Feb. 5, 2008, 11:10PM
ROCKETS NOTES
Landry coming into his own

By JONATHAN FEIGEN
Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle

Landry growing

Though his play was more steady than explosive, Rockets rookie Carl Landry continued to play a significant role down the stretch during the Rockets' 92-86 win Monday at Minnesota.

Landry played all but 27 seconds of the fourth quarter, scoring six of his 13 points and getting three of his seven rebounds.

"We got different guys at my position that can play at any time," Landry said. "Luis Scola is a great player, as you can see. Chuck Hayes is one of the best defenders in this league. Fortunately, I was called upon to finish this game.

"I feel like I'm growing. (Monday), I felt like I grew. Every film session, every practice, with the guys on this team, the veterans, the coaching staff, I'm growing. By coach putting me out there, I felt I got a little bit better as a player."

Winning habit

The Rockets have won eight of nine games and 13 of 16, but most have been decided in the final minutes. Rockets' missteps along the way often made the games tighter than they should have been.

But after blowing a 10-point, fourth-quarter lead before pulling out Monday's win in Minneapolis, they said getting the wins one way or another can lead to more victories.

"I think winning becomes a habit," Shane Battier said, "if you can get that mind-frame that 'we haven't played our best, but if we can turn it up here, we can pull this game out.' If you can develop that habit, it's a good thing."

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Feb. 5, 2008, 11:10PM
ROCKETS NOTES
兰德里以他自己的方式在成长

By JONATHAN FEIGEN
Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle

兰德里的成长

尽管他在比赛中显得非常有侵略性但是却又非常稳定，在星期一火箭以92-86战胜明尼苏达森林狼的比赛中，新秀兰德里作为板凳的一员发挥了显著的作用。

兰德里在第四节的27秒内，得到了他全场13分中的6分，并且抢到了他全场七个篮板中的三个。

在我的位置上，我们队伍拥有不同的队员，他们在任何时候都能打得很好，”兰德里说道，“正如你们看到的那样，路易斯-斯科拉是一个出色的球员。查克-海耶斯是这个联盟里最好的防守者之一。很幸运，我被吩咐去终结比赛。”

“我感觉到我正在进步。（星期一），我喜欢我的进步。和大伙在一起的每次训练，每次练习，在老兵们和教练组的帮助下我正在成长。教练把我放在场上，这让我感觉我是一个越来越好的球员，”

让获胜成为习惯

火箭队取得了九场比赛中的八场以及16场比赛中的13场胜利，但是许多比赛都是在最后几分钟才决定胜负的。火箭的屡投不中让本来应该轻松的比赛变得非常艰难。

但是在星期一赢得对明尼苏达森林狼的比赛中，直到在第四节连得十分后这才确立了比赛的胜利，赛后队员们说，丰富我们获胜的手段能够让我们赢取更多的比赛

“我想获胜正在成为一种习惯“，沙恩-巴蒂尔说道，“就算你仍然认为这不是我们最好表现，但是如果我们能立即转变，我们依然能赢得比赛。”“如果你能延续这种习惯，那么最好。”