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Wed Mar 2, 2005 · 8:00 PM
Houston RocketsRockets
93
away
Chemistry Cold
Washington WizardsWizards
97
home
Chemistry Steady

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Houston RocketsRockets 25 29 20 19 93
Washington WizardsWizards 26 22 25 24 97

After Action Report

The Wizards survived the Rockets 97-93. The Rockets couldn't capitalize even when shots wouldn't fall for the Wizards. The Wizards ride keeps rolling — they're catching fire; Rockets' skid keeps deepening — heads down on both ends. The Wizards locker room is humming, and it showed. The Rockets rotation plan worked against them — wrong guys, wrong night. Style points be damned.

What tipped it

  • Wizards · Catching Fire Riding a 4+ game winning streak — confidence is high.
  • Wizards · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.
  • Rockets · Crashing An 8+ game losing skid — heads are down, both ends suffer.
  • Rockets · Locker-Room Rift Tension in the locker room — poor ball movement and streaky play.