One Last Look

Rockets return to playoffs, complete best season in a decade

Rockets point guard Rafer Alston led the team in steals and minutes.

Statistical Leaders
(Players must participate in at least 70 games to qualify)

Category	Player	Avg.
Points	Tracy McGrady	24.6
Rebounds	Chuck Hayes	6.7
Assists	Tracy McGrady	6.5
Steals	Rafer Alston	1.57
Blocks	Dikembe Mutombo	1.01
Minutes	Rafer Alston	37.1

Team Stats

Category	Stat	NBA Rank
Points	97.0	17th
Points Allowed	92.1	3rd
Field Goal Pct.	.445	27th
Opponents' FG Pct.	.429	1st
Three-Point Pct.	.372	5th
Free-Throw Pct.	.753	16th
Rebounding Diff.	+ 2.5	7th

Damien Pierce
Rockets.com Staff Writer

HOUSTON -- 로켓츠는 서부 컨퍼런스 엘리트 팀 대열에 재진입하기 위해서 06-07 시즌 대부분을 보냈다.

비록 포스트 시즌 1라운드에서 떨어지긴 했지만, 확실히 서부 상위팀에 들 만한 힘을 보여줬다.

로켓츠는 지난 4년간 3번이나 플레이오프에 진출했을 뿐만아니라, 특히 이번 시즌에는 52승을 거두면서 지난 10년동안에 최고 성적을 기록했다. 1라운드에서 유타와 7차전까지 가는 접전끝에 패하긴 했지만, 홈코트 어드밴티지를 얻어내기도 했었다.

로켓츠는 확실히 두명의 스타가 이끌고 있다. 야오 밍은 부상으로 전체시즌을 소화하진 못했지만 리그에서 가장 도미네이트한 빅맨중 하나로 올라섰고, 트레이시 맥그레이디는 24.6득점에 커리어 하이인 6.5어시스트를 기록하면서 커리어 동안에 가장 올어라운드한 모습을 보여줬다. 그러나 거기다 새로운 선수들도 떠올랐다. 06 드래프트 데이날 트레이드로 영입되었던 쉐인 배티에는 디펜시브 스타퍼로써 로켓츠에 큰 역할을 했고, 척 헤이즈와 루써 헤드는 둘다 브레이크아웃한 시즌을 보냈다.

이러한 팀내 핵심들과 함께 다음 시즌을 더욱 기대하게 반들면서, 07-08 시즌에는 서부 엘리트 팀으로 거듭나길 기대해 본다.


Record: 52승30패, 서부 컨퍼런스 4위이자, 사우스웨스트 디비전 3위의 성적이다.


Defining Moment: 물론 1라운드 탈출이 모두의 마음속에 떠오를 것이다.

그러나 결정적 순간?

로켓츠는 야오의 두달 넘는 결장을 극복하고 서부 탑 팀들 사이에 살아남았다.

지난 12월 23일 야오가 오른쪽 무릎 골절로 나가떨어진후에도 로켓츠는 무너지지 않았다. 야오가 없는 두달간 22승 10패를 거뒀다. 티맥은 MVP 포스로 팀을 이끌었고, 디켐베 무톰보와 주원 하워드가 좋은 활약을 펼치면서 야오의 공백을 메꾸었다.

로켓츠는 자신들의 두명의 스타중 하나가 없었음에도 살아남아서 성공적인 포스트 시즌 진출을 이루어냈다.


Best Game: 댈러스에게 거둔 개막전의 승리? 샌안토니오에서의 원정 승리? 그러면 히트와 샤크를 상대로 보여준 야오의 멋진 게임? 모두다 근접하긴 했다. 하지만 로켓츠의 베스트 퍼포먼스는 정규 시즌 홈 마지막 게임에서 거둔 피닉스를 상대로 한 승리이다. 로켓츠는 피닉스를 맞이하여 120-117의 인상적인 승리를 거두면서 플레이오프 1라운드 홈코트 어드밴티지를 확정지었다. 거기다 리그 베스트 팀중 하나인 피닉스를 상대로 승리를 거뒀다는 점이다. 이 승리가 있기전에 휴스턴은 피닉스에게 무려 6연패 중이었다.


Worst Game: 홈에서 보스턴 셀틱스에게 패한 게임. 리그에서 뒤에서 두번째로 최악의 성적으로 시즌을 마감한 셀틱스에게 홈에서 77-72로 패하였다. 야오와 티맥 둘다 라인업에서 빠진 가운데 겨우 32.1%의 필드골 성공률을 기록했다.


