Dwyane Wade 33 points vs Tracy McGrady 23 points 2008
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- čas přidán 21. 03. 2008
- The Houston Rockets' 10th straight win was somewhat bittersweet.
Tracy McGrady scored 23 points and Yao Ming added 21 in a 112-100 victory over Miami on Thursday night that sent the Heat to their 10th straight loss.
Earlier in the day, the Rockets learned Mike James and Bonzi Wells were traded to New Orleans for Bobby Jackson and Adam Haluska and that Kirk Snyder was sent to Minnesota in exchange for Gerald Green.
"Everything happens for a reason and we've got to understand that this is a business,'' Carl Landry said. "We've got to be positive about the situation and try to go on and continue the winning streak.''
Houston has won 14 of its last 15 games and the winning streak is its longest since the championship season of 1993-94 when the team opened with 15 straight. It is the fourth time in team history that the Rockets have had a double-digit winning streak.
They won't have to wait long to see two of their old friends as they meet West-leading New Orleans on Friday night.
"We lost a couple of guys that were well-liked around here, well liked in the locker room,'' Rafer Alston said. "That's the business side of basketball, but you've got to go out there and play.''
Miami, the NBA's worst team playing in its first game since the All-Star break, has just nine wins and has lost 25 of its last 26 games.
The Heat got 33 points from Dwyane Wade, and Shawn Marion added 18 points and 10 rebounds in his fourth game with Miami since being traded from Phoenix in the Shaquille O'Neal deal.
The Rockets led comfortably most of the way and were ahead by 11 before Carl Landry wowed the crowd by putting his arms out as if he were flying on his way down from a dunk that made it 98-85 midway through the fourth quarter. Landry had 19 points.
The Heat wouldn't threaten again after that play.
"We dug a hole that was too deep and it is hard to come back,'' Marion said. "We had to exert so much energy in the comeback and we ran out of gas.''
McGrady, who had 10 assists, got back on track after struggling with poor shooting in his last five games to post his first 20-point game since Feb. 4.
The Heat went on a 10-4 run, capped by a 3-pointer by Marion, to open the third quarter and cut it to 66-58. The Rockets reeled off five straight points to push their lead to 13 at 71-58 with about 7 minutes left in the quarter.
Miami cut the lead to eight points two more times in the third, but each time the Rockets answered with a small run to get the advantage back into double digits.
The Heat's ineptitude was on display in the second quarter when after a steal, Luther Head who found a wide-open McGrady for the alley-oop dunk that pushed Houston's lead to 48-29 about eight minutes before halftime.
Wade crashed into Shane Battier in the lane on a layup attempt with about three minutes left in the second quarter and came up from the collision limping on his surgically repaired left knee. Battier was called with the foul.
He appeared OK after a time-out and made both free throws.
The scare had to have been a bit of deja vu for Wade as it was the one-year anniversary of a collision in Houston with Battier that separated his left shoulder. Wade was taken off the court in a wheelchair in tears in that one and missed the rest of the season and the early part of this one. It was his first return to Houston since the injury.
"I'm just thankful that I am not going to have to see him again this year,'' Wade said. "So hopefully I can stay healthy.''
Houston led by as many as 20 in the second quarter and were up 62-48 at halftime.
The Rockets led 41-26 after the first quarter thanks to 14 points by McGrady, who was 6-of-8 with five assists. Alston added 11 points and six assists in the first quarter as the Rockets shot 81 percent to open the game and help Houston to a season-high for points in a quarter.
Alston finished with 16 points and 11 assists.
"We got off to a real bad start,'' said Heat coach Pat Riley. "They were really hyped up and really prepared to play. We made a good run but we were constantly climbing up a hill all game.'' - Sport
2 very good players
when wade attacks he sees yao. when tmac attacks he sees magloire? anthony?huge difference.still scored 33
hell yea
I like McGrady's jumper
i'm not a t-mac hater. i actually like t-mac, but you can't say that wade doesn't know how to lead when that's exactly what he did and you know it.
Dwyane Wade and Tracy McGrady are about the same
I give T-mac his props for leading his team on a 22 win streak, but you shouldn't be bragin when he still didn't go past the first round.
,..,dywane wade is the best!!!
GOOD VIDEO
I want the shot of Dwyane made in 2009,some as 43 points.
i know the old t-mac but i'm saying right now...he's not like yesterday anymore
you gotta love how yao at like 5:58 doesnt hardly need to jump to score, he barely hops and puts it in. rofl
Dwyane Wade always does well against the Rockets for some reason.
Wade Is Awesome
T-mac= 2 time scoring,mvp, rookie of the year, went to dunk contest
D-wade-championship ring
how the hell is he better??
well even after winning 22 games in the regular season wat happened in the postseason McGarady does wat he is so great at doin and that is choking
those 4 all stars were all old and done anyway. He got Marion and Ricky Davis towards the end of the season
I love T-mac, but wade won a championship...
thats something to think about..
tht baby blue?!?! tht's was trrible!
*D-Wade=T-Mac
*When they're both healty
I know! GO T-Mac!
