He joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009. The Rockets will try to take whatever positives they can find from that performance on the road when they visit the New York Knicks on Sunday.
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The Rockets, who erased a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter, forced overtime after Thornton hit a shot from beyond the arc to level the score at 101-apiece at the end of regulation.
Arron Afflalo had 31 points for the Knicks, who played without leading scorer Carmelo Anthony because of an illness.
First and foremost the highlight of the night was Ty Lawson‘s first DNP CD (“did not play – coach’s decision)”.
“I like the guys we have”. Biggest thing for me is winning basketball games, and I hate losing.
Tonight was another occasion of the Knicks faltering at the end of the game, as they held a big lead in the fourth quarter but were unable to hold off the hard charging Rockets. Jose Calderon got a clean look, but he missed, too, and the Rockets were able to run out the clock, adding a pair from the line in the final second.
Philadelphia led by five points with less than eight minutes remaining but the 76ers were overpowered late as they fell to an 18th consecutive defeat to start to the season.
For a team left for dead in the first weeks of the season, the Rockets found life from different people as the overtime progressed.
The game remained a nail bitter in overtime till a Trevor Ariza three with a just over a minute left.
The Pistons have fallen off since a 5-1 start as they continue to play without guard Brandon Jennings, who is still recovering from a torn left Achilles suffered in January.
“It was a lesson in perseverance, ” Bickerstaff said. We obviously know his skillset, we know his talents.
That’s all for now, but make sure you catch up on our entire Team Preview Series, our Houston Rockets Player Profile Series as well as our SCS Round Table Sessions.
These Rockets were just scrappy. Reggie Jackson is tied with James Harden for the league lead in points scored on drives, averaging 8.4 per game… “We can’t give him his strengths”. We can’t afford right now with the position we’re in to take any steps backwards.
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Last but not least we finally got to see K.J. “This game is over with now, and we fly to Detroit and we got to prepare ourselves to get a win in Detroit”.
