Game 74: Los Angeles (18-55) VS Houston (47-26)

Post #1 » by **mkwest** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 12:34 am

Los Angeles Clippers VS Houston Rockets
Where: Toyota Center in Houston, TX
When: Saturday, March 28th, 2009 @ 5:30 PM (PST)
TV: KTLA
Radio: 710 ESPN

Clippers Starting 5

Taylor - Gordon - Thornton - Randolph - Kaman

Reserves

Acker - Jones - Novak - Skinner - Jordan

Rockets Starting 5

Brooks - Artest - Battier - Scola - Yao

Reserves

Lowry - Wafer - Barry - White - Hayes

Injury Report:

Los Angeles Clippers

Marcus Camby (ankle sprain), Mardy Collins (Plantar Fasciits, right foot), Baron Davis (stomach ulcer) and Ricky Davis (Left knee Tendinitis) are out.

Houston Rockets

Tracy McGrady (left knee) and Carl Landry (gun wound) are out

Post #2 » by **thanumba2clippersfan** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 12:52 am

Looks like we're down early again, what else is new

Post #3 » by **thanumba2clippersfan** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:06 am

Rockets are up 30-17 after the first. We're just not doing much to stop them and again our defense is letting us down.

Post #4 » by **mkwest** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:07 am

17-30 Rockets lead after 1. Coming into this game it was obvious that there were going to be some issues with the defensive presences of Battier and Artest. Then you throw in Yao who is unguardable to us. That's only tip of the iceberg. Brooks is having his way, and Scola is making it look so easy. Flight will probably come off the bench and make some highlight posterization from the free-throw line.

Post #5 » by **thanumba2clippersfan** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:23 am

47-25 Rockets, I hope that we can make a basket soon

Post #6 » by **thanumba2clippersfan** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:25 am

Finally Taylor got a bucket

Post #7 » by **mkwest** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:33 am

Taylor with a nice pass to Jordan who finishes with the slam and makes the free-throw.

Post #8 » by **mkwest** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:36 am

Taylor is down

He banged knees with Yao. The team is headed back to the locker room and he is continuing to receive attention from the training staff.

Post #9 » by **thanumba2clippersfan** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:38 am

I heard that Taylor went down

Post #10 » by **mkwest** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:43 am

Taylor put no weight at all on his leg as he was helped off the court. Yao outweighs Taylor by 150+ pounds, so I am hoping for the best.

57-36 Rockets at the half.

TheNewEra · Post #11 » by **TheNewEra** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:46 am

would have like to have seen someone stay back to check on Taylor Dunleavy just took the guys and left. That was a bad look going into the commercial Mike on the ground and the Clippers and coach heading to the back.

Post #12 » by **thanumba2clippersfan** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:46 am

We're down enough players as it is. This season really sucks

TheNewEra · Post #13 » by **TheNewEra** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:55 am

well what is there to do now who you guys got for the title ths season.

Post #14 » by **mkwest** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:56 am

Taylor...right knee bone bruise, x-rays are negative and a return is questionable.

That's great news.

Post #15 » by **thanumba2clippersfan** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:59 am

mkwest wrote:Taylor...right knee bone bruise, x-rays are negative and a return is questionable.

That's great news.

Good, that's not too bad. At least he shouldn't be out for too long

Post #16 » by **mkwest** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:59 am

TheNewEra wrote:well what is there to do now who you guys got for the title ths season.

I'm going for whoever comes out of the east.

Post #17 » by **mkwest** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 2:23 am

Mike Taylor is back in the game at the end of the 3rd quarter.

Post #18 » by **thanumba2clippersfan** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 2:25 am

Rockets are just raining 3s

TheNewEra · Post #19 » by **TheNewEra** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 2:33 am

Biggest burn of the season....Elton Brand is in the playoffs.

Post #20 » by **mkwest** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 2:40 am

TheNewEra wrote:Biggest burn of the season....Elton Brand is in the playoffs.

Watching from the sidelines in street clothes :wink: