April 27, 2009 (Part 5); Rockets take rare 3-1 series lead
Yao Ming's dreams of moving on to the next round of the Playoffs are well within their reach.
The Rockets defeated the Blazers on just a solitary point, 89-88, to take the 3-1 series lead.
The Rockets is showing that even without star guard Tracy McGrady, they are capable of winning in the Playoffs. But does that mean that there's really a "T-Mac curse" is Houston? Nobody really knows...
Yao Ming led the way with a double-double performance. He scored 21 points and 12 rebounds. Luis Scola had another clutch performance with 17 points and 8 rebounds. Shane Battier finished with 14 points, hitting two clutch three-point baskets in the 4th quarter. Von Wafer and Ron Artest each had 12 for the Rockets.
The Blazers were led by Brandon Roy with 31 points, but that wasn't enough for them to beat the mighty Houston team. LaMarcus Aldridge had a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Travis Outlaw had 14 while Steve Blake poured in 11 points on a losing effort.
Game 5 will be played on Wednesday at 10:00 AM back at the Rip City.
Game 4
Portland 88
Houston 89
Toyota Center, Houston, Texas
POR: Brandon Roy- 31 pts, 5 rebs, 5 assts, 3 stls.
HOU: Yao Ming- 21 pts, 12 rebs, 2 assts, 1 stl.
Rockets lead series 3-1
Game 5 on Wednesday, April 29 at 10:00 AM from the Rose Garden in Portland.
Sit tight! There's more!
The Wizard was here... :)
posted by Nikki Ang @ 4:35 PM
2 Comments:
The Rockets are just ONE game away from ending that playoffs jinx that was bugging them all these years. And Luis Scola is also just ONE game away from winning his first playoff series. Simply unbelieveble!!!!
I feel all this is down to the Rockets team harmony and cohesiveness which they've shown since Tracy McGrady was out injured. They prove that this team is more than just a franchise player. You gotta give them credit for that.
But whether or not are they good enough to post some tough challenge against the Lakers is another matter. But I kind of feel they do what it takes to pull a surprise or two. We'll just have to wait and see.
Please check out my game re-cap from my own perspective. I would appreciate to hear from your views about where does this series goes. My pick, Rockets in Game 6.
I also believe that Houston will wrap up the series, maybe on the next game, if the guys perform well.
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