But of course ...it was more than just making the open shots at critical times ..... the Rockets gave a much more determined effort inside against the Jazz. Football coaches say that running on an opponent successfully ....will take his will to win away .....and that's exactly what the Rockets did last night ...they took the Jazz will to win away ....by pounded away at their defense's mid-section ...and never letting up ...until finally with about 4 minutes left in the 4th quarter .... Jazz coach Jerry Sloan pulled all his starters and sent in the subs. Battier said,"That's the best sight you could see all night." And while Sloan was pulling his starters ...... the Toyota Center fans were no their feet applauding the efforts of the Rockets. Our fans were tremendous ..... our fans really gave us a lift ....and they were really pumped from the start."

As for game 6, Battier says,"Well we're going back into the lion's den. They've only lost 5 times this year .... but the good news is we've won 2 of them. I for one ...... believe they'll win game 6 and come back to Houston for game 7. Afterall I picked Houston in 7 before this seires even started ...and I'm not about to change yet.