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Artest: Roy Is Better Offensive Player Than Kobe Or LeBron

Ron Artest was interviewed by TNT's Craig Sager at Houston's Wednesday practice and spoke to how good Brandon Roy is on the offensive end.

"Roy is probably the best player I've played against," said Artest. "He's the best shooting guard, not on defense now, defense is kind of suspect, but he's the best player I've played against."

Artest was then asked if he thinks Roy is better than LeBron James or Kobe Bryant.

"He's the best player I've played against," said Artest.

Via NBA.com


Bynum Fully Expecting To Face Yao, Houston

Andrew Bynum is already looking forward to the second round and a potential match-up with Yao Ming.

"I expect to play more just because of Yao Ming being out there," said Bynum. "That's who I'm thinking we're going to play.

"They have the lead and they have two games to win one."

Via Globe and Mail


Adelman Refuses To Discuss Officiating

Rockets coach Rick Adelman refused to criticize the officiating in his team's Game 5 loss to the Blazers on Tuesday night.

"Come on, you want me to say anything after what happened," said Adelman, who was fined $25,000 by the league for harping on referees inbetween Games 3 and 4.

"I mean, you can't be serious. Unless you want to loan me some money I'd be glad to say some things. I'm not going to say anything," he added.

Portland attempted 23 foul shots on Tuesday night, against just 10 for Houston.

Via HoopsWorld


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