subject: The Power Forward Charles Barkley [print this page] 1997 Rockets Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler in the two giants, have added into a new weapon - the power forward Charles Barkley. Off-season, the Rockets with Sam Cassell, Chucky Brown, Mark Bryant and Robert Horry to a trade from Phoenix Barkley. This season, Barkley and Olajuwon and Drexler was named the league with 50 stars. Also proved the power of the three men.wholesale nfl jerseys They led the Rockets 57-25 regular season record, and then into the Western Conference finals. Barkley averaged 19.2 points and 13.5 can be rebounds, and inject some vitality for the Rockets. He was wearing a Rockets jersey for the first time the contest off 33 rebounds, is facing his former team the Phoenix Suns. Olajuwon still outstanding, a seventh in scoring (23.2 ppg), rebounds XVII (9.2 rpg), ranked eighth in blocks (2.22 bpg).
Drexler has once again sent his overall performance and stable, averaging 18.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 5.7 assists. November 24, Drexler to score 20,000 career mark, Olajuwon and Barkley added where the "Twenty" club. Summarizes the performance of the season, the Rockets broke the 32 level or the team's history, including the longest 27-game road win and 13th consecutive regular season .500. Moreover, these results are not entirely dependent on the creation of their "Big Three." When starting the first 82 league games of the year Jixin Xiu Matt Maloney to successfully play their role; old courtiers Mario Elie is not only to 42.0% three-pointers hit rate among the league leaders, and is tenacious on the defensive; free agent player Kevin Willis, Sedale Threatt and Eddie Johnson had depth and to deepen the experience of the team. Is the depth of the playoffs the Rockets can go further. In the first round sweep of the Minnesota Timberwolves, Pittsburgh Steelers Jerseys they followed through seven games out of the supersonic nemesis, the cut in the Western Conference finals, the chance to face the Utah Jazz. While the first two cities under the Jazz, but then begin to bench players Eddie Johnson Biao. He first won the third in 31 minutes off the bench to help the Rockets win, and third in the fourth buzzer with a spike Sir, the total score level at 2-2. Unfortunately, the magic can not continue, the Jazz eliminated the Rockets won two games, the Rockets lost access to their third division title 90 years of trophy opportunities.
