatar
Fresh8
The poster formerly known as Sit
 
Posts: 14872
Joined: Mon Nov 11, 2002 5:19 pm

Postby jonthefon on Thu Oct 30, 2008 9:46 am

Gotta love the matrix block: in my old Live 05 Mavs dynasty it saved a game for me once against the Hornets :p

Nice win: your core is making things too easy ;)
Image
User avatar
jonthefon
Fucking pissed off.
 
Posts: 1598
Joined: Thu Feb 15, 2007 6:16 pm

Postby homicide1550 on Thu Oct 30, 2008 11:04 am

Hell yeah! I finally got a Jumbo Number! :mrgreen:

Tmac, Collison, 3
Visit my Facebook page: Kicksfix: homicide1550

Image
Click image to view the thread!

KicksFix 2K12 2K13
(Live08) RISE UP! A Cleveland Cavaliers Dynasty

Ranked 7th, Top 10 Dynasty Hall of Fame


Image
User avatar
homicide1550
Quality Over Quantity
 
Posts: 2078
Joined: Sat Oct 06, 2007 10:11 pm
Location: Las Islas Filipinas

Postby kaiser_kobe on Thu Oct 30, 2008 1:31 pm

Oh,so Artest is back now in the lineup...great win...gud luck against the bucks!

Yao, Tmac
6
Image
See it and tell me what you think.

Toys for the Big Boys.
User avatar
kaiser_kobe
 
Posts: 491
Joined: Mon May 05, 2008 1:16 am
Location: Philippines

Postby -PeeBo on Thu Oct 30, 2008 5:20 pm

Very good win over Nowitzky and mavericks, hope your road trip will be going on at least same good. :)
T-Mac, Kleiza
jumbo nr 5
Grizzles, Philly for life !!
User avatar
-PeeBo
 
Posts: 330
Joined: Sat Mar 01, 2008 8:59 pm
Location: Estonia

Postby OrlMagic on Thu Oct 30, 2008 5:27 pm

Artest - Yao 3
Image
http://sanantoniospursdynas.sosblog.com/SASDB-b1.htm
Dynasty in Estonian, not in English , my English is not so good to make a dynasty in English :(
User avatar
OrlMagic
 
Posts: 122
Joined: Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:22 pm
Location: Estonia

Postby Oskar on Thu Oct 30, 2008 6:54 pm

Yao, Artest
#5
User avatar
Oskar
 
Posts: 1324
Joined: Sun Feb 24, 2008 6:14 pm

Postby Martti. on Thu Oct 30, 2008 7:01 pm

Yao, Webster, #3
User avatar
Martti.
#HeatLifer
 
Posts: 8101
Joined: Mon Oct 09, 2006 5:19 am

Postby weechees on Thu Oct 30, 2008 8:05 pm

This streak is going on forever. Beat the lakers record! :D

Yao, May, 2
weechees
 
Posts: 34
Joined: Fri Jul 11, 2008 12:07 pm
Location: Hong Kong

Postby Valor on Thu Oct 30, 2008 9:57 pm

dang...missed the jumbo number by 1...and thus lost my first place :|
anyways great win over the mavs (Y)

Yao, Tracy Mcgrady, 6
Image
User avatar
Valor
Fire GarPax
 
Posts: 4971
Joined: Sat Mar 25, 2006 2:23 am
Location: New Zealand

Postby Oli on Sat Nov 01, 2008 6:25 pm

Yao, Sato, 4
Oli
 
Posts: 72
Joined: Sun Jun 24, 2007 7:37 am

Postby C-77 on Sat Nov 01, 2008 6:33 pm

Nice win!
Image
|Proud to be a Bedan|Bryan_C. is my cousin|Celtics & Magic fan|Pinoy Ako|

Follow me on Twitter


{♣NBA LIVE IS STILL LIVE!!♣}
User avatar
C-77
We Do It For The City,We Do It for the fans
 
Posts: 1039
Joined: Fri Jul 25, 2008 11:58 pm
Location: Cainta,Rizal Philippines

Postby XpLosibo on Sun Nov 02, 2008 6:41 am

lovin the 'action highlights' simply awesome :applaud:
==========================
*** ◄®eal Gamefa©e► ***
==========================
User avatar
XpLosibo
 
Posts: 1320
Joined: Sat Feb 16, 2008 5:27 am
Location: Man from Manila

Postby Clutch on Sun Nov 02, 2008 7:28 pm

thx for the comments guys; Rockets v Bucks recap in progress... all entries valid (Y) post 'em if you got 'em
User avatar
Clutch
^ Life... currently :\
 
