The Portland Trail Blazers went into Game 5 looking to close out the series, while the Houston Rockets were looking to survive. That they did, winning 108-98. Dwight Howard led the way for the Rockets with 22 points and 14 rebounds, while Jeremy Lin contributed a huge 21-point effort. Wesley Matthews and Damian Lillard had 27 and 26 points for the Trail Blazers, respectively. The series, now 3-2, heads...
The Portland Trail Blazers may have just lost their second game in the series, but they only need to win one of the next two games in order to finish off the Houston Rockets and advance to the Western Conference Finals. There are several things that the Blazers are doing right, and there are several things they are doing wrong. So what is the verdict after Game 5? Again, the Blazers need to rebound...
Playoff RoundupGame 5: Portland vs. HoustonJeremy Lin came off the bench and had 21 points propelling the Houston Rockets to live another day with a 108-98 victory last night in Houston.Lin was almost compensating for his ineffectiveness in Game 4 considering the Rockets lost 123-120 and the Houston guard had just 4 points and 3 turnovers in this game.Linsanity also needed to offset another poor game...
With their backs against the wall. Jeremy Lin gave the Rockets a much-needed boost off the bench, scoring a career-playoff-high 21 points on 9-for-15 shooting to go with two steals. “I felt like I needed to be more of a spark for the team. I haven’t done a great job of that this series, so I just tried to come out and be aggressive as I can be. … Same mindset as Game 4, but tonight was just a better...
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NBA officiating is often in the news and part of the public discussion, especially around playoff time. Even a novice basketball fan like myself can see that the the refs are under fire in the lightest of situations. Names like Joey Crawford become as popular as Dwight Howard in April, May and June, and that’s a shame. You may have seen Crawford directly influence a playoff game Tuesday night by interrupting...
Photo Credit: officialchandlerparsons/Facebook The Houston Rockets have ‘no love’ for Mo Williams these days. In the first quarter of Game 5, the Rockets went on a 9-1 run taking the early lead with the score of 24-21. The Portland Trail Blazers were forced to call a timeout. As Blazers guard Mo Williams headed back to the bench, Chandler Parsons made sure to give him an earful. Why such anger from...
In the second quarter of Game 4 between the Rockets/Trail Blazers, Jeremy Lin received a pass from teammate James Harden and rather than dribbling to the rim like a normal basketball player, Lin thought it would just be easier to run to it. We’ve never seen such a blatant travel not get called. Not one time did Lin dribble the ball to get to the basket. The man literally crossed half court and just...
All those people who say Dwight Howard doesn’t have any offensive moves don’t watch him very closely. He’s not as skilled as Hakeem Olajuwon or powerful as Shaq, but he has moves. He’s worked very hard to round out his offensive game and it’s showed. Take for instance the first basket of Game 5 between […]...
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After second-year Rockets forward Terrence Jones bounced back from a scoreless night in his first game off the bench, coach Kevin McHale said Jones did a better job battling inside against the size of Portland’s LaMarcus Aldridge and Robin Lopez in Game 4. “I was really proud of Terrence,” McHale said. “I thought Terrence came on (against) Aldridge and Lopez, the big guys. I thought Terrence had a...
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