Houston pulled off the 93-92 upset of Brooklyn today, thanks to a mistake-filled game. "We stank," said losing coach Bob. "We beat them around like high-schoolers whenever we played like we usually do, but that wasn't often enough. There's just no excuse for that type of play. I suppose we just got overconfident; I mean Brooklyn isn't exactly a top-notch team. But we sure stank it up out there."

Houston coach Bob focused more on the positives. "Bob can say what he wants, but we really managed to knock them out of their usual plan. Would that have happened if they weren't playing anybody? He makes it sound like they gave the game away, but the truth is that we played with them the whole way and were in position to capitalize when our chances came."

Houston was led by Sims (19 points, 2 assists, a steal, a block), Fox (9 points, 4 assists, a steal, 3 blocks), Groninger (13 points, 7 boards, 1 assists). Brooklyn was led by Lee (17 points, 15 boards, 1 assists), Jeanlouis (23 points, a block), Fuller (16 points, 0 assists).

Houston improve to 28-20 and 15-10 at home with this win. They stay at #2 in the Southwest and hold at #6 overall in the Western Conference. Brooklyn drop to 32-12. They hold at #2 in the Atlantic and remain at #4 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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