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Rockets suffer second loss without McGrady; Yao had 17
(AP)
Updated: 2005-11-09 14:09
For the second straight game, Johnson started at shooting guard instead of
point guard for the Hawks, a switch that again pushed Josh Childress to small
forward and Josh Smith out of the lineup.
With Lue starting at point guard, Johnson could reserve his energy for
guarding Bryant.
Johnson couldn't slow Bryant, even when giving the Lakers
a major scare by sending the star crashing to the floor while trying to stop him
on a fast break. Bryant was slow to get up, but remained in the game and made one of two free throws, giving him half of the Lakers'
38 points.
Grizzlies smack SuperSonics
94-69
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Shane Battier and Pau Gasol each
scored 20 points and sparked a third-quarter rally Tuesday night to lead the
Memphis Grizzlies to a 94-69 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics.
Battier scored 13 points in the third quarter as Memphis built its lead to
68-51. Battier outscored the Sonics by himself until the final minute of the
period. Meanwhile, Gasol had 10 in the quarter which Memphis closed with a 10-2
run.
The win was the third straight for Memphis, and gave the Grizzlies (3-1)
their second-best start in franchise history. They were 4-1 to open the 2000-01
season. It also snapped a six-game losing streak to the Sonics, who had won five
straight in Memphis.
Mike Miller added 14 points for the Grizzlies and Eddie Jones had 10.
Ray Allen led the Sonics (1-2) with 15 points, less than half of his 31.5
average through Seattle's first two games. Rashard Lewis had 13 points, all in
the first half, and 10 rebounds. He missed all four of his shots after the
break, and he and Allen were on the bench for good with about seven minutes
left.
Seattle, which got no closer than 17 points in the final quarter, shot 33
percent overall and had 21 turnovers.
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