With Kobe placing the straps on Tracy holding him to 4-16 shooting, the rest of the team stepped up to continue their record run. Raefer Alston had a record high 31 points with 8 tre's. The Rockets held a lead for the majority of the game until the Lakers battled back to within 2 points. Battier and Jackson continued to sink tre's, surging to a 10 point lead at 96-86, then Jackson hit a jumper from the wing that made it 100-86, putting the game out of reach.
Every time the Lakers got close, someone other than McGrady would keep Houston ahead.
“Let’s keep it going,” McGrady said. “This was a good test for us. We came out and took care of business.”
McGrady hopes this win silences some of the skeptics. Critics continue to dismiss Houston's 22-0 streak as a fluke, saying the Rockets have played a bunch of weak teams.
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