http://www.officialbullsonlineshop.com/Authentic-Jimmy-Butler-Jersey HOUSTON -- Detroit's Andre Drummond wouldn't say whether he realized he set an NBA record by missing 23 free throws Wednesday night against the Houston Rockets.He was more focused on the big picture than on his shortcomings."We won the game today," he said when asked about the record.Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Marcus Morris each scored 22 points, and the Pistons beat the Rockets 123-114, despite Drummond's 23 missed free throws.Drummond set a career high and franchise record by attempting 36 free throws on a night he was intentionally fouled 21 times. The previous record for most misses was 22, set by Wilt Chamberlain on Dec. 1, 1967. His 36 attempts were third-most in league history, behind two 39-attempt games by Dwight Howard.Jimmy Butler Youth Jersey "It wasn't a chess match, it was just they wanted to foul and we let them foul," Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy said.The Hack-A-Shaq tactic allowed the Rockets to take the lead in the third quarter, when they did it 12 straight times, but it didn't help them close the gap in the fourth, when Drummond went out for good with 5? minutes left after seven hacks in the quarter and Detroit leading 107-94."It didn't work," interim coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. "That's it. That's all I have to say about that."But Van Gundy had plenty to say on the subject, talking for several minutes about the NBA and commissioner Adam Silver refusing to outlaw it.http://www.officialsanfranciscogiantsshops.com/WOMENS-MADISON-BUMGARNER-JERSEY.html "That's the game the league wants, so that's what fans get to watch," Van Gundy said.Drummond shot a little bit better in the fourth quarter than he did earlier in the game, making 6 of 12 attempts."I'm not going to miss them all," he said. "I've worked on it enough where I'm going to build a rhythm, and over time I ended up getting one."James Harden had his first triple-double of the season and seventh of his career, with 33 points, a career-high 17 rebounds and 14 assists in the loss.Drummond finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds.The Rockets scored the first five points of the fourth quarter to cut the lead to one, but Detroit used a 14-2 run to push it to 99-86 with eight minutes left.Womens Marco Scutaro Jersey Houston again resorted to intentionally fouling Drummond soon after that, hacking him seven times in the next 2? minutes. He made 4 of 10 free throws in that stretch, and Morris added four points to keep the Pistons ahead 107-94.Houston was playing without starting point guard Patrick Beverley, who was out with an ankle injury, and lost Howard one minute into the game with a sprained ankle.
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