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@  pharmag : (12 April 2014 - 02:45 AM) Man...at the end Wolves were just kinda throwing the ball at the basket and it was going it.
@  pharmag : (12 April 2014 - 02:17 AM) Last two foul calls were absolutely awful. Haven't been watching the whole game, but if this is par for game, these refs are pretty bad...
@  feelingsuper... : (10 April 2014 - 03:36 AM) Not a terribly important game. Those Vipers looked good.
@  08huangj : (10 April 2014 - 02:59 AM) Blowout
@  Drew in Abilene : (10 April 2014 - 02:16 AM) Tonight may not be our night... Faried refuses to stop playing really well, and threes from Lin and Parsons in the 2nd quarter weren't enough to make up much ground.
@  SadLakerFan : (09 April 2014 - 07:59 PM) 111, 130 and 145 in the last three games. These guys can flat-out score.
@  08huangj : (09 April 2014 - 05:40 AM) Nobody was even defending
@  08huangj : (09 April 2014 - 05:40 AM) Lakers Game: WOW
@  Sir Thursday : (07 April 2014 - 02:14 AM) That is by far and away the best I've ever seen Asik play. He was incredible tonight.
@  Dan G : (07 April 2014 - 02:02 AM) Well we needed everyone of those 47 points in the 2Q cause we decided to drop the ball in the second half. Luckily we pulled it out.
@  jorgeaam : (07 April 2014 - 12:13 AM) And Asik with 12 points and 17 rebounds in 19 min, this is just amazing basketball
@  jorgeaam : (07 April 2014 - 12:12 AM) Wow, 47 points in 2Q
@  BrentYen : (05 April 2014 - 05:04 AM) Today is a perfect day I guess....lol
@  Dan G : (05 April 2014 - 04:58 AM) Tonight's win was a breath of fresh air that I desperately needed after all the sighing I've been doing the last three games.
@  feelingsuper... : (05 April 2014 - 04:51 AM) Blazers lose!!!
@  miketheodio : (05 April 2014 - 04:45 AM) asik came through at the end of the game.
@  Opasido : (05 April 2014 - 04:39 AM) Honestly besides LBJ I dunno
@  feelingsuper... : (05 April 2014 - 04:23 AM) Yesssssss! Harden dominates, team gets stops and the Rockets win! Parsons and Garcia did what they were supposed to do on Durant which has got to be nothing but good as they enter the playoffs, officially!
@  Drew in Abilene : (05 April 2014 - 04:15 AM) Great win.
@  Opasido : (05 April 2014 - 04:04 AM) It's like Francisco Garcia's sole purpose for being put on this earth is to guard Kevin Durant.

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Houston Rockets 145, Los Angeles Lakers 130 - That little 130? I wouldn't worry about that little 130


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#1 Red94

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    Posted 09 April 2014 - 06:15 AM

    New post: Houston Rockets 145, Los Angeles Lakers 130 - That little 130? I wouldn't worry about that little 130
    By: Forrest Walker

    One hundred forty five. Depending on the context, that can be a lot of different sizes. 145 pennies? Not very impressive. 145 dollars? That's getting somewhere. 145 yachts? Yikes, that's a lot of opulence! Somewhere in the middle is the scale of NBA points. That's about 40% more than the average NBA score. That's a score of 115 at the end of the third quarter. That's a score that nobody, no other team has managed in a game this year. It's no coincidence that it happened against the "defense" of the remains of the Los Angeles Lakers, but a point is a point, even if Robert Sacre is on the floor.

    On a grander scale, something awesome and tragic all at once took place during the game, and it actually had nothing to do with the Rockets. Steve Nash tallied his 10,335th assists in his career, passing up Mark Jackson for 3rd all time in total assists. That's a major milestone, and he came out of the game immediately after. That was clearly what the team was gunning for, and they got it. In a season like the Lakers are having, where nothing goes anywhere near right, hanging onto bigger picture moments like that becomes a necessity. This season will pass to dust soon enough, but Steve Nash's historic career is something people will not only remember but also want to remember. Kudos, Nash, and kudos Lakers for helping him do it. Now we just have to hope his career isn't over, because a league without Steve Nash is less magical by far.

