NBA’s Latest Happenings

Missing Yao Ming

Too bad for Houston Rockets’ fans, Yao Ming will be out for the remainder of the season due to a stress fracture in his left foot as revealed by their General Manager Daryl Morey last Tuesday. Yao is expected to be out for 3 to 4 months before starting a rehab to make him well.

The Rockets are now on their 13th straight wins after attaining a victory against Wizard today, their first win without Yao Ming. They are one of the hottest teams in the NBA right now. But, things might change since Yao Ming will be gone for a couple of months. In today’s game however, they show that they can still win even without Yao. Thanks to their other players who stepped up like Luther Head who’s the top scorer of Houston for today’s game. Rafer Alston also contributed 13 points and another 14 pts from Luis Scola. Adding up to this list of contributors is another Houston star player, T-Mac. For the Houston fans don’t worry because still, T-Mac is in good shape and their rookie Luis Scola is having a good game that really helps the team to gain more winnings. Not mentioning their bench players that show and prove that they can win even without Yao. Just look on their showmanship for today’s game - they are really amazing! Hope they will continue winning for the sake of all Houston fans out there. Good Luck!

Kobe's Back on Top
On the other hand, I’m a Kobe fan so I’m so happy to see his name on top of the list of Maurice Brooks’ “Race to the MVP” column in the NBA.COM. For me, he deserves to be the NBA’s MVP this year. I know he can score a lot but now, if you see him play you will see that he really developed his passing skills. The leadership he shows his teammates really motivates them to play to the highest level. Maybe that’s what makes their team on top in the West for this season. Now that Kobe trusts the ability of his teammates, everyone has really stepped up. They rotate the ball so well and look for a better shot every game. Pau Gasol is really a big addition to their team. Can’t wait to see Andrew Bynum back on the game playing together with Pau Gasol for the power forward position and then Lamar Odom will be their small forward, Kobe as their shooting guard and Derek Fisher as their point guard. Also, they also give their bench players the credit by playing in high spirit like Jordan Farmer, Luke Walton, Sasha Vujacic, Ronny Turiaf, Vladimir Radmanovic and Coby Karl. Looking at today’s game against Portland Trail Blazers, Kobe lead his team with 30 points, 7 assists and 9 rebounds that helped a lot for the Lakers’ victory. The Lakers’ bench players also contributed in today’s game. Sasha Vujacic has 12 points; Jordan Farmer has 21 points having 4 out 5 in the three-point line and other players who also give their important contributions especially when it comes to defense, to overcome the 7-point half time lead by the Blazers.