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I'm thinking...i'm thinking...

[Gensi2k]

Hardengate

What am i gonna do?

Ok...Ariza and Johnson are playing with injures. And their return is expected in the same day who meds told us in the first medical after hurt.

Harden IS NOT PLAYING INJURED. He's in TOTAL REST.
And today medical staff come to me and told who his recovery is postponed.

WHAT? He's spending the regular season eating pizza and watching Jersey Shore and his injury gets serious? A sprained ankle? Staying in bed day&night?

I called him. I give him another 3 days of rest. Then HE PLAY, with or without pain.

[Gensi2k]

High-Voltage Night

After the loss in Phoenix, maybe unavoidable, we travelled to the Staples to face Lakers.

In our first meeting there was a scuffle between Kobe and Dwight, where Mamba called "soft" his former teammate.

In a game full of tension, Howard replied to Kobe calling him "bitch" after a block. Kobe laughed in the face of Dwight but he got antsy e started to miss shots. After a clutch trey by Trevor Ariza who give us a 4 point lead with 40 seconds to play, Kobe tried to reduce the gap to a 2 point game but Ariza blocked his layup attempt.

After game, Howard talked of a "personal revenge on Kobe", but coach Gensi hasn't appreciated his declarations and said "Dwight can't lose his focus. Yes, he blocked Kobe, but he hasn't played a great game in my opinion..."

Houston Rockets at Phoenix Suns
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Houston (21-23)	26	22	35	26	109
Phoenix (22-23)	36	23	33	26	118

Houston Rockets
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
T.Ariza	35	5-12	2-6	0-0	6	3	3	1	3	12
T.Jones	25	5-9	0-1	4-8	10	0	1	1	5	14
D.Howard	36	8-15	0-0	3-6	15	0	0	1	3	19
N.Johnson	10	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	3
P.Beverley	31	1-8	1-5	0-0	2	7	0	0	5	3
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
J.Smith	20	9-14	1-1	3-4	3	2	2	0	1	22
C.Brewer	24	9-13	1-3	0-0	6	4	3	0	2	19
K.J.McDaniels	15	3-7	1-3	2-2	1	1	1	0	0	9
D.Motiejunas	23	2-7	0-1	1-2	6	2	0	0	1	5
J.Terry	18	1-3	0-1	1-3	4	10	1	0	0	3
P.Prigioni	3	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0

Phoenix Suns
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
P.J.Tucker	28	1-4	0-2	3-3	11	1	1	0	3	5
Mark.Morris	31	6-11	1-1	0-0	4	4	1	3	2	13
A.Len	29	2-7	0-0	4-4	4	0	1	2	0	8
G.Green	29	7-14	5-9	3-4	4	2	0	0	2	22
E.Bledsoe	37	11-15	2-4	0-0	9	7	2	0	2	24
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Marc.Morris	28	7-16	1-5	3-6	3	5	2	0	2	18
B.Wright	23	6-8	0-0	2-2	7	1	1	4	1	14
M.Thornton	20	1-6	1-4	5-6	2	1	2	0	4	8
T.J.Warren	14	3-6	0-1	0-2	1	0	0	0	0	6
S.Curry	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0
R.Bullock	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
A.Goodwin	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Houston (22-23)	23	26	37	26	112
Los Angeles (11-34)	26	24	35	20	105

Houston Rockets
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
T.Ariza	34	7-13	2-5	2-2	6	2	4	2	3	18
T.Jones	33	5-10	0-0	3-6	9	0	0	1	2	13
D.Howard	31	6-13	0-0	2-4	11	1	1	2	1	14
N.Johnson	26	3-8	2-5	4-6	3	6	0	0	1	12
P.Beverley	33	4-11	3-6	2-4	2	5	2	0	3	13
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
J.Terry	14	7-10	1-1	1-1	0	0	1	0	2	16
K.J.McDaniels	14	3-6	1-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	7
J.Smith	17	2-3	0-0	2-2	4	2	0	0	0	6
D.Motiejunas	15	3-4	0-1	0-0	4	2	2	1	0	6
C.Brewer	19	2-7	1-3	0-0	2	3	0	0	2	5
P.Prigioni	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	2

Los Angeles Lakers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
W.Johnson	33	9-14	2-4	0-0	2	2	2	1	5	20
J.Randle	34	2-8	0-0	0-0	13	1	1	2	0	4
J.Hill	30	2-7	0-0	1-2	13	1	2	0	1	5
K.Bryant	26	7-18	1-2	3-3	3	4	2	0	2	18
J.Lin	31	6-10	0-1	0-0	3	5	0	0	5	12
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
N.Young	18	6-10	1-2	4-4	2	1	0	1	1	17
W.Ellington	14	3-3	1-1	2-2	1	1	1	1	0	9
S.Nash	9	2-4	1-3	2-2	0	4	0	0	2	7
C.Boozer	16	1-1	0-0	4-4	4	3	1	1	1	6
J.Clarkson	13	2-6	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	4	4
E.Davis	16	1-2	0-0	1-2	5	5	1	0	0	3

Howard taking what he called "his personal revenge" on Kobe



Ariza clutch block on nervous Mamba

[Gensi2k]

It's over baby?

