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Published: May 11, 2009
If you didn’t enjoy the Houston Rockets – Los Angeles Lakers game on Sunday, than you’re clearly not a fan of good basketball. The Rockets, a team already without Tracy McGrady that had just lost their best player in Yao Ming for the playoffs, dominated a heavy favorite Lakers’ team in game four.
The Rockets not only showed no fear against the Lakers, they simply embarrassed them.
The Rockets are filled with underdogs and overachievers who showed more heart that I have seen from a team in a long time.
Their center filling in for Yao Ming, Chuck Hayes is only 6’6”, yet he didn’t let Paul Gasol get any easy baskets. The starting point guard Aaron Brooks, although only 6’, was unstoppable in the paint, and scored 34 total points.
Besides Ron Artest and Shane Battier, the Rockets are filled with overachievers who, due to hard work, have become the players they are today. Chuck Hayes is an un-drafted player, who was supposed to be too undersized to play in the NBA.
Aaron Brooks, a 26th overall pick in the 2007 draft, was supposed to be too small to be a point guard in the NBA. Kyle Lowry, another 6’ guard, was the 24th pick in the 2006 NBA Draft.
Forward Carl Landry was the 31st overall pick in 2007. Von Wafer was the 39th overall pick in the 2005 draft. Luis Scola, who played nine years in Europe before coming to the Rockets, was the 55th overall pick in 2002.
In reality, the Rockets will likely still lose this series.
However, regardless if they lose or not, they have shown that they have the key ingredient that the Lakers are missing that is required to win a title: heart.
The Rockets, who have lost McGrady, Yao Ming, and Dikembe Mutumbo for the season, have shown that heart and toughness are the true keys to being a champion. There are some players who frankly a scouting report does not give justice to.
The Rockets are filled with players that get on the court and simply know how to play basketball. There are certain things you can teach and certain things you can’t.
The Lakers, as talented as they are, are just simply missing heart and toughness.
No matter what happens the rest of the series, nobody will ever be able to take away the heart the Rockets showed on Sunday.
3 Comments on "The Rockets Have The Heart That The Lakers Are Missing"
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Cash Gifting Practice on Mon, 11th May 2009 3:44 pm
Battier’s early shooting boosted the Rockets. Phil Jackson’s “I won’t call a timeout no matter how much I get behind early” strategy backfired. LA got into a hole it couldn’t get out of. The Lakers should take it but it’s become an interesting series. Still looking for Lakers/Nuggets winner vs the Cavs with Lebron lighting up the Finals.
Ryan
Ludgier Rington on Mon, 11th May 2009 7:18 pm
Dood!!! This is an emotional article for us Rockets fans!! You definitely hit the nail on this series! Being a Rockets fan, I believe that we can still win the series…a slight chance, but miracles happen from time to time in the world of sports. No one even predicted us to beat the Blazers, but we did. I hope everyone will be wrong again! Thanks for the nice article!
Ileana on Mon, 11th May 2009 8:45 pm
This article is a very touching article; it reminds me of the time when the Houston Rockets won championship back in the days no one ever thought we would be able to make it back then but we did and it was the same way as what we are doing now. We all know history somehow repeats its self and the Houston Rockets will bring back a championship to Houston Texas because we not only got game, heart, and the desire to win!!! GO ROCKETS!!!!