Rockets lose second straight without Yao
Friday, December 23rd, 2005
by John
A picture is worth a thousand words. Without his partner Yao playing because of his toe injury, T-Mac struggled offensively again, hitting only 4-of-17 shots as the Rockets lost their second straight game, this time to Denver 108-86.
by John
FRIDAY, 12/23/05 - This summary is going to be short because there really isn’t much to say. The Rockets’ shooting was so pathetic in Denver, they only hit 25% of their shots in the first half and 32% overall to have their worst shooting game of the season. Their main offensive weapon – T-Mac – was dreadful for the second straight game, only making 4-of-17 shots, but somehow still scoring 17 points.
Their defense was awful, too. They let the Nuggets score at will from both outside and inside the paint, making 48% of their shots.
This is what Jeff Van Gundy had to say after the game:
“Little put into the game. Not a competitive game. Not a competitive spirit to make it a game. We were beaten before the game started by our attitude and belief.”
He later said the effort seen during the game is “what you would have seen from guys that had played on lottery teams.”
A picture is worth a thousand words. Without his partner Yao playing because of his toe injury, T-Mac struggled offensively again, hitting only 4-of-17 shots as the Rockets lost their second straight game, this time to Denver 108-86.by John
FRIDAY, 12/23/05 - This summary is going to be short because there really isn’t much to say. The Rockets’ shooting was so pathetic in Denver, they only hit 25% of their shots in the first half and 32% overall to have their worst shooting game of the season. Their main offensive weapon – T-Mac – was dreadful for the second straight game, only making 4-of-17 shots, but somehow still scoring 17 points.
Their defense was awful, too. They let the Nuggets score at will from both outside and inside the paint, making 48% of their shots.
This is what Jeff Van Gundy had to say after the game:
“Little put into the game. Not a competitive game. Not a competitive spirit to make it a game. We were beaten before the game started by our attitude and belief.”
He later said the effort seen during the game is “what you would have seen from guys that had played on lottery teams.”
