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#4 Luis Scola
Forward
Height: 6-9
Weight: 245
NBA Experience: 4
Country: Argentina
High School: Escuela de Educacion Media
Birthdate: April 30, 1980
Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina
How Acquired: Trade with San Antonio on July 12, 2007
In 2010-2011
Averaged a career-high 18.3 points in 74 games (74 starts), adding a team-high 8.2 rebounds and 0.65 steals per game during his fourth season with the Rockets … on the inactive list for four games (3/8/11-3/16/11), was DND three games (3/18/11; 4/9/11-4/11/11) and was NWT for one game (4/13/11) with a sore left knee … underwent a successful arthroscopic procedure to remove loose bodies in his left knee on Apr. 15 … finished tied for 21st in the NBA in rebounds per game … played in 311 consecutive regular season games (10/30/07-3/7/11), which stands as the fourth-longest streak in Rockets history … recorded a career-most three 30-point, 10-rebound games, which ranks as the most such games by a Rockets player in a single campaign since Yao Ming’s three 30-10 outings in 2008-09 … overall, had four 30-point performances and netted 32 20-point games, setting single-season career bests … finished with 21 10-plus rebounding games and 19 double-doubles … led (or tied) Houston in rebounds 33 times and in scoring on 15 occasions … scored 18 points (7-18 FG) and grabbed a season-high 16 rebounds at the L.A. Lakers (10/26/10) … totaled a season-best 36 points (14-24 FG, 8-12 FT) and a season-high-tying 16 boards at Golden State (10/27/10) … matched his season-high 16 rebounds (13 defensive) vs. New Orleans (11/3/10) … registered 24 points (6-13 FG) vs. Minnesota (11/7/10), including a 12-of-17 night from the line to set his career high in free throws attempted … posted 35 points (16-25 FG) and 12 rebounds vs. Detroit (12/7/10) … had 14 points (6-13 FG) and 14 boards (6 offensive) vs. Cleveland (12/11/10) … recorded a career-best streak of double-figure scoring in 30 consecutive games (11/6/10-1/3/11), surpassing his previous high of 18 in a row (12/29/09-2/5/10) … notched a career-high three blocked shots vs. Portland (1/5/11) … made a season-best four steals at Boston (1/10/11) … finished with 31 points (13-24 FG) and 11 rebounds vs. Oklahoma City (1/12/11) … led the Rockets with 30 points (14-21 FG) at Dallas (1/27/11) … scored six of his 17 points (7-16 FG) in overtime en route to a 95-93 OT win vs. Memphis (2/5/11) … played in his 300th consecutive regular season game vs. Minnesota (2/8/11), finishing with 22 points (11-18 FG) and a career-high seven assists … suffered a slight right knee sprain at New Orleans (2/27/11) … scored 21 points on 10-of-11 shooting at Portland (3/1/11) … departed game at Sacramento (3/7/11) with a sore left knee … placed on the inactive list (sore left knee) at Phoenix (3/8/11), marking the first time in his career to miss a regular season game … tied his career-high three blocked shots vs. Utah (3/20/11) … recorded 20 points (7-16 FG) and 10 rebounds vs. Golden State (3/23/11) … posted 21 points (7-18 FG, 7-7 FT), a game-high 14 boards and a team-best six assists in a 119-114 OT win vs. San Antonio (4/1/11).
In the NBA
Has averaged 14.3 points and 8.0 rebounds in 320 games (277 starts) with Houston … has recorded 75 career 20-point performances (9 in 2007-08, 8 in 2008-09, 26 in 2009-10 and 32 in 2010-11) with seven 30-plus point games (3 in 2009-10 and 4 in 2010-11) … owns 89 career double-doubles (10 in 2007-08, 28 in 2008-09, 32 in 2009-10 and 19 in 2010-11) … has recorded nine 20-point, 15-rebound games in his career … helped the Rockets to a 58-24 record over the first 82 starts of his career (1/27/08 vs. Utah to 1/21/09 vs. Utah) … Houston’s all-time record in an 82-game season is 58-24 set in 1993-94 … honored as the Southwest Division winner for the NBA Sportsmanship Award (2009-10) … named to the T-Mobile NBA All-Rookie First Team (2007-08) … earned Western Conference T-Mobile Rookie of the Month honors once (Feb. 2008) … selected to participate with each the Rookie Team (2008) and the Sophomore Team (2009) in the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam. 2009-2010: In his third season with Houston, averaged 16.2 points, 8.6 rebounds and 0.77 steals in 82 games (82 starts) … had 26 20-point outings, three 30-point performances and one 40-point game … posted a career-best 32 double-doubles and 33 double-figure rebounding games, including six 20-15 performances (points-rebounds) … topped the Rockets and finished tied for 19th in the NBA in rebounds per game … also ranked 19th in the league in double-doubles … reached double-digit scoring in a season-high 18 straight contests (12/29/09-2/5/10) … marked the first time in his career to record three or more consecutive 20-point performances with a career-best six in a row (25.8 ppg from 3/6/10-3/17/10) … notched a double-double in a career-high six straight outings (25.7 ppg and 14.5 rpg from 3/3/10-3/15/10) … one of just two players in the entire NBA to average at least 20.0 points and 10.0 rebounds during the month of Mar. 2010 (20.6 ppg and 10.5 rpg in 16 games) … made 39 consecutive free throws (2/20/10-3/9/10), setting the longest such streak of his career (25 in a row: 4/16/08-11/19/08) … recorded the first 3-point make (1-1 3FG) of his career at Golden State (10/28/09) … finished with 22 points (10-15 FG), 15 boards