The Rockets outscored the Hornets 21-6 in the 4th quarter last night to put them away. Chase Budinger led the way for the Rockets last night with 27 points and 4 rebounds. Samuel Dalembert was tough around the basket as he finished up with 11 points and 11 rebounds in 18 minutes on the floor. Courtney Lee only shot 4 of 14 from the floor but he still finished up with 10 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot. The Rockets finished up the 2011-12 season with a 34-32 record.

The Rockets have decided to shut down 26-year old point guard Kyle Lowry (sports hernia) and 29-year old shooting guard Kevin Martin (shoulder) for the rest of the 2011-12 season. Lowry played in 47 games (38 starts) for the Rockets this year and he averaged 32.1 minutes, 14.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, 6.6 assists and 1.6 steals per game. Martin played in 40 games (all starts) for the Rockets this year and he averaged 31.6 minutes, 17.1 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. The Rockets are 1.5 games behind the Utah Jazz for the last playoff spot, with 1 game left to play…so it made sense to shut down Lowry and Martin.

The Rockets were outscored 31-19 in the 4th quarter last night and it did them in. Chandler Parsons led the way for the Rockets last night with 23 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals and 1 blocked shot. Goran Dragic (16 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists), Courtney Lee (14 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot) and Patrick Patterson (14 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot) also had solid games last night. Luis Scola pitched in with 12 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal last night. The Houston Rockets are now 33-32 on the year.

The Rockets nipped the Warriors in Houston last night to keep their playoff hopes alive. Courtney Lee (20 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal) and Goran Dragic (18 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals) led the way for the Suns last night. Luis Scola also had a solid game with 13 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals last night. Chase Budinger (11 points) and Patrick Patterson (10 points) also pitched in for the Rockets last night. The Rockets are now 33-31 on the year.

The Rockets were outrebounded 57-40 and they were outscored 18-12 in O.T. to suffer a devastating road loss in the Big Easy last night. Goran Dragic (23 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 steal) and Chase Budinger (22 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists) led the way for the Rockets last night. Courtney Lee (15 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal), Marcus Camby (14 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal) and Luis Scola (11 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot) also had solid games for the Rockets last night. The Rockets are now 32-31 on the year.

The Rockets shot 50% from the floor last night but it just wasn’t good enough as they were outscored 39-26 in the 4th quarter and it did them in.  Goran Dragic (20 points, 2 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 steals) and Luis Scola (18 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals) led the way for the Rockets in this game.  Courtney Lee (16 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals) and Chase Budinger (14 points and 3 rebounds) also had decent games last night.  Chandler Parsons (12 points), Marcus Camby (11 points and 17 rebounds) and Kyle Lowry (11 points) also pitched in for the Rockets in this game.  The Rockets are now 32-30 on the year.

The Rockets left it all on the court and they just fell short last night against the Nuggets. Chandler Parsons (21 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 1 blocked shot) and Goran Dragic (21 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal) led the way for the Rockets last night. Courtney Lee (18 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 blocked shot) and Luis Scola (14 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists) also had solid games for the Rockets. Kyle Lowry pitched in with 10 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocked shots off the bench in 20 minutes. The Rockets are now 32-29 on the year.

The Rockets only shot 36.8% from the floor and they were outscored 58-37 last night in the 2nd half and it did them in. Luis Scola (19 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot) and Chase Budinger (19 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals) led the way for the Rockets in this game. Chandler Parsons (12 points and 9 rebounds) and Goran Dragic (12 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals) pitched in despite combining to only shoot 8 of 24 from the floor last night. The Rockets are now 32-28 on the year.

The Rockets have signed 35-year old point guard Earl Boykins for the rest of the season. He has played in 6 games (0 starts) for the Rockets so far this year and he is averaging 15.0 minutes, 5.7 points, 1.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. Boykins is only shooting 35.5% from the floor so far for the Rockets, which isn’t too good. Boykins probably won’t see much P.T. the rest of the way, unless Goran Dragic or Kyle Lowry get injured.

38-year old center Marcus Camby has really played well since coming over from the Rockets in a deal at the trade deadline. Camby has played in 14 games (8 starts) for the Rockets so far this year and he is averaging 24.4 minutes, 7.4 points, 9.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.9 blocked shots per game. The Rockets have a solid tandem at center with Marcus Camby and Samuel Dalembert, which is going to cause matchup problems in the playoffs (assuming the Rockets make them) for opposing teams.