Carl Landry shook off the rust in his second game back after being out for five games with a sprained ankle. He put in a full night's work tonight against the Toronto Raptors, hitting 7-9 for 22 points and was a burst of energy in Toyota Center. Landry had a gaudy +30 in the +/- stat, meaning that the Rockets outscored the Raptors by 30 points while he was in the game.
Credit also Luis Scola (20 pts./16 rebounds), Yao Ming (20p/11r), Ron Artest (13p, 6r, 5a), and Von Wafer (14p in 21 min.).
It was a team win, despite the fact that the starters came out sleepwalking in the first quarter, falling behind by 12 before Landry, Wafer and Lowry came in and provided the spark that got the team going. The good news is that the Rockets kept playing hard until they wore down the Raptors and pulled away handily in the fourth quarter. An easy win it was not, but a win it was.
Next up is the Utah Jazz tomorrow night. That game will be a stern test after a hard game tonight and a long flight tomorrow.
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1 comment:
Not sure whether you will agree with me on this.
I’m beginning to believe that there is more than just T-Mac in this Rockets team. I’m also beginning to convince that this team has all the right ingredients to move forward without him.
They have already showed plenty of that in their last few games. They should build on this momentum.I love the low post combination of Yao and Luis. They can really compliment each other.
Its proven when the likes Bosh and Andrea were covering him, Scola was there to pick up the pieces. The same goes vice versa.As for the West, it’s hard to anyone knocking the likes of Lakers and Spurs but if there is darkhorse here my money is on the Rockets.
I’ve just uploaded my re-cap of the game against the Raptors on my blog. Your thought and opinion is always welcome.
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