iiii •/•'juv.d T. VThTw.' L.; s : lovember 12 Tuesday Page 9 November 12, 1996 tionitockets achieve November success ^lAfftfoUSTON (AP) — The Houston Rockets ClWd[ sh every month was November. ■he Rockets have had terrific starts in the 24-8 withcUr years they have begun the season with 14 consecutivJdy Tomjanovich as coach, piling up a col- ^pril 9-June ctive 41-6 mark during the month. :s in wins anljhis season is no exception. ? Braves’ hjrflouston and the Chicago Bulls entered this len Tony Clonfflk t * ie oa *y unbeaten teams in the NBA, each moltz also leil" 0 ’ w ‘ t * 1 1* 16 uew-look Rockets gaining four of e outs with 2'S e victori 05 on th 0 road. ) BThis is a different team from the others ' j * r |d we are building character,” says Hakeem . , ^ ^^muwon, who is second only to the Bulls’ i 11 rWhael Jordan in scoring at 28.7 points per ) nn ions ar* e j nc ] uc ji n g a season-high 38 in a victory gentfoltarf |, daynight * ver( j tah «)ifferent team — the biggest difference ot pressiuetn* 4 _f or _ j offseason trade that brought oressuie fronim r j es Barkley from Phoenix — but same right thing, mem ber results. loltz said. “Mm-, i993 ) Tomjanovich’s first full season behind nation wot^Hbench, Houston started the year I 0. In t 1 ’m not the team was 9-0, then 6-0 last year, s.” M ■Tm a Sagittarius,”’ Tomjanovich, whose io of the Docirthday is Nov. 24, jokes when asked to ex- th five points,iai \ the November success, or fifth werel|“This team has a lot of guys who can do a e Padres ane -jt Dodgers, i $25,000 tons’ nd, Andy 1 lot of things,” the Rockets' Clyde Drexler notes. “That’s what makes us so dangerous. We don’t have a weakness.” Olajuwon anchors the scoring. Drexler is third in the league in steals and Houston over all is tops in that category, averaging 12 a game. Barkley leads the NBA in rebounds, nearly 20 a game. Throw in some key role players — newly acquired Kevin Willis spelling Olajuwon, re acquired Matt Bullard hitting a clutch 3- point shot, and rookie point guard Matt Maloney filling in for injured Brent Price — and you’ve got the makings of the Midwest Division leader. “This team is proving its goal is very clear — we just want to win,” Olajuwon says. “Everybody is willing to take their role. I like the chemistry we have.” Keeping the record unblemished gets more difficult with another team with a new look, the Los Angeles Lakers, coming to town Tues day, setting up a meeting of the league’s top centers: Olajuwon and Shaquille O’Neal, the Orlando free agent who took the big bucks of fered by the Lakers. The O’Neal-led Lakers are 4-2 and lead the Pacific Division. “They made a major change with Shaq in the middle,” Tomjanovich said. “I expect them to be one of the powers in the West. They have great young personnel. They are explosive and now they have a power game inside with Shaq.” Olajuwon, however, may not be at full strength and may not even play at all. Drexler’s sore knees kept him out of practice Monday as well. “It’s a day-to-day deal,” Drexler said. “Hope fully this will pass.” Of more concern was Olajuwon, who woke up Sunday with a pain in his left side, the after- math of an elbow from Utah’s John Stockton dur ing Saturday’s game. X-rays showed no fractures but Olajuwon missed practice Monday as the Rockets made their first appearance at their new training center in West Houston. “I don’t know,” he said, pointing to his sore ribs. “I just can’t turn. It’s one of those games where I have to be able to move. Right now I can’t even move.” “I’m always concerned,” Tomjanovich said of Olajuwon’s health. “That’s my job. I’m not going to jump the gun. I just hope for the best. 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Switzer got some of Aikman’s eye- black on his face and shirt. “The win meant a lot to both of us,” Switzer said. “We had lost to them the last three times. A coach and a quarterback have a lot in common.” “We had to win this game,” said guard Nate Newton. “Lose this one and drop back to .500 and it might have been all over.” Particularly with the vastly im proved Green Bay Packers com ing to town next Monday night. “We’ve got the playoffs in our sights now,” Newton said. “And I don’t care where we have to play it, frozen tundra of Lambeau Field or 3-Com Park again, I don’t care. We just have to keep winning.” The win proved costly for the Cowboys. Free safety Brock Mari on broke a shoulder blade and could miss several weeks. “I had one of those things once and it was two weeks before I could even raise my arm,” Switzer said. Safety Bill Bates and backup center Clay Shiver sustained con cussions but both are expected to play against the Packers. Oilers end losing skid with trickery HOUSTON (AP) — On Sun day, the Houston Oilers fooled the New Orleans Saints. On Mon day, they enjoyed it. The Oilers decided after losing two straight games, they needed to add more deceit to their of fense. Little-used running back Ronnie Harmon and 300-pound backup guard Erik Norgard fit neatly into their plans. Harmon had seven catches for 108 yards and a touchdown and rushed 47 more yards and Norgard lined up as a tight end and caught the Saints by surprise for a one- yard touchdown in a 31 -14 victory. “It was a big game for us after what's happened the last two weeks and Ronnie Harmon came in and played his career best game for us,” Oilers coach Jeff Fisher said Monday. Riding a two-game losing streak, the Oilers realized last week their offense had become too pre dictable. So they put Harmon on the field in a two-back offense and he broke open the game early. “We did things slightly differ ent to get the ball in Ronnie Har mon’s hands,” Fisher said. “Basi cally our No. 1 ball carrier (Eddie George) became our blocker.” Harmon refuses to talk to re porters but his teammates had plenty of praise for the former San Diego Chargers running back who was signed by the Oil ers as a free agent this year. “He can hurt you in so many ways,” George said. “When I first met him, I was so impressed. He can block, catch and run. And that opens up everything not just for myself but the passing game in general." The Oilers changed their ten dency of passing when Harmon was in the game. He had five carries for 47 yards and that loosened the Saints de fense and made him more success ful as a receiver. “There’s no question he’s the best third-down back in the league,” defensive back Darryll Lewis said. 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