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Point guard Rafer Alston returned to the Rockets lineup and contributed with 20 points with 4-8 shooting from the three-point line in Houston's must win Game 3 victory. Jerry Sloan cannot be happy with Carlos Boozer and Mehmet Okur as his Utah team was outscored 40-26 in the paint and out rebounded at home. I was just waiting for these two bigs to get off on Thursday but it did not happen. The Rockets showed in game 3 why they had a good regular season. Houston is not just about Yao and Tracey anymore and have supporting players who contribute. Houston is doing a good job defensively on Carlos Boozer and he only had 2 points in the 4th quarter in Thursday's loss. Houston will be competitive in game 4 and they come in with confidence. Take Houston and the generous 9 points.