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Winning Is A Habit
Houston(113),Utah(99)
This game was all defense until the 4th quarter when both teams went off for 40+ points.Tracy McGrady was unstoppable,the Rockets somehow kept getting Deron Williams to guard him,and he punished him with the fadeaway jumper.Yao Ming dominated all night as the Rockets played like the Spurs,smooth and physicall,all of their plays worked,Mike James got into the lane with ease,and T-Mac couldn't be stopped.The Jazz were down all night,the largest lead of the game was 14(HOU) 6(UTA).Deron Williams showed signs of a breakout season as he wouldnt let the time run out,he played defense and shot until the time was out.Rafer Alston shot a 3 pointer at the end of the game that went in and Deron Williams and Rafer Alston got into some words as they left the court.Tracy McGrady was shown yelling at Rafer Alston after the game about the shot,this is a possible playoff matchup,this will be an exciting season for the Rockets.
~Postgame Interview~
Becky Hammon:Becky Hammon here with Tracy McGrady,Tracy hows it feel to leave this hostle enviornment with a win,it seems as though the crowd would not let the Jazz lose this game
Tracy McGrady:Yeah,they have an excellent 6th man in the crowd,I could hardly hear myself think in hear.I mean their a great team,but we won tonight and that's all that matters.
Becky Hammon:Tracy,you were shown yelling something at Rafer Alston after he took a 3 pointer while time was whining down,can you explain the situation
Tracy McGrady:1st of all Skip did a great job coming off of the bench tonight,but you know,he did something dumb,I guess he and Deron Williams got some words in but that's still no reason for him to try and show the other team up like that,and he will be punished tonight in the hotel,or at practice tommorow,I mean suicides,hard.
Becky Hammon:You guys shut down Carlos Boozer.How did u guys do it
Tracy McGrady:Carlos is a great player you know,We just came at him with 3 defenders everytime and forced him into some bad shots.Don't get me wrong im not giving all of the credit to our defense,he had an bad game but we played great team d on him
Becky Hammon:Thanks for your time Tracy and good luck on the season
Tracy McGrady:Thanks
~Stats~
Rockets:
Tracy McGrady:30 Points,11 Rebounds and 5 Steals
Yao Ming:21 Points,17 Rebounds And 7 Blocks
Rafer Alston:20 Points And 6 Assists
Mike James:16 Points And 4 Assists
Jazz:
Andrei Kirilenko:25 Points And 11 Rebounds
Deron Williams:21 Points and 7 Assists
Carlos Boozer:10 Points and 12 Rebounds(5-24 FG)
June 18th, 2007
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