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Houston Rockets at New Orleans Hornets
Nov 14, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Houston (4-4)	16	32	33	32	113
New Orleans (1-5)	22	35	18	37	112

Houston Rockets
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jeremy Lin	30	5/13	2/5	0/0	2	4	1	1	3	12
James Harden	35	10/21	1/5	2/2	4	11	1	0	3	23
Carlos Delfino!	32	15/19	9/11	2/2	5	1	1	0	1	41
Thomas Robinson	32	6/10	0/0	5/8	15	1	1	1	1	17
Omer Asik	33	1/4	0/0	0/0	11	6	0	1	1	2
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Aaron Brooks	7	4/5	1/2	0/0	0	0	0	0	1	9
TEAM TOTALS		43/78	6/10	20/26	35	30	8	5	7	113

New Orleans Hornets
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Greivis Vasquez	34	3/11	2/4	3/4	2	14	2	1	3	11
Eric Gordon	31	10/16	2/3	5/6	1	4	0	0	1	27
Al-Farouq Aminu	32	4/8	0/0	2/2	5	3	1	2	1	10
Ryan Anderson	28	4/7	1/2	2/2	7	2	2	0	0	11
Anthony Davis	29	11/13	0/0	1/2	8	0	2	1	0	23
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Austin Rivers	8	5/6	0/0	1/1	1	2	0	0	1	11
TEAM TOTALS		44/85	13/28	12/16	43	25	5	3	10	112

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Rockets @ Trail Blazers - 103-97 - Player of the Game - Thomas Robinson 13 pts 10 boards

Rockets @ Lakers - 92-104 - Player of the Game - Kobe Bryant 37 points 4 boards 5 assists.

Rockets @ Jazz - 85-89 - Player of the Game - Randy Foye 20 points 4 boards

Bulls @ Rockets - 83-75 - Player of the Game - Derrick Rose 17 points 3 boards 6 assists.

Knicks @ Rockets 82-113 - Player of the Game - Jeremy Lin 26 points 9 assists 13-15 FT.

Raptors @ Rockets 97-100 - Player of the Game - James Harden 25 points 6 boards

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MAJOR INJURIES
Pos	Player	Injury Note
C	Roy Hibbert	Torn MCL Out for Season
PG	Goran Dragic	Torn MCL Out for Season
SF	Grant Hill	High Ankle Sprain (Might be pushing to Retire at end of season.)
C	Omer Asik	Bruised Hip (Hurt for 1-2 weeks)

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11/15 Pacers sign Tyler Hansbrough to 3yr/$8.04M Deal
11/11 Magic sign Beno Udrih to 2yr/$3.07M Deal
11/9 Jazz sign Mo Williams to 4yr/$21.64M Deal
11/8 Kings sign Tyreke Evans to 4yr/$33.55M Deal
11/7 Spurs sign Manu Ginobili to 2yr/3.11M Deal

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The NBA officially warned Rockets center Omer Asik for violating its anti-flopping policy on Tuesday.

Asik’s flop occurred early in the third quarter of a 115-108 road win to the Nuggets at the Pepsi Center on Wednesday. Asik battled for rebounding position with Nuggets center Javale McGee. McGee was basket-side and was about to secure the ball when Asik, reaching over and past him, quickly fell backwards as if he had been elbowed in the head. McGee was called for a loose ball foul. Replays indicated that McGee’s elbow made minimal contact with Asik underneath his shoulder area and that the head flail was completely unnecessary. Video of the flop can be seen here on NBA.com.

This flop was similar to one performed by Hawks forward Josh Smith in the league’s official video introducing its flopping policy. During that play, Smith, attempting to grab a defensive rebound, fell quickly to the ground while fighting for a rebound with Celtics forward Paul Pierce after getting pushed in the back.


“As the highlighted defensive player prepares for a potential rebound, he feels slight contact from his opponent in his back,” the narrator explains. “He then falls forward and collapses to the floor in an obvious over-embellishment. The actions of the player in the white uniform are inconsistent with the level of contact on the play and is designed to draw an unearned loose ball foul on his opponent. Again, this flop will be penalized.”

Asik became the ninth player warned under the new system, joining Hawks center Zaza Pachulia, Clippers guard Chauncey Billups Nets forward Gerald Wallace, Rockets forward Patrick Patterson, Nets forward Reggie Evans, Thunder guard Kevin Martin, Timberwolves guard J.J. Barea and Cavaliers guard Donald Sloan. Wallace and Evans have each been fined $5,000 as repeat violators.

