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2012/2013 NBA Season | ||
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March 15th, 2013 | ||
Toyota Center - Houston, TX | ||
7:00 PM CST | ||
NBATV | ||
Starting Lineups | ||
Ricky Rubio | PG | Jeremy Lin |
Luke Ridnour | SG | James Harden |
Mickael Gelabale | SF | Chandler Parsons |
Derrick Williams | PF | Donatas Motiejunas |
Greg Stiemsma | C | Omer Asik |
2012/13 Advanced Stats | ||
92.5 (11th of 30) | Pace | 96.3 (1st of 30) |
101.9 (26th of 30) | ORtg | 110.4 (3rd of 30) |
105.4 (13th of 30) | DRtg | 106.7 (20th of 30) |
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Injuries:
James Harden: sore foot, probable tonight
Chase Budinger: left knee surgery, out indefinitely
Andrei Kirilenko: strained left calf, out indefintely
Malcolm Lee: right knee/hip surgery, will miss the remainder of the season
Kevin Love: right ring finger, expected to be out 2-3 months
Nikola Pekovic: strained abdominal, out indefinitely
Brandon Roy: arthroscopic right knee surgery, expected to miss the remainder of the season
Tweets:
Harden said it is always his intention to play. Asked if that meant he was playing tonight, he left with a McHalian "We'll see."
— Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) March 15, 2013
Reporter: "At a point where you just rest the foot & heal?" Harden: "We're trying to make the playoffs, gotta look at the bigger picture."
— Hiren Joshi (@htown747) March 15, 2013
In two games v the Wolves, Rockets scored 23.3 less ppg, nearly 10% worse from the field and about 10% worse from 3pt versus season avgs.
— Jordan Foley (@3ptTheHardenWay) March 15, 2013
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