Video - Carl Landry blocks shot from Williams but not kiss from Alston

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Carl Landry Will Not Accept Your Kisses, But He Will Lead You To Victory
Published 4/25/2008 by Awful Announcing- at Awful Announcing
There hasn't been a better defensive play to seal a game in these Playoffs, or in any Playoffs that I can remember, than this Carl Landry play against Deron Williams and the Jazz. The best part though is the kiss that Rafer Alston tries to give the Rockets' defender (1 minute in)..... ...

Carl Landry Blocks Deron Williams Shot, Not As Effective with Rafer Alston's Lips
Published 4/25/2008 at FanIQ Blog
What a huge block, and more importantly, the subsequent hustle to keep the ball in Houston's possession by the rookie out of Purdue. Carl Landry has been greatly overlooked in a rookie class with many players contributing good minutes, with his own teammate Luis Scola stealing some of the spotlight. Assuming Landry doesn't spend his whole career on the same team as Tracy McGrady, he'll end up as a critical player on several championship teams a la Horace Grant. Landry, who lost a tooth earlier in the game, was able to deny this Deron Williams game winner. ...

But Carl Landry Can't Block Rafer's Smooch!
Published 4/25/2008 by Tom Ziller at FanHouse
Filed under: Rockets, NBA Playoffs, NBA Videos, NBA Last Night, Jazz, HoustonCarl Landry's block on Deron Williams to seal Houston's win in SLC was (as Shoals notes at The Sporting Blog) the stuff of legends. (It might even be comparable to Tayshaun Prince's absurd block-from-behind on Reggie Miller earlier this millenia, insofar as a momentum-shifting play which catapaults an unheralded but excellent kid into some decent attention.) Landry was able to deny Deron, sure ... but he couldn't deny the missile-like desire of Rafer Alston. ...

The Internets are alive: Rockets at Jazz, Game 3
Published 4/25/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
Scanning the blogs and beats following the Rockets' 94-92 win over the Jazz in Game 3 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals ... Brad Rock, Deseret News: "Realistically, this series isn't likely to end any differently than expected, even though the Rockets did win 22 consecutive games in the regular season. The Jazz are too much for the injury-depleted Rockets. Houston isn't going to win four of the final five games — three of the next four, now — to take the series, any more than Houston Control is going to try sending another astronaut to the moon. But that ...