Running thoughts on Rockets/Blazers second half

• Roy and Aldridge are now a combined 8/26 (31%)
• 2 minutes into the half Yao has picked up foul #3
• The Blazers have cut the lead to 11, and now Yao is going to the locker room, looks like he may need stitches.
• The Rockets have 17 assists on 29 made baskets, Portland has 9 assists on 23 made baskets.
• The Rockets have just 4 turnovers 32 minutes 
• With 2 minutes left in the 3rd the lead is down to 7 as the Rockets have been bad on offense this period. Yao is just 3-11 from the field.
• The Rockets were outscored 26-18 in the 3rd period, so after 3 its 78-69 Houston. Nicolas Batum was 5-5 in the period with 14 points. 
• The Rockets have played a great first 3 1/2 minutes of the 4th period, outscoring Portland 11-6 to up the lead to 14. Kyle Lowry has had a very solid game of the bench. He only has 4 points, but he has taken just 3 shots. He also has 4 assists and 3 rebounds. 
• The Rockets just blew a 4-on-2 fast break. Unfortunately one of the 4 was Yao Ming, who was given the ball by Kyle Lowry. Yao should probably be trailing on that play. Still a 13 point lead with 6:08 left to play.
• Portland is on an 11-2 run in the last 5 minutes to get back to within 5. 
• The Rockets have only scored 31 points in the second half, there is 3:25 left in regulation.
• With Portland going small, Luis Scola is having to guard Travis Outlaw, and he's giving Scola fits. 
• Good swtich by Rick Adelman putting Battier on Outlaw and Scola on Batum.
• Rockets have just 32 points on 33% shooting in the second half
• 22 seconds left Rockets have the ball up 2. They are also out of timeouts. 
• Aaron Brooks hits both free throws to make the score 94-90, timeout Portland, there last timeout. The Rockets need to try and not let Portland score too quickly here.
• 4 seconds is all it took as Ron Artest slipped and Brandon Roy blew past him for the layup. Artest now at the line. He makes both. 
• Brandon Roy misses a 3 at the other end. 96-92 Rockets ball, 9 seconds left. Artest back to the line.
• Rockets win 98-94. They move up to 4th in the West.