It was so frustrating to watch because the Rockets held the lead until the last couple of minutes but you could see things falling apart as New York kept attacking the basket while the Rockets tried to make it happen with T-Mac and Artest bombing away from long range.

After the contest, I was listening to Shane Battier in the locker room give his analysis of what happened and thing I always love about Shane is his honestly and candor. He quietly answers the questions tossed at him and tells the truth. He basically said the offense bogged down late in the contest and that killed them but also mention that when the team is moving the ball, things work out pretty well. "No excuses" he would say. He referred to the fact at the Knicks attacked the basket and we didn't and that was the difference in the game.

Shane is a stand up guy. He never backs down from an interview and handles himself with so much class. He is always rising above the negativity that can surround the down side of losing and has tremendous respect for the superstars of the game. He was mentioning about how much the team relies on the big three and he'll stand behind their stardom all day long. Shane is a solid team mate and a great ambassador for the game and to the Rockets organization.

He quietly does his job and competes so hard. He is always given the toughest offensive player to guard but he really doesn't care. It's all about winning in every sense of the word. It hurts him when the Rockets don't score more than their opponent but always know that he can look in the mirror after every game and like what his sees because he gives it everything he's got every time out and then faces the media like a true pro no matter what happened on the court.