Posts Tagged ‘Carl Landry’

Jennings Bests Evans, Bucks Outlast Kings In 2 OT 114-108

Friday night’s game between the Milwaukee Bucks and Sacramento Kings was one that was anticipated to be one of the more exciting games on the NBA schedule as the two top rookies this season, Brandon Jennings and Tyreke Evans, were set to do battle on the hardwood. As it would turn out, Jennings would win [...]

Durant, Westbrook Help Thunder Throttle Kings 113-107

The Oklahoma City Thunder, up until Tuesday night’s game against the Sacramento Kings, had a perfect 2-0 record during their home stand at the Ford Center, defeating Minnesota and Toronto handily. This game was the third and final game at home before they go on a Western road trip. While the Thunder and Kings both shot north [...]

McGrady Trade Update

  As was posted here at Slam Dunk Central earlier today, Kevin Martin was traded from the Sacramento Kings to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Tracy McGrady. There’s been some tweaks and revisions to the deal, according to Adrian Wojnarowski and Marc J. Spears at Yahoo! Sports as the Rockets, Kings and New York [...]

Suns Win Rare Road Game, Beat Rockets In OT 115-111

The Phoenix Suns, for the most part, haven’t had that much success on the road (9-15), even prior to their game Sunday night against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center. Unfortunately for the Rockets, Amare Stoudemire decided to bring his A-game to town, scoring a season-high 36 points, helping Phoenix outlast Houston in overtime 115-111. [...]

Big Second Quarter Helps Hawks Claw Rockets 102-95

  The Houston Rockets and Atlanta Hawks don’t visit each other very much during the regular season, with the Rockets having the Hawks number at the Toyota Center. But the Hawks would exact retribution on the Rockets as they manufactured a 21-3 explosion in the second quarter and would take control, snapping a 10-game losing [...]

Duncan Milestone Spoiled, Rockets Bounce Spurs 116-109

Tim Duncan, during Friday night’s game between the Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs at AT&T Center, managed to achieve a milestone that few players in the NBA reach: score 20,000 points. While Duncan did reach that milestone and more during the game, the guard duo of Aaron Brooks and Kyle Lowry spoiled the celebration. [...]

Suns Rally From Double-Digit Deficit, Burn Rockets 118-110

Wednesday night’s game between the Houston Rockets and Phoenix Suns had to be arguably the best game of the night during a heavy NBA schedule. While rallying from double-digit leads is nearly commonplace during the season, it is rare that two players on the losing team have career nights. Despite career highs in scoring from [...]

CP-3, West’s Huge Efforts Wasted; Rockets Soar Past Hornets 108-100

It isn’t every day that two players on the same team have excellent overall games while the bench collapses. Yet that’s exactly what happened Tuesday when the New Orleans Hornets visited Houston to take on the Rockets at Toyota Center. Both teams shot well, yet despite a career high of 44 points by David West and [...]