- The Houston Rockets aren't known as a dominant offensive team but if they have many more games like they did on Tuesday night, that may change. Houston tied an NBA record and set an all time record for their franchise by making 23 3-pointers in a 140-109 win against the Golden State Warriors.
- Jeremy Lin made a career high five 3-pointers, and Chandler Parsons and James Harden hit four apiece as the Rockets tied the season-high point total for the the entire NBA even though this game did not go to overtime (it tied the mark from a game that did go to OT). They also tied an NBA record with 14 3-pointers in the first half and gave out a ridiculous 35 assists total.
- The most amazing part of this feat is that the Rockets did all this without Carlos Delfino, who is statistically their best 3 point shooter (he missed the game with a right elbow injury).
- After the mark was tied, the crowd got in on the action, shouting, "One more 3," but Houston was unable to break the tie.
Caltech wins a baseball game!
- Caltech, which bills itself as the academic home of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, had a great day Saturday on the baseball field. The baseball Beavers beat Pacifica College 9-7. While this may not seem like a particularly noteworthy game it's amazing simply because Caltech won. It was their first victory in 10 years.
- The school is to sports what Wile E. Coyote is to catching roadrunners, as the D3 Beavers just ended a 310-game conference basketball losing streak in 2011 and the women’s volleyball program ended a 56-match losing streak last year. And while the win was something for the baseball team, it was out of conference, meaning they still haven't won a conference game in a mere 463 tries.
I'm sure CalTech students have many other fine qualities other than proficiency in sports!!!
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