Thursday, April 18, 2013

Houston Rockets Competes in the Playoffs!


It is official that the Houston Rockets have made it into the playoffs. The Rockets have played their final game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday. It was an important game to watch! Due to both teams competing for the 7th seed of the Western Conference. Houston headed to the Staple Center in Los Angeles, California to play a very tight game against the Lakers. It was very exciting game. In the last seconds of the 4th quarter Chandler Parsons made an incredible buzzer beater shot, that sent both teams to overtime. The Rockets fell short to a victory, only losing 99 to 95. Notable players were James Harden, Chandler Parsons, Jeremy Lin, Omer Asik, and Greg Smith. Harden was the leading scorer for both teams with 30 points. Although he had 6 turnovers, he was able to grab 8 rebounds and dish out 3 assists. Houston can thank Parsons for the awesome buzzer beater shot that sent the game to overtime. He had 23 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists. Lin scored 12 points and had 8 assists. Both Asik and Smith scored 8 points each while Asik also grabbed 12 rebounds. Smith was had 10 rebounds.





Now that the regular season is over, were now into the Playoffs. The Houston Rockets will be playing 1st seed of the Western Conference, Oklahoma City Thunders. Houston against Oklahoma City will be an entertaining playoff series. Both teams have an incredible offense, so be ready to see awesome plays and highlights! Houston's first playoff game is on April 21st, so be sure to watch! 

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