Kings-Rockets PBP for Dec. 19

[VF21]

Brooks drives inside, ball knocked oob. Rockets inbound with 5 on the shot clock.

5;52 left

Rockets barely able to inbound and Cisco knocks it out again.

3 seconds on shot clock.

Scola from the side for two.

69-66 Rockets

Miller for two on drive inisde, and to the stripe for the +1. 3PF on Yao.

Miller bonus is good.

69-69

DE-FENSE!!!!

 

[VF21]

Rockets ball. Scola jumper way short; Salmons with the rebound. He was smothering McGrady...

Udrih starts to drive inside and is called for traveling. Rockets will inbound.

5;03 left

McGrady drives inside, covered again by Salmons. Salmons called for the foul. Artest in for Battier. Landry alos in for Houston.

McGrady to the line.

4;49 left

 

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McGrady makes first; makes second.

71-69 Rockets

Garcia to Udrih, who cuts inside. Miss, Landry rebound. Foul by Udrih in the open court...

4;31 left

4th team foul on the Kings.

Rockets inbound.

Ming with the one-handed spin dunk and +1 from Hawes.

bonus good.

74-69 Rockets

Hawes is getting a lesson in how not to cover Yao Ming tonight.

Salmons with another tough shot and two points.

74-71 Rockets

 

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Artest jumper for two.

76-71 Rockets

Salmons lsoes the ball, Hawes finds it. He tries to go inside and discovers once again that he simply cannot move over Yao Ming. Turnover; Rockets ball.

Brooks miss; Hawes rebound.

3;00 left

Garcia kiss off the glass for two.

76-73 Rockets

Rockets miss; Kings miss; Garcia with the steal.

Ball oob off Rockets.

Time out ...

76-73 Rockets

Grant and Jerry talk with Gary Gerould.

 

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Udrih, Hawes, Greene, Miller and Garcia for the Kings

2;25 left

Kings inbound.

Udrih from the corner; goes in, looks good and pops back out. Rockets rebound.

Scola miss; Hawes rebound.

Greene drives the paint but misses the lay-up. Rockets rebound.

1;44 left

Rocket miss; Landry second chance good.

78-73 Rockets

Udrih to Miller, who misses from the elbow. Artest rebound.

McGrady miss; Scola chases it down.

 

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Artest inside, kick out to Brooks, miss. Rebound oob off Kings. Rockets inbound.

Scola from the baseline for two.

80-73 Rockets

40 seocnds left.

Hawes spins, takes the hook over Scola but misses. Rockets rebound.

Artest running lay-up for two.

82-73 Rockets

5.3 seconds left.

Rockets burn the non-shooting foul. Kings inbound.

Hawes hook misses again, Miller with the rebound but buzzer sounds...

End of the third quarter.

Kings will have the ball to start the fourth...

 

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They show Pete Youngman wrapping Cisco's calf the second he stepped off the court. The wrapping stays during the entire break, and is removed just before he steps back onto the court.

Brown, Jackson, Greene, Thompson and Moore for the Kings.

GREENE FOR THREE.

82-76 Rockets

Battier miss but Scola with the clean-up.

84-76 Rockets

Not good matchups right now. Greene three forced and off to the right.

Brooks to Artest, underhand pass to Scola for the bucket and the +1. Scola converts the freebie.

87-76 Rockets

GO KINGS!!!

Jackson three ricochets off the backboard, rebound oob. Rockets inbound.

 

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Battier miss, rebound knocked oob. Ball off Thompson. Rockets inbound.

Scola with the ball, Jason establishes position and Luis Scola hammers him to the floor. Offensive foul. Kings inbound.

9;54 left

Defensive three second violation on the Rockets.

Jackson to the line. Good.

87-77 Rockets

Grant and Jerry talking about what a "great opportunity" it is for Donte Greene to go against Ron ARtest. Kind of like tyke swimming classes going against sharks... (Okay, that part was mine and not Grant's)...

Kings lose the ball, Rockets find it and convert it again.

89-77 Rockets

Brown inside for two.