Asik will now be subject to fines if they are deemed to have violated the policy again. The sliding fine scale looks like this.

Violation 2: $5,000 fine
Violation 3: $10,000 fine
Violation 4: $15,000 fine
Violation 5: $30,000 fine
For a sixth (or any subsequent) violation of the rule, the player will be subject to such discipline as the League determines is reasonable under the circumstances, including an increased fine and/or suspension.

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Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder
Nov 28, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
Houston (7-7)	24	25	28	26	15	118
Oklahoma City (6-10 WTF)	25	18	27	33	10	113

Houston Rockets
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jeremy Lin	40	2/11	0/3	2/2	0	8	0	0	2	6
James Harden	40	13/27	2/3	10/11	4	4	0	1	2	38
Chandler Parsons	38	7/14	2/4	3/3	11	4	1	1	1	19
Thomas Robinson	40	12/18	0/0	4/4	10	1	2	0	1	28
Royce White	32	4/6	0/0	1/2	10	2	1	1	0	9
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Carlos Delfino	7	5/8	4/6	0/0	1	0	0	0	1	14
TEAM TOTALS		45/90	8/16	20/22	38	22	4	5	7	118

Oklahoma City Thunder
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Russell Westbrook	38	8/12	0/1	5/5	4	9	1	1	2	21
Kevin Martin (CHEESE)	34	14/19	4/4	2/2	4	0	1	2	0	34
Kevin Durant	37	15/29	0/1	5/5	4	8	3	1	1	35
Serge Ibaka	37	3/10	0/0	4/5	12	2	0	2	1	10
Kendrick Perkins	38	3/6	0/0	0/0	8	3	0	1	2	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Perry Jones	5	1/2	0/0	1/2	2	0	0	0	0	3
TEAM TOTALS		45/86	4/7	19/21	35	26	5	10	8	113

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As a lost, confused young man plays the martyr on Twitter timelines, Royce White's chance to construct a sustainable professional basketball career slips away. He's chasing cheers on the court for the Houston Rockets, but they haven't found him deserving of playing time. So, White started to lash out, search for his stardom in cyberspace, and it's turned a combustible partnership into an embarrassing public spectacle.
White has left the Rockets, and there's no telling when he'll return. Before long, White will lose the platform that he so desperately wants to advocate for mental illness. He's fighting a noble fight, with the most noble of intentions, and perhaps someday he can be remembered as a trailblazer on the issue of anxiety disorders.
Yet now, this can't be his crusade, his burden. It's too much. People have tried to tell him this. Royce White needs to save himself and save his basketball career. Without the NBA, his desire to bring awareness – to be a champion for change – will come to an unapologetic and abrupt end.
As White turns this organization into his betrayers, turns himself into a martyr of injustice, he should be preparing himself for the end of his NBA career. This is professional sports, and the cold truth is this: So far, he isn't worth the trouble. So far, he was a waste of a draft pick at No. 16, a waste of the time and care invested in him. Maybe that's hard for him to hear, but it's true – and only he can change it.
This isn't a dismissal of mental illness. This isn't a belittling of his struggle. This is simply a fact. As he rails against the Rockets' insistence that he meet with one of their doctors when he's failing to honor his contract to show up for practices and games, he's losing sight that this is the one organization that's invested in his mental health and development as a player.
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If Houston gives up on him, White will struggle to find another team willing to make even close to the commitment – if any at all. White has turned down NBA D-League assignments, missed practices and conditioning workouts and tried to convince Rockets officials that his anxiety order would be much, much better if they would simply play him in games. This isn't a negotiation, and never will be.
Houston redid White's contract so it could pay for White's RVs and car services on trips, because of his fear of flying. The Rockets have let him come and go this season without fining him. They owe him that patience and understanding, but they don't owe him playing time. It's earned in the NBA, the way three Houston rookies are trying to earn it.
Houston is now done with waiting for him. They traded him and a 2nd round pick for the 29 year old guard Randy Foye. He will be their 2nd string SG and will get more playing time than Royce White did if Chandler Parsons keeps getting injured.

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Jazz @ Rockets - 92-108 - Player of the Game - Chandler Parsons (Back from injury)

Lakers @ Rockets - 92-103 - Player of the Game - James Harden

Rockets @ Spurs - 99-91 - Player of the Game - James Harden

Mavs @ Rockets - 115-103 - Player of the Game - Chris Kaman (Dirk was out)

Spurs @ Rockets - 105-92 - Player of the Game - James Harden