Rockets blow double-digit lead to Warriors to lose last game of 2007
Tuesday, January 1st, 2008
by John
Yao Ming pleads his case to referee Eddie Rush during the Rockets-Warriors game in Houston on New Year’s Eve. Yao had some very questionable calls that got him into foul trouble and limiting his minutes. Without him playing a full game, the Rockets made a game of it, but they couldn’t hold on to a third quarter 11-point lead and lost 112-95. Click here for more photos from the game.
I knew coming into the Golden State game on New Year’s Eve that the Rockets had no chance of beating the Warriors. So I’m not surprised they lost 112-95 like they did. But I am surprised that the Rockets actually made a game of it midway through the 3rd quarter when they were up by 11 points.
However, that’s when the bottom fell out. The Rockets started missing shots, turned the ball over way too many times, the Warriors made the run everyone knew they would, and they blew the Rockets out the rest of the way just like everyone expected.
I thought when the Rockets had their big lead, it should have been bigger, but they didn’t put the Warriors away when they had all the momentum behind them. When you have Steve Novak playing his first game of the season and he has 8 points by halftime, you’ve got to like your chances.
Yao Ming pleads his case to referee Eddie Rush during the Rockets-Warriors game in Houston on New Year’s Eve. Yao had some very questionable calls that got him into foul trouble and limiting his minutes. Without him playing a full game, the Rockets made a game of it, but they couldn’t hold on to a third quarter 11-point lead and lost 112-95. Click here for more photos from the game.I knew coming into the Golden State game on New Year’s Eve that the Rockets had no chance of beating the Warriors. So I’m not surprised they lost 112-95 like they did. But I am surprised that the Rockets actually made a game of it midway through the 3rd quarter when they were up by 11 points.
However, that’s when the bottom fell out. The Rockets started missing shots, turned the ball over way too many times, the Warriors made the run everyone knew they would, and they blew the Rockets out the rest of the way just like everyone expected.
I thought when the Rockets had their big lead, it should have been bigger, but they didn’t put the Warriors away when they had all the momentum behind them. When you have Steve Novak playing his first game of the season and he has 8 points by halftime, you’ve got to like your chances.
