Mattie T’s 2007-08 NBA Playoff Recap: West 1st Rd, #4 Houston Rockets vs. #5 Utah Jazz

Game 1:

93

82

Star Player of the Game: Jazz F Carlos Boozer, who scored 20 points & grabbed 16 rebounds in 35 minutes of action.

Key Stat: Houston shot just 36.7% for the game.

Game 2:

90

84

Star Player of the Game: Jazz C Mehmet Okur, who scored 16 points & grabbed 16 rebounds in 39 minutes of action.

Key Stat: Houston shot just 41.6% for the game.

Game 3:

94

92

Star Player of the Game: Rockets F Tracy McGrady, who scored 27 points, dished out 7 assists & grabbed 5 rebounds in 43 minutes of action.

Key Stat: Rafer Alston’s 20 point effort at point guard in Game 3 almost outscored Bobby Jackson’s scoring (25 points) over the series’ first 2 games.

Game 4:

86

82

Star Player of the Game: Jazz C Mehmet Okur, who scored 14 points & grabbed 18 rebounds in 39 minutes of action.

Key Stat: Houston shot just 36.7% from the field.

Game 5:

95

69

Star Player of the Game: Rockets F Tracy McGrady, who scored 29 points, grabbed 5 rebounds & dished out 5 assists in 38 minutes of action.

Key Stat: Utah shot just 36.5% for the entire game.

Game 6:

113

91

Star Player of the Game: Jazz G Deron Williams, who scored 25 points, dished out 9 assists & grabbed 6 rebounds in 40 minutes of action.

Key Stat: Utah outscored Houston 55-37 in the 2nd half. (Jazz led 58-54 at halftime)

Congratulations to Jerry Sloan’s Utah Jazz, who will advance to the 2nd round for the second consecutive season.

As for Rick Adelman’s Houston Rockets, they suffer their 6th consecutive 1st round exit & have not won a playoff series since 1996-97, when Rudy Tomjanovich was the team’s head coach.

Until then,

Mattie T

Sports Writer for BMS Radio Chicago

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