The Rockets didn’t need Yao Ming to beat up on the Lakers in Game 4 – they just needed Aaron Brooks and Shane Battier to go crazy from behind the arc. The Lakers’ first-half effort can best be described as piss-poor. Kobe Bryant only managed 15 for the game, on an uncharacteristically small number of shots. What was Kobe’s problem in this game anyway? Menstrual cramping?