Thats the only way 2 judge who is a better player. Make everything even and then ask the ?
People on here know nothin about basketball. You wanna judge who is better.
Make everything even
Prime 4 Prime both 110% healthy, and then ask yourself who wins.
I will wait lol
god damn...40 points in the first quarter is pretty good
he was a rookie at 19 actually. The nba only let's players join when there 19 on the dat they are drafted. Jermaine O'neal was one of the few exceptions.
hahahahaahahahah no exception right there bro, tha age19rules just wasnt in da books back than
sick two step on yao
T-Mac=Kobe
he's not better, they're both the two of the best players in the league...let's be real...i'm a T-Mac fan too but beeing a fan doesn't mean that i have to support him all the time without seeing the truth...T-Mac is ruined by injuries..we can only hope that he stays healty for the rest of the season..
Shaq was out of his prime after his last championship with kobe. Wade carried the team through the 4th quarter in game 3 not shaq.
wade missed most of the season and when he was playing was nowhere near 50%
all those all stars were passed their primes anyway and it was wade who carried his team which is the reason he won finals mvp.
T-mac without yao= NOTHING!!
Mac never went over the FIRST ROUND in 11 yrs being in the NBA. That's sorry as hell!
DORELL WRIGHT DIDNT TOUCH TMAC
If T-Mac can pull 22 wins partially without Yao, imagine what the team as a whole can do WITH Ronron and Yao.
tmac Is like 5 inches taller..
how did he choke avraging
28 ppg,8rpg,6apg.
03-04 - lakers win last championship and heat knocked out in second round of playoffs.
04-05 - lakers don't reach play offs + Heat make eastern conference finals.
05-06- lakers lost in first round
=Heat win championship
06-07 - lakers lost in first round.
- Heat lost in first round(shaq past his prime)
07-08 - Heat don't make playoffs.(no shaq)
hell no t-mac way better i dont see him choking on a whole season let alone the 1st round
wade is better cuz he got out the first round his rookie year when he lead them.
T-mac, its been how many years and he nvr got out the first round
ur proly some 10 year kid who never saw old tmac play
bravo... but wade is an monster when hes healthy, check his performance this year..
However T-mac was better at wade's age..
wade is a hell of a player..but is not a leader and that's why mcgrady is better..in fact i didn't say that wade is better than mcgrady but they're art the same in therms of talent and skills...but mcgrady is a better leader ;) GO T-Mac!
saba mo diha oe
"where the ref at!?" lol
nope no doubt T-Mac ownage\
when was t-mac MVP
t-mac owned wade in that game lol,
wat r u on about. tmac was way better in orlando before yao. he was considerd the best in the league along wit AI
is adam haluska still with rockets??
@ColdBloodedDarkVamp TMAC 32 PPG when Dwade was not even in the NBA yet.....
KB 24
hell yeah...who knows how good T-Mac could've been if he stayed healthy
03-04 - lakers win last championship and heat knocked out in second round of playoffs.
04-05 - lakers don't reach play offs + Heat make eastern conference finals.
05-06- lakers lost in first round
=Heat win championship
06-07 - lakers lost in first round.
- Heat lost in first round(shaq past his prime)
07-08 - Heat don't make playoffs.(no shaq)
+ shaq brougt him to the stage where he could easily finsh it off.
lolz at tmac making fun of craig sager.
Mj all the way
@Gx2DNA
potential/talent is one thing..the value of a player is another thing.what about heart?tracy played 3 game 7 in his career as the franchise player and he lost them all playing poorly in 2 of them.wade gave miami the championship being the uncontested best player even shaq was on the roster(something kobe has never be able to accomplish and it's not for lack of trying).
it's coming from a wade,kobe,t mac's fan.
right now..yes wade is better, but orlando tmac averaged 33pts 6 rebounds 5 assist two time soring champ. Talent wise tmac is better just that hes is washed up now but wade is stil young.
Wat u mean? D Wade wasn't 100% this year either. If Dwade wasn't a leader why did he lead his team to win a champion ship? Shaq didn't lead it. T-mac got skills but he ain't all that. Come on, the nigga didn't even go past the first round all his career yet. He was in the league for 12 yrs. What's yo excuse now? T-mac wasn't hurt all of his career so don't say thats the reason. Wade had leaded the USA team when he was the 6th man.He averaged the most points on the USA team and didn't even start.
yea ok ...tmac back in orlando had who?? The secodn best in the team was gooden lmao
Orlando tmac is way better than wade right now talent-wise
TMAC is good id even say great but whenits all said and done D-Wade will have a better career.And u call wade a crybaby TMAC misses games because of a sore back D-Wade misses games for a dislocated shoulder. D-Wade>TMAC
Dwyane Wade, my favourite player ever. But I have to say, healthy T-mac is muccch better than Dwyane.
I still want t-mac over wade though. Sorry wade fans
Wade is better
the rockets need to change their jerseys maybe add a few more colors they're so ugly and boring and when they play at home they give me headaches
rakim jefferson.. hahaha.. tmac rookie of the year :D hahahaha.. this guy is on drugs
Dwyane Wade > T-Mac