T-Mac Fires Rockets
26 January, 2007
Tracy McGrady scored 37 points to help the Houston Rockets beat the San Antonio Spurs 90-85 on Wednesday night.
After helping the Rockets secure a second straight win in San Antonio McGrady said, "It's important to us because we haven't won here in a long time. This is big. It's big to come to San Antonio and get a win."
The Rockets had previously lost 17 straight games on the road to the Spurs before winning their Decenber 22 encounter 97-78.
McGrady has led the Rockets to a 10-5 record in the absence of all-star center Yao Ming who broke a bone under his right knee in December.
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich praised McGrady’s unselfish play saying, " If you double team him he's going to find someone else."
"You never want to be in a game that's close with Tracy McGrady. He can rise up anywhere on the court over just about anybody who's guarding him," he said.
Houston blew the game open in the fourth quarter after the scores were tied six times in the third.
The Spurs will look to bounce back to the winners list on Friday when they host the Memphis Grizzlies while Houston will head home to entertain the Portland Trailblazers.
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