With three timeouts left for his team, the wise thing to do was call a timeout and set up a play.
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There’s no arguing his point. Both teams were coming off lopsided defeats.
James Harden had 42 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, and Houston beat host Washington. They have losses of 20, 30, 37 and 50 points. In losses, he’s at 13.9 and 33.8. Randolph misfired on 3 of his 4 attempts. “It’s embarrassing. It’s frustrating as well, but it’s embarrassing”, Jackson told reporters. “It’s frustrating as well, but it’s embarrassing”. “We got after people”. “The ball hasn’t been going in, so you’re not as quick on the trigger.”… The Hornets pushed their lead to 65-44 with three straight 3-pointers spanning the halves, including two consecutive from PJ Hairston, his only points of the game.
Memphis is also searching. Center Marc Gasol contributed 19 points and 12 rebounds after suffering left foot and ankle sprains against Oklahoma City on Tuesday. Jackson’s 3-pointer made it 92-87, but Randolph made it a 3-point game with a tip-in.
Half court shots are shots of desperation; you take them when you have no other options left. “Our defensive intensity wasn’t where it (should have been)”. The Grizzlies were 11-1 when leading at halftime…. And looking ahead at a stretch of nine games in 14 days with three back-to-backs that involved a road game each time, he wasn’t opposed to going 5-4 in that span.
D’Angelo Russell, a rookie from Ohio State, scored a season-high 23 points for the Lakers.
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Corey Brewer added 15 points and Patrick Beverly had 14 to help the Rockets to their fourth win in five games. In losses, 11.2 and 28.9. Teammate Courtney Lee chose to focus on a poor collective effort as the Grizzlies fell to 12 of 55 (21.8 percent) from long range in the last four games. “We talk about we want to be somewhere special, but we’ve got to grow up”. “Especially to lose that way in front of our home crowd”. Tyler Johnson led Miami with 20 points. Zach Randolph averages 8.6 rebounds while Mike Conley tops in assists with 6.2 per game.
