scores.espn.go.com - 11/7/2008
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Roy's buzzer-beating 3-pointer sinks Rockets in overtime PORTLAND, Ore. -- Brandon Roy immediately started looking for an opportunity to redeem himself after he made a big mistake Thursday night. He didn't have to wait very long. Roy made a 30-foot jumper as time expired in overtime to ...
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Blazers Win Thriller, While Magic Win Sleeper [NBA Triple Threat]
FanIQ Blog —
... Portland 101 Houston 99 OT Wow what a finish in the great Northwest. Brandon Roy's 18 foot jumper with 1.9 seconds looked to be the game winner, until Houston went to Yao Ming who hit a turn around jumper of his own and was fouled. Yao hit the free throw and put the Rockets up one point with only .8 seconds remaining which was just enough time. Steve Blake inbounded the ball to Roy at about 35 feet and Roy caught it, turned, fired, and the ball hit nothing but the bottom of the net as the buzzer went off, giving the Blazers the dramatic 2 point victory in overtime. Brandon Roy ...
Game 5 Recap: Blazers 101, Rockets 99
Blazersedge —
... We used our last timeout and Blake inbounded the ball to Roy about 6 feet behind the three point line. Two things strike me about his shot. First, assuming you can get hold of a replay (like in the highlight package here), tell me exactly what Tracy McGrady was doing. He had Roy initially, then Roy dove to the outside. Instead of following him McGrady just pointed for Ron Artest to pick him up. The problem was that Artest was already full engaged with ...
SO, THAT WAS A PRETTY GOOD SHOT
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... For those of you East Coasters who didn’t stay up until 1:45 a.m. to watch the conclusion of the Houston-Portland overtime game last night, you didn’t miss much. Just three lead changes in the final 1.9 seconds that ended with Brandon Roy making a 30-foot heave to turn a loss into a win at the buzzer. Ho-hum. ...
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Houston at Portland (10:30 p.m. EST). Tracy McGrady, Ron Artest and the Rockets try to rebound from their first loss of the season when they visit Brandon Roy and the Trail Blazers.
