Game 2 from the 2005 playoffs between the Rockets and Mavs is on NBATV today 3:00PM, if anyone if interested!
It looked like this... <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rK6galQrajw"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rK6galQrajw" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object> and most notably, this happened... <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AKOCy9R-h2A"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AKOCy9R-h2A" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>
That is a great game. Just captures the essense of that team. Bobby Sura, Jon Barry, Tracy, Yao, Mike James, Deke. That was such a fun team to watch. Thank you for the notice.
Other then the Rockets teams from 92-96 which include the Championship years and Dream dominating of course, this might be my favorite team. And I'd say this years team is right up there too. This team was too injury prone at the wrong time, Juwan not being available in the playoffs left us with no power forwards at all. Ryan Bowen- wow And more importantly Sura reinjuring himself in Game 3 later ended his career and effectiveness the rest of the series. That being said, this team played so well together with a limited amount of talent and T-mac still at his peek. Even Yao is not the player he has become the last 2 years in this series. Big holes defensively for Yao. Games 2 and 6 in the series are truly great Rocket memories. And great memories of Tmac and Deke.
Can someone please record it and upload it online? I don't have NBA TV so I can't watch this. I have been looking for this game for a couple of years now.
yao wasn't defended like an all-star in that series as he had single coverage all day. if scola/landry can reprise than role and put up 30 pts a game together, then yao's loss can be minimized as possible. however, tmac has to play with the confidence that he had at that time, which was "i'm the best baller in the world" mentality.
man that game was something else. from start to finish. that series was pretty good too.. cept for the last game.
personally, that is one of my top 3 favorite games of all-time...... wonder why they are rebroadcasting it. that shot at the end is so disgusting
As crazy as it may sound now, but If Juwan Howard didnt get injured and played that series we would of won , no doubt about it. He played real well against the Mavs in the season, we desperately missed his 15 footer from outside.
