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2012/2013 NBA Season | ||
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December 4th, 2012 | ||
Toyota Center - Houston, TX | ||
7:00 PM CST | ||
CSNH | ||
Starting Lineups | ||
Chris Duhon | PG | Jeremy Lin |
Kobe Bryant | SG | James Harden |
Metta World Peace | SF | Chandler Parsons |
Antawn Jamison | PF | Patrick Patterson |
Dwight Howard | C | Omer Asik |
2012/13 Advanced Stats | ||
94.2 (2nd of 30) | Pace | 95.1 (1st of 30) |
106.9 (11th of 30) | ORtg | 107.4 (8th of 30) |
102.9 (8th of 30) | DRtg | 106.3 (20th of 30) |
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Injuries:
Cole Aldrich - sprained right ankle, questionable for tonight
Pau Gasol - tendinitis in both knees, out indefinitely
Steve Blake - abdominal surgery, out at least 2-3 months
Earl Clark - strained left groin, out indefinitely
Devin Ebanks - personal/legal, out indefinitely
Steve Nash - fractured left fibula, out indefinitely
Questions to Consider:
SB Nation's own Andrew Sharp wrote a great column today on the state of Dwight Howard. Sunday night in LA Dwight was exposed in an embarrassing fashion by the team that wasn't good enough to meet his championship expectations. Every flaw in Dwight's game was highlighted as the Lakers continue to let him be "the man". Instead of planning to lock down Dwight, wouldn't it be a good idea for the Rockets to let Dwight get as many (defended) shots as he wants in the paint and focus the defensive effort on Kobe Bryant who is playing some of the best ball of his career?
Jeremy Lin, Chandler Parsons, and Patrick Patterson are all surging offensively as the season marches forward. Mike D'Antoni has publicly acknowledged that the Lakers have "had trouble with young, athletic teams." If the Rockets get themselves into another all offense expo tonight will the Lakers be able to keep up?
Jeremy Lin will have his first game tonight against the coach who made him the player he is today. With the eyes of Mike D'Antoni, and the world, watching could Jeremy Lin have his best performance as a Rocket?
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