What went right: 로켓츠는 지난 05-06 시즌에 플레이오프를 놓쳤지만 올 시즌 다시금 플레이오프에 진출했다. 프랜차이즈는 팀 레코드인 25번의 매진을 기록했고 "Red Rowdies"의 활동은 홈코트를 더욱 뜨겁게 달구었다. 굿 뉴스의 나머지부분은? 티맥은 고질적인 등 부상을 극복하고 무려 72게임이나 소화했다. 야오는 부상으로 두달을 결장하긴 했지만, 부상 당하기 전엔 리그에서 가장 도미네이트한 센터가 되어가면서 커리어에서 처음으로 MVP 언급을 이끌어 내었다. 로켓츠는 리그 최고의 수비팀중 하나이며 상대팀을 리그 최저인 42.9%의 야투율로 막아냈다.


What went wrong: 만약 야오가 결장하지 않았더라면 서부에서의 순위는 더 올라갔을테지만, 어쨋든 1라운드 홈코트 어드밴티지는 따내었다. FA로 팀에 합류한 반지 웰스는 로켓츠가 본래 의도한 포스트 시즌을 위한, 팀의 3번째 공격옵션으로 남지 못했다. 라인업을 기복있는 스팟업 슈터들로 채운 로켓츠는 플레이오프 내내 3번째 공격옵션의 부재로 어려움을 겪었다.


Biggest Surprise: 1년이 채 못되어 NBDL에서 NBA 스타터로 올라선 척 헤이즈는 팀내에서 가장 믿음직한 로우-블락 수비수이자 리바운더이다. 헤이즈는 야오가 부상으로 결장한 덕분이지만 팀내 리딩 리바운더로서 시즌을 마쳤고, 이번 시즌 기대 이상의 활약을 펼쳤다.


Early Lineup Outlook: 로켓츠는 이번 여름 어떤 변화가 있을지도 모르지만, 핵심선수들은 변하지 않을 것이다. 휴스턴은 여전히 티맥과 야오가 이끌테니. 이번 오프시즌에 무톰보와 헤이즈를 포함해서 3명의 선수가 FA가 된다. 리그에서 두번째로 나이가 많은 선수인 무톰보는 아마 은퇴할 지도 모른다.


Biggest Need: 로켓츠는 플레이를 만들어낼 능력을 가진 또 다른 선수가 필요하다. 티맥은 이번 시즌과 플레이오프를 통해서 너무나 많은 짐을 지고 있었다.

May 23, 2007, 10:20AM
It's Dream time for Yao at workouts with Olajuwon

By JONATHAN FEIGEN
Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle

His voice in Yao Ming's ear, Hakeem Olajuwon planted a forearm in the small of Yao's back, and one generation of Rockets royalty shoved the next toward something far greater than a different spot on the Toyota Center floor.

Beneath the championship banners he brought and the No. 34 no Rockets player will wear again, Olajuwon demonstrated and lectured, shared and inspired.

For a little more than an hour Tuesday, the greatest of all Rockets players put the latest in the team's lineage of star centers in his classroom, showing jump hooks and "Jack Sikma" jumpers, spin moves and drop steps, all to make Yao the dominant force of Olajuwon's vision.

"How do you dominate the game?" Olajuwon asked as he and Yao moved from the left block to the right. "You're hardworking. You have the conditioning. You have the shot. You have everything. Now, you need to dominate."

Olajuwon spoke of Yao using his jump hook as his basic move.

"To the middle. No. More balance. To here. Balance. Balance. If you can get the jump hook any time, it's all day. All day."

Olajuwon showed him his spin toward the baseline.

"No. Don't spin out. Spin in. All right. Nice move."

He showed Yao a jump shot stepping toward the defender.

"That's (former Sonics star) Jack Sikma. No. No. You're bringing it down to the little guy. Where's your elbow? This should be your move. That's your move. Who's going to stop that? That's a go-to move. You feel comfortable. Balance. Balance. Balance. Balance. All day."

With everything Olajuwon demonstrated, fundamentals direct from the lessons of Guy Lewis, Moses Malone and Carroll Dawson, the idea was to make Yao dominate.

"You can dominate," Olajuwon, 7-0, said, nodding toward the banner honoring him for his NBA-record 3,830 blocked shots. "You can get all new records. Do you believe that? You should.

