The Rockets had an outstanding first half on offense and they held Dirk Nowitzki, who made just three of 12 shots overall, to two missed shots and two points in the first half. Didn't matter, because this night belong to Rockets guard Aaron Brooks. Brooks lit the Mavericks up for 30 points! The Rockets zone was in a zone - everything clicked right.
However, the Mavericks got off to a slow start. Offensively they struggle shot went up but sisn't fall in. The Rockets defensive zone plays were to much for the Mavs on this New Years Eve night.
“The zone itself allows you to shoot 3s, and I pretty much wanted to shoot 3s,” said Brooks, who led the Rockets in scoring. “We did a great job on defense. I think that was one of the best jobs we did on Dirk. We held them under 100 points. I think that was one of the first times we did that.”
Rockets coach Rick adelman seems to think differently about the zone defense; "The zone is not a great defense if you attack it right, and I thought we stood way too much,” coach Rick Adelman said. “I don’t like standing and just taking standstill 3s. We have to go inside, outside. We have to have cutters going through. It’s something we have to talk about, but I’ve never had a team that’s struggled against the zone, and we shouldn’t either with the people we have inside.”
This win is the Rockets 6 straight at home and 11 for December '09.
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