and a season-high three steals vs. Memphis (11/11/09) … registered 20 points (10-21 FG) and 16 boards (7 offensive) at Minnesota (11/18/09), posting a double-double by halftime (10 points and 10 boards) … left the game at Oklahoma City (11/29/09) in the first quarter and did not return after taking seven stitches to close a cut on his right eyelid … posted 21 points (9-18 FG) and 15 boards at Toronto (12/13/09), which included a 15-point, 13-rebound second half … had 19 points (9-18 FG), 10 rebounds and a season-high five assists in a 116-108 OT win at Dallas (12/18/09) … participated in his 200th consecutive regular season game at Phoenix (1/6/10) … registered 30 points (8-17 FG) and 13 rebounds vs. San Antonio (2/26/10), including a 14-of-14 outing from the line to set his career best for most free throws made in a game without a miss … posted 19 points (8-16 FG), 18 rebounds (14 defensive) and a season-high-tying five assists vs. Sacramento (3/3/10), picking up 13 points and 11 boards in the second half … recorded 25 points (11-22 FG) and a career-high 21 rebounds (8 offensive) at Minnesota (3/6/10), notching 17 points and 12 boards by the break … marked the first 20-point, 20-rebound game of his career to become the first Rockets player to record a 20-20 performance since 2005-06 (Yao Ming with 22 points and 21 boards on 2/24/06 vs. Golden State) … recorded a career-high 44 points (20-25 FG, 4-6 FT) and 12 rebounds vs. New Jersey (3/13/10), becoming the first Rockets player to make at least 20 field goals in a game since Hakeem Olajuwon (24 on 1/30/97 vs. Denver) … led Houston with 28 points (12-16 FG), 10 rebounds and a season-high-tying five assists vs. the L.A. Lakers (3/27/10) … posted 27 points (11-22 FG) and 11 rebounds in a career-high 50:45 of action in a 119-114 OT win at Boston (4/2/10) … tied his season high with three steals vs. Charlotte (4/9/10) … netted 30 points (11-21 FG, 8-12 FT) at Phoenix (4/11/10). 2008-2009: In his second season with the Rockets, averaged 12.7 points, a career-high 8.8 rebounds and 0.83 steals … was the only Houston player to participate in all 82 games (82 starts) … recorded eight 20-point performances … posted 33 double-figure rebounding games and 28 double-doubles … finished 11th in the NBA in rebounds per game and tied for 11th in field goal percentage (.531, 424-799 FG) … also ranked tied for 19th in the league in double-doubles … had six points, six boards and two steals in 18:13 played with the Sophomore Team in the 2009 T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam in Phoenix (2/13/09) … notched 15 points and a season-high 18 rebounds (14 defensive) vs. Indiana (11/26/08), which included 10 boards in the first quarter alone … topped Houston with 18 points (7-10 FG) and 17 boards (6 offensive) at Philadelphia (1/6/09) … started at center at Detroit (1/25/09), collecting 21 points (9-11 FG) and five boards … had a 16-point, 14-rebound performance in another start at center at New York (1/26/09) … averaged 19.2 points (.618, 47-76 FG) over a six-game span in Jan. (1/19/09-1/28/09) … recorded a season-high-tying 18 rebounds (14 defensive) vs. Chicago (2/3/09) … registered a season-best five straight double-doubles (2/11/09-2/24/09) … notched a double-double in eight of nine games (2/11/09-3/3/09), which was the best such streak by a Houston player on the season … totaled a season-best 13 straight games of double-digit scoring (2/9/09-3/8/09) … posted 10 double-doubles from Feb. 9-Mar. 8, which was the third most in the NBA over that span … made the game-deciding layup with 11.9 seconds left to play en route to 19 points (8-17 FG) at San Antonio (3/22/09), adding team highs in rebounds (17, 14 defensive), assists (4) and steals (3) … led Houston with a season-high 28 points (10-15 FG, 8-10 FT) at Golden State (4/10/09). 2007-2008: Averaged 10.3 points and 6.4 rebounds with Houston, earning T-Mobile NBA All-Rookie First Team … was the only Rockets player to see action in all 82 games (39 starts) … helped the Rockets to a 31-8 mark after entering the starting lineup vs. Utah (1/27/08), averaging 13.0 points (.531, 200-377 FG) and 7.7 rebounds as a starter … recorded nine 20-point games and 10 double-doubles … was the only rookie to qualify among NBA league leaders in field goal percentage (.515, 19th in NBA) … among qualified rookie leaders, ranked fifth in scoring average, second in rebounds per game and first in field goal percentage … named Western Conference T-Mobile Rookie of the Month for Feb. 2008, leading all rookies in field goal percentage (.629, 66-105 FG) and was third among West rookies in scoring (11.7 ppg) during the month … also topped all rookies in rebounds per game in Mar. 2008 (8.9) and was third in rookie scoring (13.4) … notched his first career 20-point game with a team-high 20 points (10-11 FG) at San Antonio (11/16/07) … posted a game-high 11 rebounds (career-high 9 offensive) at Chicago (12/22/07) … scored 22 points (7-10 FG) and dished out a season-high five assists vs. Minnesota (1/11/08) … made first start of his career at center vs. Utah (1/27/08) … had a career-high five steals vs. Memphis (2/29/08) … made his second start of the season at center at Golden State (3/21/08) … recorded 18 points and a season-high 18 rebounds vs. Minnesota (3/26/08) … topped the Rockets with a season-best 24 points (7-12 FG, 10-12 FT) at San Antonio (3/30/08).