"You should be scoring at will. You should be scoring easy. Easy. They are in trouble on defense. They are in trouble on offense. They have no answer. No answer."

After the time on the court with Olajuwon, Yao could not argue.

"For a young player, not many get this chance," Yao, 26, said. "I'm the honored one of those. Next time, I would love to have more time to be (taught) by him.

"The mentality is the biggest difference between him and me right now. I hope, not far in the future, I can be the same thing. Like him."

More in the works

Yao's agent, John Huizinga, said he has begun trying to schedule more sessions in which Yao can work with Olajuwon. That might depend on whether Yao has a procedure to remove a toenail. He has several appointments this week to determine whether to undergo that minor surgery.

Olajuwon, 44, said he enjoyed working with Yao so much that he'd be happy to do it again.

"It was so much fun to work with a great player like him," Olajuwon said. "He has so much potential. It's scary to think what he can really do. By just adding little things to his game, he can raise his level.

"The important thing for him because he is playing so well already is just how to dominate the game. He has all the advantages, and he's so skilled. (There are) little things he can do to make him be a dominant player consistently. It's scary to see what he can do in the future."

There were light moments in the workout.

While working on a move that is part of Yao's repertoire and on which he looked much more adept than on some of Olajuwon's spins, Olajuwon pointed to his blocked shots banner and said: "I'm a shot-blocker. And I'm discouraged."

On a move toward the middle, when Yao, 7-6, did not raise an elbow high enough to protect the ball, Olajuwon smacked Yao's elbow and said, "Use these."

"I know," Yao said. "On this point, Dikembe (Mutombo) is better than you."

Trying out the moves

Yao is scheduled to return to China early next month for a vacation and to begin training with the Chinese national team. He could play in one or two exhibition tournaments, he said, and try some of the moves Olajuwon showed him.

"Most of his moves are easy to learn, easy to watch on TV," Yao said. "But when you do that, with contact on your body, that's totally different. So I need to do what he's going to teach me every day, a couple hundred times a day, make myself used to it. After that, I need to play some live games, maybe use it in a national team game. And then, back to the season. I hope I can get a lot improved.

"The biggest difference between him and me is the mentality. He's got two championship rings in a row. I'm not saying I found out today, but I can hear very strongly from him, 'You are the biggest player on the court. You need to go in and change the game. You need to be dominant.' He repeated that time and time again.

"I feel a little bit different. I feel his heart."

For all that they share and shared Tuesday, that was perhaps the most valuable thing Olajuwon could give Yao.

jonathan.feigen@chron.com

- 반지 웰스, 제프 밴 건디와 새 감독이 될 릭 아델만에 대해 이야기하다

혹시 잔류? 반지는 플레이어 옵션을 가지고 있죠.

Bonzie Wells Sets the Record Straight

Last Edited: Tuesday, 22 May 2007, 6:20 PM CDT
Created: Tuesday, 22 May 2007, 6:20 PM CDT

MyFoxHouston.com

HOUSTON -- In his first interview since Bonzi Wells prematurely ended his season with the Rockets April 9, Wells told FOX 26 Sports he has no hard feelings toward former Rockets head coach Jeff Van Gundy. He says he is thrilled at the expected hiring of Rick Adelman as the Rockets new head coach and he says if the business side of things can be worked out he would like to return to the Rockets.

Wells left the Rockets with five games to go in the regular season because he indicated at the time he felt like he was hurting team chemistry. In the interview with FOX 26 Wells sets the record straight about his relationship with Van Gundy.

"I felt like we had a good team and I thought I was the missing link. I still do. Coach (Van Gundy) didn't see it that way. He thought he was going the right way. Coach Van Gundy didn't think I fit in. He came to me as a man and told me that. I looked into his eyes and I could see that he hurt for me. I respected that. He told me that I could ask to be waived and I told him I didn't want to be anywhere else. I hated the way it ended because I really started to appreciate him, " Wells said.

Van Gundy is not suprised at Wells comments about him.

"Perception and reality are often very different. I never thought it was personal between Bonzi and I. I think it's great for Bonzi with Rick coming in because he has a proven history with him. I think it could work out great, " Van Gundy said in an interview with FOX 26 Sports.

Wells believes the Rockets expected hiring of Rick Adelman is almost like divine intervention.