    So what did the Rockets do? They scored. They scored a lot. Terrence Jones and James Harden shared the game high of 33. 33 is also Robert Covington's jersey number, but unfortunately for the Rockets he wasn't around to join in the twelve minutes of garbage time that comprised the fourth quarter. (Fortunately for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, however, he was around to help them win their first playoff game of the season.) His fellow rookie Isaiah Canaan was in Los Angeles, though, and he was happy to shoot. The cannon fired 8 times, hitting on 6 of them and racking up 15 points. Games like that are what rookies need to get into the swing of things and learn their teammates' tendencies. Canaan may not be a playoff-worthy rotation option this season, but he's showing a lot of promise and looks like another second round steal in the long term.

    What didn't the Rockets do? Well... they didn't really defend very much. That big 40 point quarter from the Lakers in the fourth made Houston's defense look terrible, and indeed the defense was terrible in that quarter. It wasn't amazing before that, but at least in frames one through three featured Ömer Aşık at the rim. He was a holy terror against the Lakers, dunking with aplomb for 10 points, grabbing 15 boards and getting a couple blocks in only 24 minutes. The other 24 minutes of the game? Those minutes featured Terrence Jones and Donatas Motiejunas at the five, and it wasn't exactly lockdown defense in the paint. Motiejunas has improved his defense lately, especially his man defense, but his rim protection leaves quite a bit to be desired. The good news that once Dwight Howard is playing again in the playoffs, that won't matter any more.

    A lot of things from this game won't matter when the playoffs come around. The Rockets got out to a big lead in the second half after playing around in the first half and letting the Lakers hang around. Even after building a 20+ point lead in their insane 49 point third quarter, the Rockets took their foot off the gas and the Lakers surged back a bit, prompting timeouts from head coach Kevin McHale. Harden was seeing how deep he could hit a three and Terrence Jones was trying to play around and get a triple double. Harden sat the entire fourth and Jones had to come out of the game with an injury. It appears that Jones only suffered a calf cramp, something far preferable to the myriad season-ending maladies that flashed though everyone's heads.

    The Rockets played another game against a sub-.500 team and picked up another victory. That streak should be challenged tomorrow in Denver, as the Nuggets seek to get revenge for their thrilling overtime loss in Houston. On the plus side, the Rockets got plenty of rest, Terrence Jones' 33 minutes leading the team. On the other hand, this is a team that sent Houston to overtime a few days ago. Today's game went about as well as possible, and at this juncture could the Rockets ask for anything more? Do they even want anything more? The one thing everyone wants, 145 point games aside, is some playoff basketball already. The NBA playoffs start in 11 days.


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    #2 Bigtkirk

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      Posted 09 April 2014 - 12:12 PM



      The game stats are almost like a summer league game. Asik and DMo combined for 30 rebounds!


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      #3 Sir Thursday

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      Posted 09 April 2014 - 03:08 PM

      The game stats are almost like a summer league game. Asik and DMo combined for 30 rebounds!

       

      Which is kind of weird because you'd expect in a high scoring game there wouldn't be many rebounds to go around since the ball was going in the basket so much. But then you look at the number of possessions and it makes a bit more sense - basketball-reference.com has it listed as a pace of 111.8 (which is ridiculously high!). Once you've adjusted for pace, this isn't even in the top 10 worst defensive performances of the year for the Rockets. On the other hand, even after adjusting for pace it's still the third best offensive performance of the year (behind the Minnesota game a couple of weeks ago and the loss to Dallas in November).

       

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      #4 majik19

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        Posted 09 April 2014 - 03:32 PM

        I know you touched on the fact of how awesome it was to score 145, but just to make it even more amazing - the West All-stars only scored 10 more in the All-star Game. Let that sink in. Not only are the West All-stars the best players in the league, but no one plays defense in the All-star game. Oh, and our best players didn't even play the 4th quarter. 

         

        Also, this happened against the Lakers on the road. That feels so weird (and so good) to type. 


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        #5 datruth

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          Posted 09 April 2014 - 05:37 PM

          It felt like i was looking a game at the local recreation gym.

          Everyone was just shooting, dunking and laughing. 


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          Posted 09 April 2014 - 06:05 PM

          Who didn't love this nifty little moment?

           


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