Harden returned to play. We continued to lose.

The season is, probably, OVER.

"The Beard" return was terrible: Dallas dominates us with the bench and the one point end should not mislead. We trailed from first to last minute.

And we lose again against Boston. I cannot accept a defeat like that, with a team who's interested to lose games.

The losing streak is interrupted by a miracolous win in Detroit: a 53 point 4th quarter permit us to comeback after "the violence in the paint" by Andre Drummond on Dwight Howard (............)

But we lose other 3 games in a row. Portland and Chicago overtake us clearly, Milwaukee with a streak of luck.

And i haven't finished bad news. After Bucks' game, Harden reported severe pain in the injured ankle and medical reported who he sprained that again.

We're probably f***ed. We're 3 games away from the last playoff spot, with Harden injured for a long time (he can play, but is not in perfect health and we see that on the floor).

We're down at the heels. But we've to react. I never back down in my coaching career and this won't be the first time.

Dallas Mavericks at Houston Rockets
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Dallas (27-20)	33	26	17	18	94
Houston (22-24)	22	20	19	32	93

Dallas Mavericks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
C.Parsons	30	9-12	2-5	1-2	10	0	3	1	2	21
D.Nowitzki	29	1-5	1-1	0-0	7	0	0	1	0	3
T.Chandler	27	3-6	0-0	1-2	9	0	2	4	1	7
M.Ellis	31	1-9	0-4	6-7	3	5	0	3	4	8
R.Rondo	29	2-5	1-1	2-3	2	5	0	0	2	7
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
J.J.Barea	17	4-9	1-3	1-2	4	8	0	0	2	10
A.Stoudemire	26	5-14	0-0	0-1	4	0	0	0	5	10
C.Villanueva	11	4-5	1-1	0-0	4	2	0	0	1	9
D.Harris	12	3-5	1-3	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	9
A.Aminu	21	2-5	0-1	2-3	6	1	3	1	1	6
R.Felton	7	1-2	1-1	1-2	1	0	0	0	2	4

Houston Rockets
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
T.Ariza	34	3-11	1-4	2-3	8	4	2	1	5	9
T.Jones	24	3-10	0-3	3-4	7	0	0	0	0	9
D.Howard	34	3-11	0-0	1-2	11	1	2	2	1	11
J.Harden	33	6-17	3-7	7-8	8	6	5	2	4	22
P.Beverley	32	5-6	3-3	2-3	2	6	0	2	1	15
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
J.Smith	18	4-12	1-3	2-8	4	1	1	0	2	11
D.Motiejunas	23	3-7	1-2	1-2	4	1	0	0	0	8
C.Brewer	19	2-8	2-4	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	6
K.J.McDaniels	7	1-2	1-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	3
J.Terry	16	1-4	0-0	1-2	1	2	3	0	1	3

Houston Rockets at Boston Celtics
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Houston (22-25)	18	21	30	25	94
Boston (17-28)	29	18	31	21	99

Houston Rockets
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
T.Ariza	35	4-7	2-2	8-10	11	4	0	0	3	18
T.Jones	24	2-7	1-4	0-2	5	1	2	0	2	5
D.Howard	30	5-14	0-0	1-6	7	0	0	0	0	11
J.Harden	36	8-24	3-12	0-0	6	3	1	1	3	19
P.Beverley	29	1-5	1-4	1-2	3	3	1	0	6	4
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
D.Motiejunas	24	5-8	2-3	0-0	7	0	1	0	2	12
C.Brewer	19	4-8	0-2	2-2	6	0	3	1	0	10
J.Smith	20	2-7	1-2	2-3	8	2	0	2	2	7
J.Terry	17	1-3	0-1	4-6	2	3	0	0	1	6
K.J.McDaniels	5	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2
P.Prigioni	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Celtics
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
E.Turner	26	2-7	0-2	1-2	9	2	0	0	1	5
J.Sullinger	31	7-14	1-3	4-6	9	4	1	1	0	19
T.Zeller	30	5-10	0-0	3-3	4	0	1	1	1	13
A.Bradley	27	3-6	0-1	0-0	2	3	4	0	0	6
I.Thomas	33	5-15	1-7	0-0	5	8	1	0	3	11
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
B.Bass	20	6-11	0-0	4-4	6	0	0	1	4	16
J.Crowder	19	2-8	2-5	4-5	4	1	0	1	2	10
K.Olynik	14	3-5	1-1	0-0	3	1	1	1	0	7
J.Young	8	1-4	0-2	4-5	0	1	0	0	0	6
M.Smart	21	1-4	0-1	2-4	4	5	0	0	1	4
P.Pressey	11	1-1	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	2

