They hustled. They flowed. They played amazing offense interspersed with very questionable possessions. Their defense ranged from marshmallow soft to extremely physical.
The Houston Rockets played the whole range of styles through this tight game against the Indiana Pacers and managed to come up on top, thanks to some unexpectedly good defense in the fourth quarter and some questionable refereeing.
And, of course, some very valuable minutes coming from the most unexpected of players.
Houston picked up their second win of the season, this one against an Indiana team that put up 54 points on the Jazz in the third quarter a few nights ago. In doing so, they broke a four-game losing streak against Indiana and went a long way towards putting their season back on the right track.
I took notes again, so here is the breakdown.
1st Quarter
The first quarter was well contested, with Houston ending up with a slender three-point lead. Scola started off hot and they worked the ball to him early. It was particularly good to see that they didn’t settle for low-percentage jump shots but ...
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