[新聞] 10/8 Rockets 96, Grizzlies 93
HOUSTON -- Ron Artest gave Houston fans an early glimpse of what he brings to
the team.
Ron Artest給了火箭迷早日看到他加入球隊所帶來的影響
Artest scored 12 of his 15 points in the first quarter of his Rockets debut,
and Houston beat the Memphis Grizzlies 96-93 on Tuesday night in its
preseason opener.
Artest在他首次來到火箭隊的第一節就得了12分
The Rockets picked up Artest in an offseason trade with Sacramento with the
hope that the talented, temperamental forward transforms them into a title
contender.
Artest concedes that he and the team still have a lot of work to do on their
chemistry.
Artest承認他跟火箭隊還有很多事情要去做在於他們的默契各方面
"There are a lot of tendencies we don't know about each other," said Artest,
who went 4-for-12 from the field. "As we play more and more with each other,
everybody's going to get used to each other's game."
It'll help to have a full roster.
這段是說他們還要一起打更多場才能習慣彼此
Tracy McGrady sat out to rest his sore left knee. The Rockets star had
offseason surgery to remove loose tissue in the knee and said last week that
it was healing slower than expected. And Shane Battier, the starting forward
last season, is out for at least three more weeks with inflammation in his
left foot.
McGrady和Battier都在休息沒上
"We'll only get better as a team," Artest said.
Yao Ming had 10 points and nine rebounds in less than two quarters of action.
Houston coach Rick Adelman has said he'll be careful with Yao during the
preseason to try and keep the six-time All-Star fresh and injury-free.
Yao was playing an NBA game for the first time since breaking his left foot
last February. Yao said he felt like a rookie in the first quarter, trying to
get used to the speed and intensity after such a long layoff. He looked
better in the third quarter, scoring eight points and grabbing four rebounds.
"It felt like new, like I'm new here," Yao said.
Yao這場在沒有上場很久的狀況得了10分九籃板
Adelman表示他會注意Yao的身體狀況
自從他在二月受傷後 今天是他第一次上場NBA的比賽
Yao正在習慣場上的感覺
Carl Landry, Yao's backup, had 18 points and nine rebounds.
Houston led 71-70 after three quarters, and Artest and Yao were done for the
night. Artest played 24 minutes and Yao played just over 22.
火箭在前三節時以71-70領先
這時Artest和Yao都已經收工嚕XD
Rudy Gay scored 14 for the Grizzlies and had a pair of highlight-reel dunks
in the fourth quarter. Hakim Warrick led Memphis with 15, including a dunk
that tied it at 92.
Coach Marc Iavaroni liked what he saw from point guards Mike Conley and Kyle
Lowry, who combined for eight assists.
"Both our point guards were very aggressive and we want them to penetrate to
the basket," Iavaroni said. "This is an indication that both of them have
made progress from last year."
Artest received the loudest ovation of the night when he was introduced with
the starting lineup. He missed his first shot as a Rocket, a 3-point try from
the top of the key. He sank a 3-pointer from the same spot a minute later.
Yao already saw Artest taking scoring pressure off of him.
"He took a lot of shots and drew a lot of fouls on the offensive end," Yao
said.
Yao認為Artest得分跟防守很不錯
Gay scored five points, including a driving dunk past Yao, to help Memphis
build an early lead. Artest scored seven points, including another 3-pointer,
during a 9-0 run that put the Rockets up 18-13.
Artest played for Adelman for one season in Sacramento and knows the offense
as well as any of the Rockets. Adelman said he'd like his team to learn how
to use Artest more effectively in fast-breaking situations.
"We've still got to get used to knowing what he does and what he likes to
do," Adelman said. "We'd like to take advantage of him when we're pushing the
ball and things are on the move and it's not so stagnant, where they can just
see everybody come at him. But that will just take some time."
Yao had a quiet start and came out with 1:44 left in the quarter. He had five
rebounds, but only two points, in 10 minutes before he was replaced by
Landry.
Artest also sat out the second quarter. Brent Barry, the Rockets' other big
offseason acquisition, hit a 3-pointer with 10:12 left in the first half to
tie the game at 27-all.
Adelman only used reserves in the second quarter and Houston took a 46-43
halftime lead. Warrick had nine points and O.J. Mayo had eight for Memphis in
the first half.
Yao and Artest were back for the start of the third quarter.
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