Houston Rockets at Detroit Pistons
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Houston (23-25)	20	40	15	53	128
Detroit (18-30)	27	28	29	27	111

Houston Rockets
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
T.Ariza	34	4-9	2-5	4-4	2	2	0	0	2	14
T.Jones	24	5-12	2-3	0-2	11	2	0	2	0	12
D.Howard	32	8-14	0-0	4-6	12	1	0	1	3	20
J.Harden	34	9-21	6-11	7-7	7	7	1	1	4	31
P.Beverley	33	6-8	3-4	0-0	3	10	2	0	0	15
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
J.Terry	16	4-9	0-2	4-4	3	1	0	0	0	12
D.Motiejunas	23	4-6	1-1	1-2	6	0	0	1	2	10
C.Brewer	18	2-8	1-4	1-2	1	1	4	0	0	6
J.Smith	20	1-4	0-3	3-4	5	4	0	1	0	5
K.J.McDaniels	6	1-3	0-1	1-1	1	1	0	1	0	3

Detroit Pistons
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
T.Prince	29	3-6	0-0	0-0	7	2	0	0	0	6
G.Monroe	37	4-12	0-0	3-5	11	5	1	1	1	11
A.Drummond	39	17-22	0-0	3-8	14	1	0	4	2	37
K.Caldwell-Pope	28	2-7	0-2	0-0	4	3	1	0	0	4
B.Jennings	32	5-17	3-7	1-2	3	9	0	0	0	14
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
J.Meeks	24	8-14	0-5	3-3	3	1	2	0	4	19
C.Butler	15	3-5	1-2	2-2	1	1	0	0	1	9
R.Jackson	24	2-5	0-2	2-2	3	7	1	1	3	6
S.Dinwiddie	12	0-4	0-2	5-6	1	3	0	0	2	5

Chicago Bulls at Houston Rockets
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Chicago (37-13)	22	35	24	19	100
Houston (23-26)	14	24	23	30	91

Chicago Bulls
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
T.Snell	28	2-5	1-3	0-0	3	2	3	1	0	5
P.Gasol	30	3-10	0-1	1-2	7	2	0	0	1	7
J.Noah	27	5-9	0-0	0-0	11	0	2	2	0	10
J.Butler	33	3-14	1-6	1-1	4	7	3	0	4	8
D.Rose	31	9-17	3-9	1-2	3	4	2	0	3	22
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
T.Gibson	25	7-9	0-0	6-8	8	2	1	2	1	20
A.Brooks	23	6-7	5-6	1-1	3	6	1	0	3	18
N.Mirotic	20	2-8	0-2	2-2	6	1	0	1	0	6
K.Hinrich	10	0-1	0-1	2-2	1	1	0	0	0	2
M.Dunleavy	13	1-4	0-2	0-0	0	2	2	0	1	2

Houston Rockets
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
T.Ariza	35	1-10	0-3	1-2	7	3	1	0	2	3
T.Jones	25	4-8	1-2	4-4	2	0	2	1	4	13
D.Howard	31	6-13	0-1	4-4	11	0	2	2	2	16
J.Harden	34	7-12	3-4	4-4	9	7	0	1	3	21
P.Beverley	32	3-6	2-3	1-2	6	5	1	0	4	9
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
D.Motiejunas	24	4-6	2-4	1-2	9	1	0	0	1	11
J.Terry	16	3-7	2-4	0-0	0	3	1	0	1	8
J.Smith	22	2-9	2-3	0-0	3	1	0	1	2	6
K.J.McDaniels	5	0-1	0-1	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	2
C.Brewer	16	0-4	0-1	2-2	4	2	1	0	2	2

Portland Trailblazers at Houston Rockets
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Portland (39-14)	24	33	27	22	106
Houston (23-28)	26	18	24	28	96

Portland Trailblazers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
N.Batum	32	2-6	1-4	0-0	4	3	2	1	1	5
L.Aldridge	35	10-20	0-0	7-7	11	2	1	0	2	27
R.Lopez	28	2-4	0-0	0-0	9	0	0	1	2	4
W.Matthews	31	3-6	1-1	5-6	3	1	2	0	3	12
D.Lillard	34	10-20	5-9	0-0	5	5	0	0	5	25
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
C.J.McCollum	18	4-7	1-2	2-3	2	5	0	0	2	11
A.Afflalo	21	2-4	1-3	1-2	1	1	0	0	1	6
D.Wright	8	3-3	0-0	2-2	0	1	0	1	0	8
C.Kaman	20	1-3	0-0	2-2	5	0	2	2	2	4
J.Freeland	13	0-1	0-0	4-4	4	1	0	1	0	4

