(SportsNetwork.com) - The new-look Houston Rockets will have a tough go of it on Friday night when they invade FedExForum to take on their Southwest Division rivals, the Memphis Grizzlies. The Rockets emerged victorious in the Josh Smith sweepstakes. The forward, released on Monday by the Detroit Pistons, decided on the Rockets, although the signing isnt official. I think I can add to their toughness, Smith told Houstons Fox 26 Sports. I think I can add to their versatility at the four position, being able to pass the basketball and score the ball down low. Just add another basketball IQ, which will help when we make it to the postseason. Also, the Rockets added Corey Brewer and Alexey Shved in recent trades. Both played in Mondays 110-95 home victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. After losing two straight, James Harden carried the Rockets with 44 points. The Blazers upended the Rockets in the first round of the playoffs last season, but without LaMarcus Aldridge, who sat with an illness, Portland had no one step up to match Hardens production. Harden only played 32 minutes, shot 14-of-26 from the field and only missed one of his 13 free throw attempts to tie his season-best point total. He added seven assists and five steals for good measure. I was aggressive, Harden said. My teammates did a great job of finding me and putting me in a position to be successful. Dwight Howard recorded a double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds, while newly acquired Brewer donated 12 points off the bench for Houston. Brewer, brought in from Minnesota in a three-team deal last Friday, also recorded five steals and help force Portland into 23 turnovers. The Grizzlies are in the midst of a three-game losing streak for the first time in over a year. Theyve even lost two straight at home. Memphis fell to the Utah Jazz at FedExForum, 97-91, on Monday night. The Grizzlies were without top rebounder Zach Randolph for a second consecutive game due to a swollen knee, while defensive stopper Tony Allen missed his fourth in a row with an eye abrasion. Theyre such a big part of our team, said Grizzlies guard Mike Conley. For them to be missing, weve kind of dialed some stuff back and changed some things up and its been a little bit of a learning process for different guys. Both Randolph and Allen are listed as questionable for Friday. Conley and Marc Gasol did their best to carry the load for the short-handed Grizzlies, with the former netting 28 points and Gasol tallying 24 along with 12 rebounds. However, Memphis shot just 32 percent for the fourth quarter as the Jazz drew clear down the stretch. These teams have met twice already this season and the home team has held serve on both occasions. The Grizzlies have won three of the last four matchups and are 7-1 in their last eight as the host in this series. Fake Vans Shoes . The move - the latest twist in Greeces nearly three-year financial freefall -- is the first such action by any of the countrys major sports bodies. It immediately halts all domestic track and field competitions, including track meets May 12-13 in several Greek cities. Fake Vans SK8 . The Redskins announced Monday that the quarterback who led the team to the Super Bowl championship in the 1987 season will serve as a personnel executive. http://www.fakevans.com/.Y. -- The Montreal Canadiens have had few reasons to celebrate this season as they have been mired near the basement of the Eastern Conference. Fake Vans Slip-on . The same cant be said of last Saturdays 2-2 draw at Olympic Stadium against a very weakened New York Red Bulls side and one which had three stalwarts in Henry, Cahill and Olave back home in Harrison, NJ. Fake Vans From China . Rooneys latest piece of football genius lost in the furore which now stalks David Moyes, and the man who gave the Manchester United striker his start as a 16-year old at Goodison Park back in 2002.Canada: 2 W - 2 T - 3 L, Sixth Place The 1992 tournament in Fussen, Germany, was among Canadas most disappointing. Despite being loaded with superstar junior talents such as Eric Lindros, Paul Kariya, Scott Niedermayer and Trevor Kidd, the Canadians started slowly and then completely crashed and burned. After barely beating the two worst teams in the tournament, Germany and Switzerland, the Canadians only managed draws against Sweden and Finland. Still in the hunt, the Canadians dropped a 5-3 shocker to the United States, setting up the final fall. Disappointment turned to disgrace when the Canadians finished with lopsided losses to the Czechs and the Commonwealth of Independent States, formerly known as the Soviet Union. As the Canadian Hockey Association was left to clean up the damage, the CIS walked away with the gold medal thanks to a star-studded lineup that included Alexei Kovalev, Alexei Yashin, Sandis Ozolinsh, Nikolai Khabibulin and many other future NHLers. Sweden won the silver medal with Michael Nylander counting 17 points. A couple of youngsters turned heads, as Markus Naslund scored eight goals and Peter Forsberg had 11 points. The United States won the bronze medal, with Peter and Chris Ferraro leading the team in scoring. But their success was mostly due to Mike Dunham, who was named the tournaments top goaltender. Final Standings TEAM GP W L T GF GA PTS C.I.S. 7 6 1 0 39 13 12 Sweden 7 5 1 1 41 24 11 United States 7 5 2 0 30 22 10 Finland 7 3 3 1 21 21 7 Czechoslovak. 7 3 4 0 28 25 6 Canada 7 2 3 2 21 30 6 Germany 7 1 6 0 15 40 2 Switzerland 7 1 6 0 19 40 2 Team Canada Roster (GP - G - A - Pts) Eric Lindros (7 - 2 - 8 - 10) Kimbi Daniels (7 - 3 - 4 - 7) Martin Lapointe (7 - 4 - 1 - 5) Darryl Sydor (7 - 3 - 1 - 4) Steve Junker (7 - 2 - 2 - 4) Patrick Poulin (7 - 2 - 2 - 4) John Slaney (7 - 1 - 3 - 4) Brad Bombardir (7 - 0 - 3 - 3) Jeff Nelson (7 - 1 - 1 - 2) Paul Kariya (6 - 1 - 1 - 2) Turner Stevenson (7 - 0 - 2 - 2) Tyler Wright (7 - 1 - 0 - 1) Jassen Cullimore (7 - 1 - 0 - 1) Ryan Hughes (7 - 0 - 1 - 1) Scott Niedermayer (7 - 0 - 0 - 0) Karl Dykhuis (7 - 0 - 0 - 0) Andy Schneider (7 - 0 - 0 - 0) Chad Penney (7 - 0 - 0 - 0) Richard Matvichuk (4 - 0 - 0 - 0) David St.dddddddddddd Pierre (7 - 0 - 0 - 0) Team Canada Goaltending (W-L -OT - GAA - SO) Trevor Kidd (2-3-2 - 4.14 - 0) Mike Fountain (0-0-0 - 0.00 - 0) Tournament All-Stars G - Mike Dunham (USA) F - Alexei Kovalev (CIS) D - Scott Niedermayer (CAN) F - Peter Ferraro (USA) D - Janne Gronvall (FIN) F - Michael Nylander (SWE) Top Scorers PLAYER GP G A P Michael Nylander (SWE) 7 8 9 17 Peter Forsberg (SWE) 7 3 8 11 Markus Naslund (SWE) 7 8 2 10 Mikael Renberg (SWE) 7 6 4 10 Alexei Kovalev (CIS) 7 5 5 10 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990 1989 | 1988 | 1987 | 1986 | 1985 | 1984 | 1983 | 1982 ' ' '