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Basketball » NBA (M), 1. round
07.11.2014. 02:00 Finished
Houston - San Antonio (98:81)

The Rockets among the three undefeated teams

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While their neighbors are enjoying an excellent start, the Spurs struggle. They recorded two wins by only three points, lost two important players last night and at the same time put Duncan (34 minutes) and Parker (37) through a very exhausting game

Houston Rockets are enjoying the best season start in 18 years, becoming only the second team in the history of the league that started off with five wins by at least ten points (14.2). Since they won the first four matches against the teams on a combined 3-16 record, Kevin MyHale's boys weren't taken seriously, but they probably changed the prevailing opinion after beating Heat 108-91 Tuesday.

- We started out great, but we're interested in an excellent finish - said Dwight Howard who terrorized Heat's defense with 26 points (10/16) and ten rebounds.

In the first three matches the Florida team' shooting percentage was at 49.1%, but the Rockets lowered that number to 41.9%, while they themselves had the efficiency of 51.5%, including the 17/37 three-pointers. Through the first five matches, the Rockets scored 44.1% of three-pointers, averaging 14.2. If they manage to keep that up till the end of the season, beating league's record won't be a problem..

- It's damn hard to stop us. We have a dominant center somebody needs to take over, excellent forewards, and that's very hard to defend - said James Harden who is averaging 27.2 points, with 6.8 rebounds and 7.4 assists.

The Rockets went to Miami without Terrence Jones, who injured his leg the previous night, but apparently it's nothing serious and he's supposed to be back on the team tonight, although we should wait for the official confirmation. In case Jones won't be able to play, Donatas Motiejunas will probably take his place, and a good deal of his play time could go to Kostas Papanikolaou as well who played 37 minutes in Miami during which he scored eight points (3/10),adding seven rebounds and five assists.

The Rockets' biggest test is coming up tonight since they're hosting defending champions at their Toyota Center. It's only a matter of time when their machinery will start destroying the opponents. After they beat the Mavs at the very opening and lost on Friday in Phoenix, Gregg Popovich's boys had enough time to fix their mistakes. But last night, they struggled a lot to beat with the Hawks home, as the final 94-92 score suggests.

- I have no idea - answered coach Popovich when asked what's the reason for his team's struggles: they've had two wins by three points combined so far.

- We have to be fiercer and more efficient - added Manu Ginobili, who finished with 12 points (2/7). His last two points were crucial for his team's win.

Tony Parker scored 17 points (7/12), the same as Tim Duncan who had 13 rebounds. Despite their good performance and the fact that they assisted for 25 out of 31 shots, and scored 18 points from counterattacks, the Spurs still had to fear for the win until the end.

They limited the opponents to a three pointer efficiency of 28.1% and could use their good defense against the fiery Rockets tonight. Sadly, they probably won't be able to count on Tiago Splitter who made his calf injury even worse and which stopped him to play in the first two matches. They'll probably be missing Marc Belinelli as well who couldn't finish the duel against the Hawks with a groin injury.

Although yesterday both played more than 34 minutes, Parker and Duncan could spend a lot of time on the court today as well, which won't happen that often during the season. Since this is their fourth game and they're missing some players, Pop will give Duncan some 30 minutes and Parker 33-34. In the last three matches with the Rockets, Parker was limited to only 11.0 points with a field goal efficiency of only 36.1% , and Timmy wasn't any more successful with 11.7 points and shooting percentage of 43.8%.

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