"I thought it was like God sent him here for me. Rick Adelman is a great coach. He's the best coach I have ever had. He really knows how to relate to his players. He does a great job of letting guys be themselves, " Wells said.

Wells played for Adelman for one year when both were in Sacramento.

"I love coach Adelman. With Coach Adelman coming here I really don't want to be anywhere else," Wells said.

However there is a business side to all of this. Before last season Wells signed a two year contract with the Rockets with the right to opt out after year one. The total value of the contract is about $4.4 million.

"I have a decision to make and so do they. I wanted to be here even if Jeff Van Gundy was going to be here. It's still early. I think they need a guy like me," Wells said.

Wells doesn't rule out opting out and then re-signing with Houston.

2006-07 ALL-NBA FIRST TEAM

Position	Player, Team (1st Team Votes)	Points
Forward	Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas (125)	634
Forward	Tim Duncan, San Antonio (94)	573
Center	Amaré Stoudemire, Phoenix (36)	351
Guard	Steve Nash, Phoenix (129)	645
Guard	Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers (128)	643

2006-07 ALL-NBA SECOND TEAM

Position	Player, Team (1st Team Votes)	Points
Forward	LeBron James, Cleveland (64)	494
Forward	Chris Bosh, Toronto (8)	234
Center	Yao Ming, Houston (38)	333
Guard	Gilbert Arenas, Washington	295
Guard	Tracy McGrady, Houston (10)	278

2006-07 ALL-NBA THIRD TEAM

Position	Player, Team (1st Team Votes)	Points
Forward	Kevin Garnett, Minnesota (5)	225
Forward	Carmelo Anthony, Denver (1)	142
Center	Dwight Howard, Orlando (1)	108
Guard	Dwyane Wade, Miami (1)	241
Guard	Chauncey Billups, Detroit	86

- 야오 올여름 드림과 훈련

드림 옹과 훈련을 검토 중이라고.. 야오는 복도 많네요. 킹콩에다 마운틴 그리고 드림옹까지 ㅎㅎ
발톱수술과 함께 올여름엔 중국 국대와 같이 연습을 할꺼라고.. (중국 올림픽 대비?)

Yao & Hakeem?

Rockets center Yao Ming said he has discussed working with former Rockets star Hakeem Olajuwon in the offseason.

"It would be a great chance for me, if I can learn from him, one of the best centers in the NBA history, and particularly a legend for the Rockets," Yao said. "I would love to. I'm working on it."

Yao's summer plans

Yao Ming will have what he called a "small surgery" on a toe, possibly preventing the troublesome toenail from growing back. He said he expected that procedure to keep him from working out for only "a couple weeks."

He said he will likely train with the Chinese national team for a short period this summer but will have no competitions.

"I need some training," he said. "I'll take the first month off and then get back to training and work on my skills."

Reports: Adelman interviews with Rockets for Van Gundy's job

© 2007 The Associated Press

HOUSTON — Former NBA coach Rick Adelman has talked to the Houston Rockets about the coaching job currently held by Jeff Van Gundy, according to media reports Tuesday night.

KRIV-TV, citing anonymous league sources, reported Adelman flew to Southampton, N.Y., for a meeting at the home of Rockets owner Leslie Alexander.

The Houston Chronicle, citing a person with knowledge of the team's decision-making, reported that general manager Daryl Morey also was part of the meeting.

Rockets spokesman Nelson Luis declined comment on the reports when contacted by The Associated Press on Tuesday night.

Van Gundy has one year left on his contract, but it's not guaranteed. There's a timeframe for him to decide whether to return, and the Rockets can terminate him without owing him any more money after June 30.

Van Gundy has been in Houston four years without winning a playoff series, something the club hasn't done since 1997. The Rockets went 52-30 this season despite long absences by stars Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady, then lost to Utah in the first round.

Morey has told the Chronicle that Van Gundy "is open to coaching again in certain scenarios," adding that each side has goals "for things to be different."

Adelman has coached Portland, Golden State and Sacramento. He was out of coaching this year after being fired by the Kings following last season. He took the Trail Blazers to the NBA finals twice.

Notes: Mutombo once again considering retirement

HOUSTON -- Dikembe Mutombo is planning to wag his finger at would-be dunkers for at least one more season.

Or is he?

The Rockets reserve center is once again considering retirement after having a reduced role in the second half of the season and playoffs.

Mutombo said he'd take some time over the summer months to make his decision. Mutombo and forward Chuck Hayes are the lone free agents on the team.

