10-30-08 Rockets vs. Mavericks 112-102

The game got real close in the 4th quarter, but with the help of Ron Artest's shots, the Rockets pulled away with the victory. Artest showed that he is capable of making perimter shots, and it really helped out the Rockets get the win. With T-Mac on the bench and the Rockets tied with the about 6 minutes to go, Artest showed that he could still play. So the Rockets won, which is good but seeing Artest's ability to be a team player was great. When Yao got fouled by Josh Howard, Artest came running in to save his big man, not (like many poeple thought) pick a fight. That is behind him now. I was very pleased to see that.Yao also looked good. He was healthy and played decent minutes. Aaron "Speedy" Brooks played well subbing for Rafaer Alston. So the Rockets won and it required Artest to take over the game in over to win. Thats all right, he is just one person of three with the abilty to step it up and win a game. So with the Rockets Big-3 the Rockets look in good shape for the rest of the season.