Ariza scores a career-high 33 points for Rockets
Posted Oct 31, 2009 11:10 PM
By MICHAEL A. LUTZ
(AP)
HOUSTON -Trevor Ariza scored a career-high 33 points, Aaron Brooks added 28 points and the Houston Rockets held on to beat the Portland Trail Blazers at home for the fifth straight time in the regular season, 111-107 on Saturday night.
Houston had to overcome a 42-point performance by Brandon Roy and a determined Trail Blazers offense that kept the game close to the end. Ariza's previous career high was 26 points, last accomplished March 15 for the Los Angeles Lakers against Dallas.
The Rockets hit 12 of 24 3-point baskets and shot 50.6 percent overall for the game. Ariza was 5 for 8 from 3-point range.
Houston led 59-54 at the half and never lost the lead. Portland got to 87-84 early in the fourth quarter but never could push ahead. LaMarcus Aldridge scored 27 points for the Trail Blazers and Andre Miller had 15.
Brooks' 28 points missed his career high of 30 last March 6 against Phoenix.
The Rockets led by 11 early in the second quarter and they were up 54-44 with 2:20 remaining in the first half. Roy had eight second quarter points, including a pair of 3-pointers down the stretch to keep it close at the half with the Rockets leading 59-54.
Ariza broke loose with 16 points in the first quarter to help the Rockets take a 33-28 lead.
Aldridge hit his first five shots and the Trail Blazers took the early lead, hitting 12 of their first 14 points in the paint.
The Rockets knocked the Trail Blazers out of the playoffs last year with a 4-2 series win in the first round.
NOTES: Rockets coach Rick Adelman still ranks as the second winningest coach in Trail Blazers history (291-154) behind Jack Ramsay. Portlands loss to Denver on Thursday came despite holding a 43-42 halftime lead. Portland was unbeaten (26-0) last season when leading at halftime at the Rose Garden. Portland plays 19 back-to-backs this season. They were 23-4 last year in the second game of back-to-backs.
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2009-10-31 23:51:10
fast or asap Trevor Ariza did and by the way
are you a christian man ??? so if you are
get the FO asap any team in the NBA will
love to have you.
NOT in control of the game like
I explained below ( without a superstar in the floor)
he is NOT all that but he is control of the LA
organization including jerry and his daughter
and celebrities as well PJ is another tool that
he needs from time to time but also let him
hanging from time to time ;
Another evil creature in control ala MJ that is
hollywood for you land of the anti-jesus now.
bryant ????mvp, mvp,mvp , only
in hollywood;
Mitch the master of suckers.
bryant by himself= 0
bryant + artest = 0
" " + Shaq =7
" " + Gasol=8
" " + Gasol + Ariza= 10
" " + Bench = -1
Did you get it ??
bryant + LA (snl) including celebrities=-2
Can you digged ?
and in this case Pau Gasol he is not all that ,he
never was and he never will be ;
Fact, remember after 03-04, ??? after Shaq left ?
04-05, 05-06, 06-07 ? I want to be traded?so LA stoled Gasol ?
but LA SNL fans keep chanting MVP, mvp, mvp and so
on and so forth ,most of these fans never played b-ball
but the rapist is their hero , their reason to be alive like
lopjackie ?? bozalian , mcjesus and so on ;
Pathetic but even more J.Nicholson and many celebrities
they admire this evil player, go figure.
as usual 2 steals against a top young team
Ron-lunatic - artest the night before 3 points,
5 fouls , 4 turnovers not to mention a weird
haircut and his admiration for the rapist ???
Someone in the LA organization better " QUIT"
when they are ahead including but not limited
to the GM and the coach (Mitch and PJ) if they
have any pride but above all to be embarrass
over and over again this season;
The rapist doesn't care in fact he is laughing
all the way to the bank ( as usual) and he knows
that with another superstar in the floor in this case
Pau Gasol he is NOT all that and maybe he was
in part responsible for letting go of Trevor Ariza a
superstar in the making and bringing lunatic artest
to LA cause he knew that lunatic was willing to
bathe with him.