Houston Rockets
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
T.Ariza	37	4-8	2-3	0-0	5	1	2	0	0	10
T.Jones	27	4-7	1-1	0-2	5	0	1	1	2	9
D.Howard	32	9-17	0-0	6-8	9	0	4	0	3	24
J.Harden	34	7-18	3-11	2-2	5	8	2	0	0	19
P.Beverley	32	1-3	1-2	2-3	2	4	2	2	5	5
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
D.Motiejunas	23	5-7	1-1	1-3	2	0	0	0	0	12
J.Terry	17	3-7	1-2	0-0	3	4	0	0	1	7
C.Brewer	15	2-4	0-2	2-2	1	1	1	0	2	6
K.J.McDaniels	5	1-2	0-0	2-2	1	1	0	1	2	4
J.Smith	18	0-3	0-1	0-0	3	2	1	1	1	0

Milwakee Bucks at Houston Rockets
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Milwakee (22-28)	21	31	28	20	100
Houston (23-27)	27	19	24	29	99

Milwakee Bucks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
T.Ariza	36	7-13	2-6	2-3	9	2	0	0	0	18
T.Jones	26	2-8	1-2	2-2	3	0	1	1	0	7
D.Howard	31	8-13	0-1	1-3	6	1	1	0	0	17
J.Harden	34	6-18	2-8	6-7	5	3	4	0	7	20
P.Beverley	30	2-5	2-5	0-0	3	5	1	0	1	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
C.Brewer	18	7-10	2-4	0-0	2	1	1	0	1	16
D.Motiejunas	21	3-4	0-0	3-4	7	1	1	0	3	9
J.Smith	22	1-7	0-4	1-2	3	1	2	2	2	3
K.J.McDaniels	5	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2
J.Terry	17	0-1	0-0	1-2	1	4	1	0	3	1

Houston Rockets
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
J.Parker	28	3-10	0-3	2-2	6	2	1	0	3	8
E.Ilyasova	26	3-5	1-2	1-2	6	0	0	0	1	8
J.Henson	26	2-7	0-0	0-0	3	2	0	3	5	4
O.J.Mayo	26	6-9	2-3	2-2	5	0	2	0	1	16
M.Carter-Williams	30	9-14	2-4	1-2	7	7	3	0	5	21
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
J.Dudley	18	3-7	1-3	4-5	3	2	1	0	1	11
M.Plumlee	13	3-5	0-0	2-4	6	0	0	1	0	8
G.Antetokoumpo	28	1-5	0-2	4-5	5	3	1	2	1	6
J.Bayless	12	2-4	1-1	2-2	0	2	0	1	1	7
K.Middleton	24	1-8	0-6	4-5	4	4	2	0	2	6
Z.Pachulia	9	2-3	0-0	1-2	5	0	0	0	1	5

[Gensi2k]

Little recap of new re-signs


New Orleans Pelicans signs Norris Cole (2X6.24M)
New York Knicks signs Andrea Bargnani (3X17.58M)
San Antonio Spurs signs Matt Bonner (1X1.99M)
Los Angeles Lakers signs Jeremy Lin (3X20.82M)
Los Angeles Clippers signs DeAndre Jordan (3X47.18M)
Detroit Pistons signs Tayshaun Prince (1X1.56M)
Detroit Pistons signs Joel Anthony (2X3.21M)

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Clippers and Hornets announces bigman swap

With a sensational and unexpected move the Los Angeles Clippers traded center DeAndre Jordan to Charlotte. In exchange, Hornets give to the Clippers Al Jefferson.

This is a sensational move. Clippers, who entered recently in playoff zone, maybe want to create a total-offense frontcourt while Charlotte is trying to create a defensive wall.

Hornets are very active in these days. In last week they sell:
Power forward Marvin Williams to Philadelphia for Luc Mbah a Moute;
Brian Roberts to Cleveland for Brendan Haywood expiring contract and 2015 Cavs' first pick;
Gerald Henderson to Phoenix for Marcus Thornton;
Mo Williams and 2015 2nd round pick to Indiana for Chris Copeland and 2017 1st round pick.


Nobody knows what Micheal Jordan is thinking but...i never saw a franchise changing this number of players in a few days.

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Still Here

The trade deadline happened and no one made significant moves in last day. Insiders suppose that Dwight Howard was leaving, but at the end he wasn't traded.

Coach Gensi said: "I've never tought about a trade for DH", but other GMs, who wants to stay anonymous, declarate that he was simply dissatisfied of the offers that they made him and Howard was on sale until the last minute.

Another Rockets' target, LaMarcus Aldridge, decided to sign his last big contract in Portland: a 3X56.95M deal, coming off the free agency.

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Efficiency to the Power: Gordon Hayward dominates All Star Game dropping 21 in Western Conference 114-92 WIN