Houston jumped out to a big lead in the 1st Quarter and never looked back. They outworked, out shot, and played tough defense today and unfortunately, the Lakers couldn't fight through. In spite of a bad shooting night, Ron Artest made his presence felt in other aspects... So did Luis Scola. The real story here is moon's boy, Aaron Brooks who had a masterful 34 points and shot the lights out. He was unconscious all game.
I honestly didn't know what or how the Rockets were going to play today without Yao, but they came out firing and were unafraid in spite of losing their best player. Game 5 should be interesting. I'm more interested in seeing how the Rockets play in Staples Centre after such a dominating performance.
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