89-79 Rockets

 

[VF21]

Artest pass, intended for somebody in white, goes to the Kings bench. Kings will inbound.

Moore inside, he's fouled.

8;52 left

Time out and commercial break.

Moore will be at the line when they return...

 

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Moore at the line.

Makes first on a front to back bounce; makes second.

89-81 Rockets

8;45 left

Salmons back in for Greene.

Brooks able to get past Brown for two.

91-81 Rockets

Udrih out for the rest of the game with a hamstring problem...

Rockets called for non-shooting foul. 2 team fouls. Kings inbound.

8;21 left

Salmons kick out to Bobby B. Miss, Artest rebound.

 

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Rockets dish inside to Yao Ming, and Mikki ties it up. Garcia in for Bobby Brown...

Jackson, Salmons, Moore and Thompson out there with Garcia.

Moore and Ming to jump... well, reach tall for the ball.

Whoa. Moore gets the tip and Salmons chases it down. Gets it to Jackson, who passes to Thompson. Once again, Jason travels as he starts to move towards the basket. He really has to learn to set his pivot foot like it's in cement...

Rockets ball.

Yao with the ball, pushed by Moore, Yao to the line. 4PF on Moore. 2 team fouls on the Kings.

7;13 left

Ming misses first; makes second.

92-81 Rockets

 

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Salmons for two more.

92-83 Rockets

Artest three is off but Landry chases it down. New shot clock... Ming spins and just reaches over Moore for two more.

94-83 Rockets

6;03 left

Time out and commercial break.

Kings ball.

 

[VF21]

Kings inbound. Salmons shot in and out; Miller rebound. Back out to Salmons, shot blocked by McGrady and Rockets have the ball.

5;37 left

Brooks to Landry for two more.

96-83 Rockets

Jacskon drives inside, gets the tough hoop and heads to the line on the +1.

Bonus good.

96-86 Rockets

5;16 left

Great defense by the Kings actually forces a 24-second violation. Made me smile...and Rick Adelman frowned.

Kings will inbound.

4;53 left

 

[VF21]

GARCIA FOR THREE!!!

96-89 Rockets

Artest deep three doesn't go; Miller and Landry go for the board. Landry gets it. Ming with the bounce jumper for two.

98-89 Rockets

Salmons inside, miss but gets his own rebound. Kicks out to Jackson in the corner, miss. Artest rebound.

McGrady miss; Miller rebound.

3;24 left

JACKSON FOR THREE!!!

98-92 Rockets

 

[VF21]

Time out and commercial break.

Mikki will be at the line when they come back...

 

[VF21]

Oops. Non-shooting foul. Kings ball.

Jackson flies inside, floater goes in and back out, Jackson gets his own rebound. Second chance doesn't go either and Rockets have the rebound.

2;21 left

Ming fouled by Moore, 5PF. Ming at the line...

Makes first; and second.

100-92 Rockets

Salmons drives inside, goes up and is fouled hard in the air by Battier. Salmons to the line.

2;10 left

 

[VF21]

Salmons makes first; and second.

100-94 Rockets

Houston ball.

Ming for two at the 24th second.

102-94 Rockets

1;41 left

Salmons runs around, tries to pass to Miller but Artest saw it coming and intercepted it. Ron fouled and heading to the line.

Misses first; and second.

Miller rebound. Kings ball. Salmons forces a prayer and it doesn't go; Rockets rebound.

Ming elbow jumper for two more.

104-94 Rockets

57.7 seconds left.

Time out...

 

[VF21]

Kings inbound.

Garcia long three doesn't go; Jackson chases down the rebound. New shot clock. Jackson and Brooks collide under the basket and Kings lose the ball. Rockets find it.

McGrady for three.

107-94 Rockets

20 seconds left.

Jackson with the ball, knocked out of his hands and oob.

15.4 seconds left

Jackson makes first; Rockets crowd singing "Nah, nah, hey, hey.." ????

Wow. Classy move, Rockets fans.

Jackson makes second.

107-96 Rockets

Rockets ball. They run out the clock.

End of the game.