Owner Real Deal Posted December 24, 2011 Owner Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 TIME: 7:00 PM ET TV: NBALP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted March 4, 2012 Author Owner Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 An inability to slow down opponents in the paint has plagued the Houston Rockets of late. Unfortunately for the Rockets, they know all too well how dominant the Los Angeles Clippers can be down low. Hoping to avoid losing back-to-back home games for the first time in over a year, Houston tries to avenge an earlier blowout defeat to the Clippers on Sunday night. Ranking third from the bottom of the league with an average of 46.4 points allowed in the paint, the Rockets (21-16) have experienced plenty of difficulty in that area over their last two games. After surrendering 58 points in the paint during Wednesday's 104-83 loss at Utah, Houston fell 117-105 to Denver on Friday as the Nuggets scored 52 points in the lane. The Rockets have been outrebounded in nine consecutive games and gave up 19 offensive boards Friday. "They threw it up there, and then they threw us out of the lane and got it (the ball)," coach Kevin McHale told the league's official website. " ... We've had two games in a row where they've (the opponent) out-toughed us." Houston also had trouble slowing down the Clippers (21-13) inside during a 117-89 road loss Jan. 4. Los Angeles recorded 62 points in the paint and shot a season-high 57.3 percent from the field. "We struggled with everything," Rockets forward Luis Scola said following that contest. "We came in here and weren't ready to play, and this is what happens when you don't play hard. I don't know how to explain it." The Clippers, in contrast, failed to get much going in Friday's 81-78 loss at Phoenix. Los Angeles shot 36.8 percent from the floor and matched its second-lowest scoring output of the season.http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/preview/NBA_20120304_LAC@HOU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sħãlïq™ Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 It'll be interesting to see how DJ plays in his 'homecoming': DeAndre Jordan has oscillated between leaving an unmistakable impact on games and struggling to imprint at all. It will be interesting to see how Jordan plays back in his hometown against a team he says he usually plays with an extra edge against for passing on him in the draft. He’s been very quiet in the Clippers’ first two games of this trip, logging just 38 minutes combined. When Jordan is grabbing rebounds and altering shot attempts, the Clippers can control the flow of games.http://www.nba.com/clippers/games/pregame-LACHOU-120304.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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