In the Playoffs
In 19 career playoff games (19 starts) with Houston, has averaged 14.3 points and 8.7 rebounds … overall, owns seven career postseason double-doubles and two 20-point performances in the playoffs. 2009: In his second postseason with the Rockets, averaged 14.4 points and 8.4 rebounds in 13 playoff games (13 starts) … averaged a team-best 16.2 points (.569, 41-72 FG) and 6.7 rebounds in six games against Portland in the First Round … averaged 12.9 points and 9.9 rebounds in seven games against the L.A. Lakers in the Western Conference Semifinals … led the Rockets with 21 points (10-13 FG) in Game Five at Portland (4/28/09) … pulled down a playoff-career-best 14 rebounds in Game Four vs. the L.A. Lakers (5/10/09) … picked up his fourth consecutive double-double with a playoff-career-high 24 points (10-17 FG, 4-5 FT) and 12 rebounds in Game Six vs. the L.A. Lakers (5/14/09). 2008: In his first NBA postseason, averaged 14.0 points and 9.3 rebounds in six games (six starts) against Utah … registered 18 points (7-12 FG) and a game-high 12 rebounds in a 95-69 win in Game Five vs. Utah (4/29/08).
In International Play
Led Argentina to its second title at the FIBA Americas Championship 2011, earning FIBA Americas MVP and All-Tournament Team honors (tournament-high 21.4 ppg) … participated with Argentina in the FIBA World Championship 2010 in Turkey (tournament-high 27.1 ppg) … led Argentina to a bronze medal in the FIBA Americas Championship 2009, garnering MVP honors (tournament-high 23.3 ppg) … helped Argentina win a bronze medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games (18.9 ppg) … guided Argentina to a silver medal at the FIBA Americas Championship 2007, earning tournament MVP accolades (19.5 ppg and 7.5 rpg) … helped the Argentinean National Team secure its nation’s first Olympic gold medal in basketball at the 2004 Olympic Games (17.6 ppg and 5.0 rpg) … also won a silver medal at the 2002 World Championship, a gold medal at the 2001 Americas Championship and a silver medal at the 1999 South American Championship … played two professional seasons in Argentina with Ferrocaril Oeste before making the jump to Spain with Taugres Saski Baskonia Vitoria and Gijon Baloncesto … played with Tau Ceramica for seven seasons (2000-07) … named to the All-Euroleague First Team two times (2005-06, 2006-07) and selected once to the All-Euroleague Second Team (2004-05) … earned Euroleague December MVP (2006-07) … two-time Spanish League Regular Season MVP (2004-05, 2006-07) … played in the 2003 Spanish All-Star Game … named the 1999-2000 Spanish League Rookie of the Year … his teams won the 2001-02 Spanish National Championship, captured the 2002, 2004 and 2006 Spanish National Cup (King’s Cup), and won the 2005 and 2006 Spanish SuperCup.
In Life
Born Luis Alberto Scola on April 30, 1980, in Buenos Aires, Argentina … enjoys spending time with his family … likes playing pool and fishing in his spare time … lists his favorite musical group as U2 … lists favorite vacation spot is Minorca in the Mediterranean … participates in the Rockets Player Ticket Program, purchasing blocks of season tickets to be donated to underserved children and their families … has also partaken in “green” initiatives with the Rockets.
In Transactions
Selected by San Antonio in the second round (56th overall) of the 2002 NBA Draft … Houston acquired his draft rights along with Jackie Butler from San Antonio on July 12, 2007, in exchange for Vassilis Spanoulis, a second-round pick in the 2009 NBA Draft and other considerations from the Rockets … signed with Houston on July 17, 2007 … restricted free agent was extended a qualifying offer from the Rockets on June 30, 2010 … signed to a multi-year contract by Houston on July 21, 2010.
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