Tue Feb 22, 2005 · 8:30 PM
Seattle SuperSonicsSonics
111
away
Chemistry
Steady
Houston RocketsRockets
118
home
Chemistry
Tense
Box Score
| TEAM | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle SuperSonicsSonics | 26 | 30 | 26 | 29 | 111 |
| Houston RocketsRockets | 29 | 30 | 23 | 36 | 118 |
After Action Report
The Rockets held off the SuperSonics 118-111. Rockets controlled the tempo from tip to buzzer. Second-chance points piled up for the Rockets; the Rockets carried the swagger of a recent blowout into this one. The Rockets locker room is humming, and it showed. The SuperSonics rotation plan worked against them — wrong guys, wrong night. Ugly, but it counts the same in the standings.
What tipped it
- Rockets · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.
- Rockets · Statement Win Last time out, a 20+ point beating sent a message.
- Rockets · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.
- SuperSonics · Rim Wreckers A trio of high-flyers run, dunk, and tilt the pace.