"I just spent the week with my kids and talked to my wife about it again," Mutombo said. "I'm going to see how my summer goes. I'm just frustrated with the fact that there was a chance for us to go to the second round."

Mutombo, the league's second oldest player, will turn 41 in June. He initially said after the All-Star break that he didn't want to leave behind the game because he was having too much fun. However, the center has had second thoughts since playing reduced minutes over the final two months of the season. He played a total of 40 minutes in the playoffs.

"After contributing the way that I did over the course of the season, I felt like I did deserve a little bit of time to play," Mutombo said. "I was disappointed about it and I'm frustrated that we're still not playing."

The Rockets center helped keep Houston among the top teams in the Western Conference even though Yao Ming missed almost two months with a fractured right tibia. During Yao's absense, Mutombo averaged 5.4 points, 11.1 rebounds and 1.7 blocks. He moved past Kareem Abdul-Jabbar earlier this season into second place on the NBA's all-time blocked shots list, although he said he won't play long enough to catch Hakeem Olajuwon.

The center will focus most of his attention this summer on opening the Biamba Marie Mutombo Hospital and Research Center in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The hospital is named after his mother, who passed away nine years ago.

"I'll probably think about the people in Africa and how I can help change their lives right now," Mutombo said. "After that, I'll think about basketball and if I want to do that."

- 밴 건디, 로켓츠 코치직에서 물러나다.

Rockets fire Van Gundy as coach

By CHRIS DUNCAN AP Sports Writer
© 2007 The Associated Press

HOUSTON — Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy was fired Friday, less than two weeks after Houston made yet another first-round playoff exit.

The Rockets went 52-30 this season but lost to Utah in seven games, raising the possibility Van Gundy was going to resign or be dismissed. This was the Rockets' third first-round loss in four seasons under Van Gundy.

Van Gundy had one nonguaranteed year left on his contract, meaning the team held the option to retain him. The team reportedly has contacted Rick Adelman, the former coach of Portland, Golden State and Sacramento.

General manager Daryl Morey scheduled an afternoon news conference. The firing comes days after Morey took over for the retiring Carroll Dawson following the Rockets' playoff elimination.

"Obviously, it is a disappointment for me personally with the decision they made to fire me," Van Gundy told Houston television station KRIV. "I was hopeful all the way up to last night they would change their mind."

The Rockets said in a statement they talked with Van Gundy during a "prolonged negotiating period," and he was offered a position with the team as a senior consultant.

"He asked for, and was granted, additional time to evaluate his situation with the agreement that we would begin looking into other candidates," Morey said. "During that process it became clear that Jeff did not want to continue in any capacity with the team other than as head coach."

Van Gundy led the Rockets to a 182-146 record in four seasons. But Houston went 7-12 in three postseason appearances and more was expected from teams anchored by All-Stars Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming.

The biggest disappointment was losing Game 7 at home to Utah, which then took advantage of Golden State's first-round upset of Dallas and advanced to the Western Conference finals by beating the Warriors in five games.

"You have to win that seventh game at home, certainly," Van Gundy told the Houston Chronicle. "If you win, you have a chance to continue on."

McGrady dropped to 0-6 in playoff series with the loss to the Jazz.

"I feel bad that I wasn't able to help McGrady and Yao and the rest of the guys get over the hump ... and also that I won't be with them as they go on because I know they have a lot of success ahead of them," Van Gundy told the Chronicle.

Van Gundy now may be headed back to one of his old jobs. He was scheduled to work as a guest analyst for ESPN on Friday night's playoff game between Phoenix and San Antonio.

Van Gundy was working in television when the Rockets hired him before the 2003-04 season. Before that, Van Gundy coached the New York Knicks for seven seasons, leading them to the NBA finals in 1999.

He joined the Rockets as the 10th head coach in franchise history in 2003. Van Gundy's career coaching record is 430-318, but only 44-44 in the postseason.

By JONATHAN FEIGEN
Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle


결국 7차전까지 왔다. 하지만 홈코트 어드밴티지 덕분에 로켓츠 홈에서 승부가 벌어진다. 지난 12월 야오가 부상으로 나가떨어진 이후에 포기하지 않았던 것도, 4월 1일 홈에서 재즈에게 통한의 패배를 당한 이후에 계속해서 재즈를 따라잡으려 했던 이유도 다 지금 이 순간을 위해서였다.

