RealGM Wiretap
Yao Ming may be out for the season, but the Houston Rockets are still red hot. Houston ran Dallas out of their own gym on Thursday night thanks to tremendous efforts from Tracy McGrady and Rafer Alston. Read about the Rockets? seventeenth straight win and more in the RealGM Daily Rundown for March 6th?s games!
The Chicago Bulls used a tremendous third quarter run to knock off the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night. Luol Deng posted 23 points and 8 rebounds and Joakim Noah posted 13 points and 20 boards for the Bulls, who outrebounded the Cavs by eight and turned the ball over just eight times. LeBron James starred with 39 points and Wally Szczerbiak added 14 points and 7 rebounds for Cleveland, who hit just 39% of their shots and have now gone 5-3 since the trade deadline.
Game FIC Scores
Joakim Noah, CHI ? 21.8
Ben Gordon, CHI ? 17.1
LeBron James, CLE ? 17.0
Luol Deng, CHI ? 14.1
Both teams shot 48% from the field, but the San Antonio Spurs dominated in all other aspects of the game against the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night. Manu Ginobili led with 28 points and Tony Parker added 19 points and 5 assists for the Spurs, who outrebounded the Pacers by twelve and excelled from the foul line. Danny Granger led Indiana with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 6 steals, as the Pacers recorded just nine assists on their thirty-nine made field goals. San Antonio outscored Indiana by thirteen in the third quarter.
Game FIC Scores
Tony Parker, SAS ? 16.5
Manu Ginobili, SAS ? 16.4
Danny Granger, IND ? 13.3
Jeff Foster, IND ? 11.3
The Houston Rockets won their seventeenth-straight game on Thursday night after downing the Dallas Mavericks. Tracy McGrady had 31 points and 9 assists and Luis Scola added 12 points and 9 rebounds for the Rockets, who hit 54% of their shots and turned the ball over just six times. Josh Howard tallied 21 points and 7 rebounds and Jason Terry added 17 points for the Mavericks, who were without Dirk Nowitzki because of a suspension. Houston will test their winning streak against New Orleans on Saturday night.
Game FIC Scores
Tracy McGrady, HOU ? 22.4
Rafer Alston, HOU ? 16.5
Luis Scola, HOU ? 15.8
Erick Dampier, DAL ? 9.3
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