AAAAAHHHHH!
The Houston Rockets lose again.Yao Ming has 27 pts, and 11 rebounds. Nice. 13 FGs in 15 attempts. Even better. He had 25 pts by 3rd quarter, and had only two shots in the 4th. Rockets went from 11 up to lost by 4. Bad. Look at the shots by Yao:
1st quarter: 6FG-6attmepts
2nd: 2FG-3attempts
3rd: 4FG-4attmepts
4th: 1FG-2attempts
So why did Yao stop taking shots in the 4th quarter with the game on the line? Possibility 1: he didn't play. No. He played all but 87 seconds in the 4th. Possibility 2: he's not getting the ball. Or Possibility 3: he's tired and stopped been aggressive. Now I'm leaning toward 2. My evidence? Tracy McGrady, the big off-season acquisition, had 4 shots, 3 from the 3 point line, all missed. (finished with 7-of-20, 21 points.) Jimmy Jackson had 6 shots, made three, but missed 3 3-pointers in the 4th. He ended up 7-of-15, same number of shots with Yao. Now I know Yao is not the most assertive of basketball stars (I don't call him superstar and don't think he will for the same reason), but you got to give your hottest player the ball down the stretch. Case closed. I wonder how many hairs does Jeff Van Gundy have left after tonight?
posted by hedgehog @ 11:54 PM
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