THE ROCKET-TEAR

Stop the rumors--our Big Three no team should take, 
Auerbach: our best trades are the ones we didn't make.
Statistics are interesting in so many ways,
Like since the Cs beat the Rockets? More than 1500 days.

Rondo takes Parsons off dribble, hoops by KG, 
Ray usually runs all over, kind of subdued is he.
Lowry is tough, Bass out early, is he hurt?
Just getting retaped by Eddie Lacerte.

Rockets' Scola, Chandler, Lowry and Martin, 
Cs score at one end, up the floor Rockets are dartin'.
Stiemsma and Bradley brought energy to start Q2,
Develop some chemistry is what the bench must do.

Finally Ray in the paint, then to Wilcox nice pass,
With early foul trouble, in for Wilcox comes Bass.
Good job Stiemsma, especially when they left him open, 
Then RAY ALLEN FOR THREE, just like we were hopin'.

Bass had his signature shot, end Q2, in the mix, 
At the end of the half, Cs up by six.
Assists from Rondo, hoops by Pierce and KG, 
With tons of energy the Cs started Q3.

Cs a little sloppy up and down the floor,
Walking the ball up, dribbling,  before trying to score.
Their turnover stat, they've been able to trim it,
But too early in Q3, Cs' fouls over the limit.

A thing of beauty, RAY ALLEN FOR THREE,
Rockets in the paint as much as can be.
Cs just shooting threes, giving fouls too many, 
Rockets tying it with free throws, Cs hardly have any.

At the end of Q3, 63-68.
Still miss those third quarters of '07-'08.
Bradley started Q4 with energy and good D, 
Altho' he was fouled, there was a tech on KG.

Good defense, good stops, winding down Q4,
Ray coast to coast, Cs needing to score.
Of career milestones KG has no lack, 
With 13,100 rebounds, one more than (birthday boy) Shaq.

The crowd's on their feet, 14-2 run they did see,
Helped, of course, by RAY ALLEN FOR THREE.
Ray fumbled, then scored, overtime to begin, 
Pierce aggressively to the hoop, he wants to win!

Ray with the steal, Pierce again hard to the hoop,
Pierce lost his headband!! All heart this group.
Cs with the win, a little piece of heaven,
Rockets 92, Cs 97!