The Lakers built up an 84-64 lead after three quarters, but the Rockets bench showed some heart and went on a 26-1 run in the 4th quarter that brought them to within 1 point with 2 minutes to go……but then the Lakers turned it on and won.

Yao led the way for the Rockets with 26 points and 5 rebounds.  Luther Head scored 21 points in place of Tracy McGrady.  John Lucas played well off the bench with 13 points and 5 rebounds.  Juwan Howard also had a decent game off the bench with 10 points and 5 rebounds.

The Rockets fell to 14-7 with this loss.

Vassilus Spanoulis has only played in 12 games and has averaged 11.9 minutes, 3.6 points, 1.0 rebound and 0.9 assists per game so far this season.  His problem has been his shooting as he has only hit 35.1% of his shots from the floor.

Steve Novak has only played in 8 games and has averaged 7.6 minutes, 2.6 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.1 assists per game so far this season.

Only time will tell if this draft helped the Rockets or not.

The Rockets shot the ball well (55.1%) and played good defense as they held the Wizards to 39.8% shooting.  Yao was unstoppable with 38 points, 11 rebounds and 6 blocked shots.  T-Mac had a great game too with 28 points and 4 rebounds.  Rafer Alston and Luther Head each had 12 points and 4 rebounds.  Shane Battier (10 points, 4 rebounds) and Juwan Howard (10 points, 9 rebounds) each played well in this game.

The Rockets improved to 14-6 on the season with this win.

The Rockets absolutely destroyed the Bobcats and held them to 28.4% shooting from the floor for the game!  T-Mac led the way with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.  Yao had a short night and still scored 21 points and grabbed 6 rebounds.  Juwan Howard had a good game off the bench with 12 points and 6 rebounds.  Rafer Alston did allright while he was in the game with 10 points and 4 rebounds.  Dikembe Mutombo only scored 4 points, but he grabbed 10 rebounds off the bench.

The Rockets improved to 13-6 on the season.

The Rockets only shot 34.8% from the floor agains the Wolves and it cost them the game.  Rafer Alston led the way with 16 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.  Luther Head played well off the bench with 16 points and 4 rebounds.  Yao had a bad game shooting (5 of 19) and finished with 14 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.  T-Mac also had a rough game shooting (5 of 21) and finished with 14 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists.  Shane Battier added 13 points.

The Rockets fell to 12-6 with this loss.