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《休斯敦记事报》资深记者费根11/2日撰文更新火箭队近况

阿泰斯特技术犯规维持原判

NBA支持周四比赛中对阿泰技术犯规的裁判。达拉斯队的霍华德对姚明犯规时，阿泰冲向冲突的双方导致了技术犯规。

联盟也正在复查火箭队提供的录像，录像显示在比赛的前段，霍华德绊倒了姚明。

比赛赛程有利于麦蒂

如同许多夜晚的比赛一样，火箭的后卫麦蒂非常艰难地打完上周四的第二场比赛。他在周四时说，在缺阵大多数季前赛和连打两场季赛后，赛程给予的一天休息对他的左腿力量的恢复非常理想。

麦蒂说：“我想会有帮助，让这腿休息一天，第二天回场还要靠它吃饭呢。这就是养精蓄锐之道。”

“当我打球时，我试图将腿痛抛于脑后，出阵比赛时，我只当腿正常无事。我非常顾忌动作过猛会引起受伤，我脑子里的确有这个阴影。”

板凳队员进步大

在季赛的第一场球时，火箭的板凳队员只得了10分，但第二场比赛中，替补劲取29分。这之间的不同要归功于阿隆.布鲁克斯的归队，他一人就贡献了14分和5次助攻。但教头阿帅认为，不管板凳中谁上场，球队都需要稳定的发挥。

阿帅说：“这对我们十分重要。我们需要板凳队员出场时，场场都有稳定的发挥。阿隆提供了有力的贡献，帮助巨大。板凳队员能上场又能稳定发挥，功不可没。在我们审视比赛时，提供了更大的选择余地。”

麦蒂认为，替补队员的作用远不止如此，他们会将火箭队提升到更高的水平。

他说：“这才能创立一支伟大的球队。首发队员打开了一个好开局，一定要下场休息，板凳队员这时上场维持住好局面。替补会带来大量能量，为使我们变得更好，这正是我们所需要的。”

重拾防守旧业

在火箭队与雷霆队季前赛的对垒中，俄克拉荷马市的雷霆队有19分的快攻得分，周四对小牛时，任牛肆虐，让其有高达39分的快攻得分。

在另一场季赛对阵雷霆时，强调了掐断快攻。但火箭教头阿帅认为，除了转身速归外，防守尚所欠甚多。

“这也是些固有的坏习惯，当我们周围的队员发起攻击时，两名队员必须回防，但我们就是做不到这一点。我想有时有些队员对回防还没养成习惯。麦蒂和阿泰尤其如此。这一点肖恩.巴蒂尔总是非常出色，他总能回防到位。”

“我们必须高度重视防守，如果你不是到蓝下进攻，又看到队员空切上篮，你就必须回防。”

布鲁克斯提前归队

在布鲁克斯受伤缺阵三天，预期缺阵可达三周之久时，球迷对他的归队一定倍感意外。甚至连队友们也为他的神速康复颇感神奇。

火箭后卫拉弗-阿尔斯通说：“麦蒂和我都不敢相信，我对他说：‘医生还没来得及给你贴胶布呢。’我还以为他是没西装才穿队服坐在休息席上呢，”（NBA规定不参赛队员要着正装）

Rockets notes: Artest's technical foul stands

By JONATHAN FEIGEN Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle

Nov. 2, 2008, 12:20AM

The NBA upheld the technical foul assessed to Rockets forward Ron Artest in Thursday’s game. Artest was given the technical for running to a confrontation after Dallas’ Josh Howard fouled Yao Ming.

The league is still reviewing video the Rockets provided of an incident earlier in the game when Howard tripped Yao.

Schedule aids McGrady

As difficult as it was for Rockets guard Tracy McGrady to have played the second game in as many nights Thursday, he said Saturday that playing both games, taking a day off and then playing again Saturday might be an ideal schedule for building the strength back in his left leg after missing most of the preseason.

“I think it helps, playing on it, letting it rest and coming back the next day and working on it,” McGrady said. “That’s how you build strength.

“When I’m playing I try not to think about it. I try to go out there and try to be as normal as possible. Sometimes when I make a move in my mind, it’s definitely in the back of my head.”

Bench players step up

In the first game of the season, the Rockets’ bench combined for 10 points. In the second game, the Rockets reserves had 29. Much of the difference might be attributable to the return of Aaron Brooks, who had 14 points and five assists off the bench, but Rockets coach Rick Adelman said the team will need consistency no matter who plays.

“It’s going to be important for us,” Adelman said. “We need to have consistency there coming off the bench game in, game out. Aaron can give us a lift there. Coming off the bench and being consistent, it really helps us. It adds another dimension in the game for us with the game.”

More than that, Tracy McGrady said it can lift the Rockets to a different echelon.

“That’s what makes a team a great,” he said. “You got to have your starters get off to a great start and a bench that comes in and maintains that. Those guys are creating a lot of energy. In order for us to be good, that’s what we’re going to need.”

Getting back on defense

In the Rockets preseason game against the Thunder, Oklahoma City had 19 fast break points. In the Rockets’ game Thursday against the Mavericks, they allowed 37 points on the break.

With another game against the Thunder, there was an emphasis on cutting off the break, but Rockets coach Rick Adelman said that more is needed than to just turn around and run fast.

“It’s habits that you have, too. If one of our perimeter people goes to the basket, the other two have to get back, and we weren’t doing that. I think sometimes guys aren’t used to doing it, Tracy (McGrady) and Ron (Artest) in particular. That’s one thing Shane (Battier) always did for us; he was always back.

“We just have to concentrate on it. If you’re not going to the boards, and you see somebody penetrate, you’ve got to get

Brooks returns early

Fans might have been surprised to see Aaron Brooks play on Thursday after missing three days with an injury that was expected to keep him out as much as three weeks, but even his teammates were stunned during the game.

“Tracy (McGrady) and I couldn’t believe it,” Rockets guard Rafer Alston said. “I said, ‘Are you even taped?’ I thought he was just in uniform on the bench because he didn’t have a jacket (required by the NBA to sit on the bench).”