아마 어떤이들은 지난 2005년 1라운드에서 댈러스에게 패했던 7차전의 악몽을 떠올릴지도 모른다. 올 플옵에서도 로켓츠와 재즈는 7차전까지 왔고, 지난 2005년과는 달리 홈에서 1라운드 마지막 게임을 펼치게 되었다. 10년만에 2라운드에 올라서게 될 마지막 기회인 것이다.

역대 NBA 플옵에서 7차전까지 간 96번의 시리즈에서, 홈팀이 승리를 거둔 경우는 모두 78번이다.로켓츠는 홈에서 벌어진 7차전에서 3승 무패를 거뒀고, 재즈는 원정 7차전에서 모두 2패를 기록했다.

로켓츠 팀에선 단지 4명의 선수만이 플옵에서 7차전을 경험했다. 바로 티맥,야오,무톰보,앨스턴이다. 거기다 앨스턴과 무톰보만이 7차전에서의 승리를 경험했다. 7차전을 홈에서 뛰어본 로켓츠 선수는 아무도 없다.

Late lift from crowd

"홈코트 어드밴티지를 얻었더라도 우리가 잘 해내지 못하면 아무 소용이 없는 겁니다. 우리가 게임을 잘 풀어나간다면 마지막 3-4분에서 홈팬들의 응원은 커다란 도움이 될겁니다." 라고 밴 건디는 말했다.

밴 건디는 홈코트의 의미보다는 팀 개개인이 가지는 승리에 대한 의지가 더 중요하다고 강조했지만, 홈코트에서 게임을 펼치게 된다는 것은 분명 유리한 점이 있다. 지난 6차전 유타 원정에서 휴스턴 선수들을 마지막 8분동안 혼란에 빠뜨리게 한 것처럼 말이다.

Factor down the stretch

"홈코트 어드밴티지가 분명 커다란 팩터이긴 하지만, 우선은 게임을 잘 풀어나가야만 합니다."라고 밴 건디는 말했다.

로켓츠는 유타 원정에서 23게임중 21패를 당했다. 그 차이는 분명한 것이다. 솔트 레이크 시티를 벗어나서 게임을 한다는 것은 분명 로켓츠로서는 다행이다.

로켓츠는 홈에서 조금이나마 더나은 슈팅력을 보였다. 솔트 레이크 시티에선 39.6% 야투와 30% 3점 성공률을 기록했지만, 홈에서는 각각 40.5% 33.3%를 기록했다. 하지만 턴오버에 있어서는 원정에서 18턴오버를 기록한데 비해 홈에서는 13.7 턴오버만을 기록했다.

Comfort zone

티맥은 에너지솔루션 아레나를 "여태까지 경험해본 플옵 시리즈 중에서 가장 시끄러운 곳"이라고 했다. 그러나 로켓츠는 올시즌 도요타 센터에서 28승 13패를 거뒀다. 홈에서 뛴다는 건 큰 도움이 될 수 있다.

"우리 팀은 홈 게임에서 뛴다는 것에 편안함을 느낍니다. 정말 다들 홈에선 슛이 더 잘 들어가는 것처럼 보이죠. 관중들의 응원도 큰 힘이 됩니다. 우리 팀은 좀더 편안하게 해주고 승부처의 압박 속에서도 균형을 잃지 않게 끔 기운을 붓돋아 줍니다."

Last chance

"우린 길고도 힘든 시리즈가 되리라는 것을 알고 있었습니다. 7차전까지 오게 된 데에 놀랍지 않습니다. 마지막 한 게임으로 끝나는 것이 스포츠의 가혹함이라고 말할 수도 있겠죠. 분명한 건 우리팀은 이 상황과 이 게임의 중요성을 잘 알고 있다는 겁니다. 그러나 우리 팀이 이번 시리즈에서 배운 게 있다면, 기록이나 과거 역사에 의존할 수 없다는 겁니다. 우린 이겨야만 합니다. 그것이 우리팀 팬들을 위하는 길이고 우리 자신들을 위하는 것이니깐요." 라고 쉐인 배티에는 말했다.

jonathan.feigen@chron.com

Go Rockets!!!

April 21, 2007, 2:07AM
Rockets vs. Jazz: Five keys to victory ...

By JONATHAN FEIGEN
Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle


... for the Rockets

April 21, 2007, 2:12AM
Rockets vs. Jazz: How they match up

By JONATHAN FEIGEN
Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle