Red Dead Redemption: 3rd season (0-0)

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(forgive me for that. so lazy to edit.)

Game: NBA Live 07
Team: Houston Rockets
Roster: NLSC 4.0

Settings:
Playoff rounds: best-of-7
Default sliders used

Yes, I'm starting my very first Dynasty thread.

I'll hand out some notes.

Most of the games will be simulated. If it's necessary, I'll intervene the simulation in the 4th quarter. Quarter length is only 5 minutes. I'll be using the default schedule. But, I'll change the year to 2010-2011.

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Team overview:

The Rockets have missed the playoffs last year because of Yao Ming's absence. Last season also ended Tracy McGrady's tenure in Houston with a trade to the New York Knicks. But they were not left short-handed. They also got Kevin Martin on that trade. They finished the season with a 42-40 mark, good for 9th place in the West.

With the return of Yao, many says that the Rockets became a championship-caliber team again. With the emergence of Chase Budinger, Luis Scola, Chuck Hayes, and Kyle Lowry, the Rockets are now part of the so-called elite team in the NBA.

Here are some off-season moves:

The Rockets got Terrence Williams from the New Jersey Nets in a three-team deal with the Lakers that sent Sasha Vujacic to the Nets and Joe Smith heading to the 2-time defending champs.
Jermaine Taylor was traded to the Sacramento Kings for a conditional 2nd-round pick.
Goran Dragic became a Rocket when he was traded for Aaron Brooks.
Shane Battier returned to Memphis in a trade. In return, the Rockets got Hasheem Thabeet and DeMarre Carroll.

Here are the starters:
C-Yao Ming, 7-6
F-Luis Scola, 6-9
F-Chase Budinger, 6-7
G-Kevin Martin, 6-7
G Kyle Lowry, 6-0

Bench:
G-Courtney Lee, 6-5
C-Chuck Hayes, 6-6
F-Patrick Patterson, 6-9
F/G-Terrence Williams, 6-6
C-Brad Miller, 7-0
G-Goran Dragic, 6-3
F/C-Jordan Hill, 6-10

Reserves:
C-Hasheem Thabeet, 7-4
F-DeMarre Carroll

[Axel The Great]

Awesome! Finally someone other than me is doing a Rockets dynasty! Good luck, and make my man K-Mart a star! I like the title by the way.

[Stress Fracture]

Thank you Axel. Well, I was bored so I decided to make a dynasty.

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Jazz destroys Rockets, 110-78
(sorry no game story, I had it simmed.)

Dallas defeats inter-state rival Houston, 103-96
DALLAS- Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Kidd combined for 46 points and the Dallas Mavericks give the Houston Rockets their 2nd-straight loss in a 103-96 win. It was the first meeting of these inter-state rivals this season. "Man, it was a very tough game. We had some lapses on the defensive end in the endgame." Said Kevin Martin, who finished with only 2 points on 1-3 shooting. Houston made the game very close despite going 0% in threes. Yao Ming lead the Rockets with 26 points.

The Scores:
Dallas- Nowitzki-25, Kidd-21, Marion-18, Terry-12, Beaubois-8, Chandler-7, Haywood-5, Brewer-4, Cardinal-3
Houston- Yao-26, Lowry-18, Hayes-11, Patterson-11, Scola-9, Budinger-5, Lee-3, Martin-2, Williams-1



Hornets defeat Rockets,109-103
HOUSTON-The New Orleans Hornets outscored the Houston Rockets, 19-13 in the overtime period, and they hand Houston their third straight loss, 109-103. "We overpassed in the overtime period. They had a great job reading our passes that resulted to crucial turnovers." Said coach Rick Adelman. Kevin Martin made up from his measly performance in their last game, scoring 29 points on 10-21 shooting.

The Scores:
Houston- Martin-29, Yao-16, Budinger-15, Hayes-12, Lowry-9, Miller-9, Scola-6, Patterson-3, Lee-2
New Orleans- Paul-29, West-25, Belinelli-18, Ariza-18, Okafor-10, Jack-7, Landry-1, Andersen-1

[Axel The Great]

Damn, rough start. Similar to the RL Rockets this season. I think you should utilize Scola more, see what he can do.

[Stress Fracture]

Scola doesn't have any freestyle ability. But let's see. I usually go to K-Mart or Yao in the 4th.

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3-game recap.

Z-Bo tips ball to win
MEMPHIS- Zach Randolph tipped in Shane Battier's missed 3 in the closing seconds to hand the Houston Rockets their fourth-straight loss, 101-99. "I was just lucky to tip that missed shot. Yao was all over the place." Randolph said, who finished with 17 points and 8 rebounds. Chase Budinger is the high-point man for the Rockets with 19 points.

The Scores:
Houston-Budinger-18, Yao-16, Martin-16, Dragic-14, Miller-10, Scola-9, Patterson-8, Lowry-2. Lee-2, Hayes-1
Memphis- Conley-23, Randolph-17, Mayo-16, Battier-9, Allen-9, Smith-8, Powe-6, Haddadi-4, Arthur-3, Gasol-3, Young-2, Vasquez-1



Rockets lose fifth straight, worst start in franchise history
MILWAUKEE- The Milwaukee Bucks erupted for ten straight points in the 4th quarter and ended up winning, 93-82. The Bucks defended the floor well, forcing the Rockets to miss 11 straight shots. "We contained their scorers. Also in the offensive end, we were making shots." exclaimed Coach Scott Skiles. John Salmons provided the firepower with 26 points. Yao Ming had 17 points.

The Scores:
Houston- Yao-17, Budinger 14, Miller-9, Lee-9, Lowry-8, Scola-8, Martin-7, Dragic-6, Patterson-4, Williams-0
Milwaukee- Salmons-26, Maggette-17, Bogut-15, Jennings-12, Sanders-8, Dooling-5, Douglas-Roberts-4, Brockman-2, Delfino-2, Boykins-2, Barron-0




Knicks falter, Rockets win for the first time
HOUSTON- Kyle Lowry and Kevin Martin combined for 9 points in the 4th quarter to force overtime, and the Houston Rockets never looked back in the overtime period to clinch their first win of the season, 131-123. "I was fortunately open in those moments, so I just did my duty of scoring." said Kyle Lowry, who had 24 points and 5 assists. "We learned our lesson in those 5 games, so we adjusted our defense in the endgame." Rick Adelman said. The Rockets forced the Knicks to miss close shots with their outstanding defense. Yao Ming was forced to leave the 4th quarter with a hamstring injury, but returned in the overtime period. Amar'e Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony lead the Knicks with 30 points apiece.

The Scores:
Knicks- Stoudemire-30, Anthony-30, Fields-23, Billups-14, Jeffries-13, Douglas-5, Walker-4, Turiaf-1, Mason-1, Williams-1, Brown-1, Carter-0
Rockets- Yao-28, Martin-28, Lowry-24, Budinger-13, Scola-10, Miller-10, Lee-6, Patterson-5, Dragic-4, Hill-3, Williams-1, Hayes-0

[Stress Fracture]

Another 2-game recap.

James lifts Heat to win
MIAMI- LeBron James hit a three with 1.6 seconds remaining to defeat the Rockets, 89-86. "I just got lucky," James said "Scola was defending me at that time." The Rockets still had a chance to tie it, but Goran Dragic's game-tying 3 only hit right iron. Kevin Martin had a monster game, scoring 37 points. Yao Ming didn't play because of a strained left hamstring.

The Scores:
Houston- Martin-37, Dragic-13, Budinger-10, Scola-8, Miller-8, Williams-5, Lowry-3, Lee-2, Hayes-0
Miami- Wade-19, Bosh-17, Bibby-15, James-12, Ilgauskas-10, Chalmers-6, House-5, Haslem-3, Miller-1, Williams-1, Howard-0, Jones-0


2-OT win for the Spurs
HOUSTON- The San Antonio Spurs escaped with a 140-136 2-OT win against the Houston Rockets. "Man, it was a tiring game. I enjoyed it even though we lost." Kevin Martin said. He finished with 45 points to fill up Yao Ming's absence. Chase Budinger had 27 points to help Martin. Richard Jefferson had 29 points for the Spurs.

The Scores:
San Antonio- Jefferson-29, Duncan-28, Ginobili-28, Hill-26, Blair-11, Quinn-8, McDyess-7, Jeffers-2, Bonner-1, Neal-0
Houston- Martin-45, Budinger-27, Lowry-17, Hill-16, Dragic-15, Thabeet-4, Miller-4, Hayes-3, Scola-2, Lee-2, Williams-1, Carroll-0

[Axel The Great]

Huge games from K-Mart against the Heat and the Spurs. Just unfortunate you still have just one win as you've been running into game-winners and tip-ins.

[kibaxx7]

Despite the record, nice to see K-Mart and Dragic scoring well

[Stress Fracture]

Huge games from K-Mart against the Heat and the Spurs. Just unfortunate you still have just one win as you've been running into game-winners and tip-ins.

Yeah. If you can just see my reactions when I played those games.

Despite the record, nice to see K-Mart and Dragic scoring well

With Yao's absence, K-Mart should really step up. And the others too.

Another set of recap will be posted later this day.

[rise]

As a Suns fan, I hated seeing Goran struggle irl. Good to know he's doing well in here.

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2-game recap. I hate losing!!

Rockets collapse in OT, lose to Bulls
HOUSTON- The Chicago Bulls outscored the Houston Rockets in the overtime period, 22-17, and wins the game, 118-113. "We were outrebounded in the overtime period, significally at the free throw area." Coach Rick Adelman said. The Rockets unleashed a 10-4 run in the fourth to force OT. Hasheem Thabeet had 10 points in the fourth quarter. But it wasn't enough. Derrick Rose had 30 points.

The scores:
Chicago- Rose-30, Gibson-22, Deng-22, Noah-10, Butler-10, Brewer-7, Watson-7, Scalabrine-7, Korver-2, Bogans-1, Asik-0, Thomas-0
Houston- Martin-24, Scola-22, Budinger-20, Thabeet-10, Dragic-10, Lowry-9, Hill-6, Lee-5, Carroll-2, Williams-0, Hayes-0


Yao returns, Rockets still lose to Detroit
(sorry, no game story. I had it simmed)

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A rumor...

ESPN Rumor Central

DETROIT, Mi.- There are some speculations that the players of the Houston Rockets had a players-only meeting at the dugout after their loss against the Detroit Pistons. Sources says that they discussed if there is a need for a change of coach. Also, a player expressed his discontent on the team's performance. He wants to be traded. We'll still find out if it's true.

[Axel The Great]

Man, as futile as the RL Rockets. I'm curious about who wants to get traded...

[Stress Fracture]

Man, as futile as the RL Rockets. I'm curious about who wants to get traded...

Oh well.. You'll now know who will be traded.

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Rumors by


HOUSTON, Tx.- Sources have said that the player wants to be traded is Guard Kevin Martin. He wants to be out of the Rockets because of their measly performance at the start of the season. He also wants Center Yao Ming with him. The management is now working on a deal for the two.

Rumors by


HOUSTON, Tx.- Insiders have confirmed that Kevin Martin and Yao Ming will be headed to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Kobe Bryant and Ron Artest. To accomplish the deal, the Rockets would also include guard Goran Dragic.

[Cruzerr]

Holy hell ? Kobe and Artest in the Rockets ? This is something

[Axel The Great]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I now officially hate Kevin Martin and Yao Ming.

[Bucket]

What the ?

[Stress Fracture]

Holy hell ? Kobe and Artest in the Rockets ? This is something

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I now officially hate Kevin Martin and Yao Ming.

What the ?

I know y'all will be really surprised. I also surprised myself. The original plan was to get Bosh and James from Miami, but to no avail.

Okay, recaps are next. Be surprised with the record in the next few games.

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Knicks avenge loss
(sorry, I had it simmed)

Rockets claim win no. 2 against Wizards
(I had it simmed again)

Rockets win back-to-back
HOUSTON- Yao Ming had 34 points to give the Houston Rockets their first two-game winning streak of the season with a 123-110 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. He was approached by the media after the game to comment on the trade rumors involving him. "Yes, the rumors are true. Kevin (Martin) approached the management to ask for a trade. Before going to them, he asked me to join him, and I gladly said yes." Kevin Martin, who didn't answer the media's questions, had 25 points. Mike Conley also had 25 points for the Grizzlies.

The Scores:
Memphis- Conley-25, Gasol-19, Randolph-18, Battier-17, Mayo-17, Allen-4, Young-4, Vasquez-2, Haddadi-1
Houston- Yao-34, Martin-25, Dragic-17, Scola-17, Budinger-10, Lowry-7, Miller-7, Williams-5, Lee-3

[rise]

[Stress Fracture]

Gosh, I didn't update this for a very loooooooooooooooong time!

Anyways, I'm on my third year now with the Rockets. Kobe gives the franchise a repeat, sweeping Miami in both occasions and winning the Finals MVP. In my first year, I was the 7th seed in the West. I also got Blake Griffin from the Clippers at that time. After the first championship, I traded Griffin to the Blazers for LMA. In the 2nd season, I was number 1, and coach Rick Adelman won COY.

Hopefully, I can update you guys in my 3rd season.