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

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 12:34 am
by mkwest
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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


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Clippers Starting 5
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Taylor - Gordon - Thornton - Randolph - Kaman

Reserves
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Acker - Jones - Novak - Skinner - Jordan


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Rockets Starting 5
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Brooks - Artest - Battier - Scola - Yao

Reserves
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Lowry - Wafer - Barry - White - Hayes

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

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

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

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 12:52 am
by thanumba2clippersfan
Looks like we're down early again, what else is new :(

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

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:06 am
by thanumba2clippersfan
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.

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

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:07 am
by mkwest
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.

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

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:23 am
by thanumba2clippersfan
47-25 Rockets, I hope that we can make a basket soon

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

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:25 am
by thanumba2clippersfan
Finally Taylor got a bucket

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

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:33 am
by mkwest
Taylor with a nice pass to Jordan who finishes with the slam and makes the free-throw.

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

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:36 am
by mkwest
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.

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

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:38 am
by thanumba2clippersfan
I heard that Taylor went down :(

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

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:43 am
by mkwest
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.

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

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:46 am
by TheNewEra
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.

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

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:46 am
by thanumba2clippersfan
We're down enough players as it is. This season really sucks

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

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:55 am
by TheNewEra
well what is there to do now who you guys got for the title ths season.

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

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:56 am
by mkwest
Taylor...right knee bone bruise, x-rays are negative and a return is questionable.

That's great news.

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

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:59 am
by thanumba2clippersfan
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

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

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:59 am
by mkwest
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.

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

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 2:23 am
by mkwest
Mike Taylor is back in the game at the end of the 3rd quarter.

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

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 2:25 am
by thanumba2clippersfan
Rockets are just raining 3s

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

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 2:33 am
by TheNewEra
Biggest burn of the season....Elton Brand is in the playoffs.

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

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 2:40 am
by mkwest
TheNewEra wrote:Biggest burn of the season....Elton Brand is in the playoffs.


Watching from the sidelines in street clothes :wink: