Houston and Milwaukee Battle For the Far East, and Tracy McGrady Wins
by Steve Weinman on Feb 3, 2008 2:41 AM EST
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PrintAll those whispers about the Rockets maybe being better off without Tracy McGrady? Whether or not they have legitimacy (another debate for another time), they certainly weren't coming out too loudly last night at the Bradley Center.
More than 200 million fans were privy to last night's broadcast of a game featuring two of the Eastern Hemisphere's most beloved players, but it was a Florida native who gave observers something to remember.
The oft-injured and occasionally maligned swingman absolutely went off on the Bucks, to the tune of 14-for-27 shooting, 33 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists. That, folks, is a game well played.
It's worth noting that Yao Ming wasn't exactly terrible either, although he went light on the scoring load: 5-for-11 shooting, 12 points, 12 boards, 3 blocks. Not terrible.
Yi Jianlian, on the other hand, may need some more seasoning on the super-duper-international stage: 1-for-10 shooting, 6 points, 7 boards.
Don't look now, but the Rockets have won 12 of 15 and are starting to absolutely torch folks out West. Meanwhile, the Bucks have won just thrice in 13 games. So the featured players of two teams going in opposite directions paralleled those respective trends perfectly. Funny how that works sometimes.
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I’ve been saying it for a couple of weeks now … them Houston boys ’bout to make a run.
They’re not even playing well yet. I’ve watched a bunch of those games and most of them have been pretty poor. They still lack cohesion on the court in the biggest way.
But young Carl Landry has stepped up. Aaron Brooks is another who’s looking good. Luis Scola still looks awful next to Yao, but at least they’re improving as a combination (it’s just two strangers wearing the same clothes out there). And then you have T-Mac.
Now if they could just get Shane Battier to shoot the damn ball ….. Offensively he’s just killing them. No wings who’ll shoot …. that can shoot (that’s a Bonzi disclaimer right there)
Houston are still the dark horse come playoff time. I got them fifth on my list ahead of Phoenix/Denver/Dallas. If they can learn how to play together they’ll move up quick. They have the individual talent and enough floor balance but some of those role players really need to step up – none more so than Shane Battier who’s quietly having the worst season of his career.
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