Posts: 1770
Joined: Sat May 26, 2007 3:13 am

Postby Clutch on Sun Nov 02, 2008 8:14 pm

Image

Nov 15th, 2008 11:45pm Salary Cap Adjustment, Teams Revamping

The victory over the Mavericks marked our team's 7th-consecutive victory and a buzz of excitement now stirs here in Houston. The minor mania has even gone so far as a local sports-talk radio show host comparing us to the 72-10 Bulls, which is absolutely absurd at this point. Such epic feats happen once in a lifetime (if you're lucky enough to have Michael Jordan on your side) and the game of basketball is just too dynamic and ever-changing for such bold comparisons; that's not even counting the myriad of possibilities which occur off the court that have subtle influence on your team's eventual outcome, as we found out tonight.

November 15th marked the day Stern's salary cap re-adjustment went into effect, increasing the base salary cap from $51M to 58.68M across the board for all teams, a necessary move to stave off a potential player's strike and allow teams to keep more players here in the States and not lose them to the temptations of the growing, financially attractive international market. A free-for-all of free-agent hiring was to be expected, yet nobody could have foreseen how events actually went down.

The first announcement came just past noon, as the Cleveland Cavaliers announced the signings of point guard, Jose Manuel Calderon and center, David Harrison.

Image

Calderon, a 3-year pro from Spain was the younger of two top-rated point guards still left in the free agent market and adds a much needed savvy playmaker to compliment King James and company. Adding Harrison, a 4th-year pro and 29th pick of Indiana back in '04, now gives them a legit back up to Ilgauskas and the additions likely make them a big favorite out East.

The signing of Andre Miller, the other top-rated point guard mentioned, was announced shortly after by the Memphis Grizzlies, as well as the acquisition of former Laker forward, Luke Walton.

Image

Both players will likely be inserted as starters and immediately improve their lineup. Unfortunately the Grizzlies have the misfortune of being in our ultra-competitive Southwest division; this team's been struggling for some years now but Miller's addition may finally give them some grounding. It's unlikely but too soon to tell if these latest player additions make them strong enough to compete for a playoff position.

Mid afternoon saw the signings of two league veterans. Grant Hill convinced another of our division rivals, the New Orleans Hornets, to sign him to a 1-year, league minimum.

Image

The Hornets, last season's best-record holder, are already one of the league's most dangerous teams and Hill's senior leadership just adds to their depth which definitely doesn't help our cause any.

Like the Hornets, the Utah Jazz looked to improve their bench depth as well, bringing in veteran shooting guard, Eddie Jones, also on a 1-year, league minimum contract.

Image

Even in the twilight of their respective careers, both players are accomplished veterans whose experience can still get the job done and I expect each to be assets more than liabilities.

But the biggest shocker of the day came by late afternoon when the world champion San Antonio Spurs not only announced the re-signings of last year's critical championship components, Bruce Bowen and Michael Finley, but the blockbuster signing of the top free agent - power forward, Antawn Jamison.

Image

All three players backed down from larger initial asking prices, Jamison's being the most significant from a 17.93M, 2-year request to the agreed upon 1-year, 3.75M. While extremely surprising and admittedly a bit disheartening, one needs only to look back to 2003 with my Lakers' signings of Gary Payton and Karl Malone to see such a move as Antawn's isn't necessarily unprecedented by players in the latter end of their careers looking for their best opportunity to secure a ring.

In hindsight, it's quiet possible that coach Popovich and staff had been in talks with the three players all along and that Jamison's ridiculous initial asking price was merely a deterrent for other teams so that the Spurs transaction would go through smoothly; I'm sure such secretive negotiations would have legal ramifications but since there's no way to really prove, it's pointless to speculate. Like all the other teams in the league, we'll just have to deal with it.
All I know is, with some key pieces back in place and now the addition of a seasoned power forward in Jamison, the quest to wrestle the trophy away from the defending champions just got a whole lot tougher.


Image
"I'm ready to help this team keep the trophy right here in Texas,"
said San Antonio's new power forward, Antawn Jamison
User avatar
Clutch
^ Life... currently :\
 
Posts: 1770
Joined: Sat May 26, 2007 3:13 am

PreviousNext

Return to NBA Live Stories Hall of Fame

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 6 guests