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| McGrady's 37 fuels Rockets; Game 7 set for Saturday |
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05/06/2005 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - Tracy McGrady poured in a game-high 37 points, and the Houston Rockets snapped a three-game losing streak with a 101-83 victory over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 6 of their first round playoff series. Brent Barry and Mike James combined to scored 36 points off the bench for the Rockets, who got their first win in this series since taking Games 1 and 2 in Dallas. Houston took control with a 19-0 run in the fourth quarter, turning a one- point game into a rout. Barry scored 12 of |
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05/03/2005 |
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| Fined Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony $7,500; fined Houston Rockets head coach Jeff Van Gundy $100,000. |
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| Dallas' Van Horn misses Game 4 |
NBA Basketball |
05/02/2005 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - Dallas Mavericks forward Keith Van Horn, who was diagnosed with a sprained left ankle on Friday, missed Saturday's 97-93 win over the Houston Rockets in Game 4 of the Western Conference quarterfinals. Van Horn will travel back to Dallas with the team after Game 4 and receive an MRI. He will be re-evaluated at that point. Van Horn left Thursday's 106-102 win over Houston in the second quarter after landing awkwardly on his left leg while trying to secure a rebound. He fell to the |
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| Van Horn doubtful for Game 4 |
NBA Basketball |
04/29/2005 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - Dallas Mavericks forward Keith Van Horn has been diagnosed with a sprained left ankle and is doubtful for Game 4 of his team's Western Conference quarterfinal matchup against the Houston Rockets on Saturday. Van Horn will travel back to Dallas with the team after Game 4 and receive an MRI. He will be re-evaluated at that point. Van Horn left Thursday's 106-102 win over Houston in the second quarter after landing awkwardly on his left leg while trying to secure a rebound. He fell |
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| Dallas' Van Horn leaves game with ankle injury |
NBA Basketball |
04/29/2005 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - Dallas Mavericks veteran forward Keith Van Horn left Thursday night's 106-102 victory over the Houston Rockets in Game 3 of the Western Conference quarterfinals with an ankle injury. Van Horn left the game in the second quarter after landing awkwardly on his left leg while trying to secure a rebound. He fell to the court in obvious pain and had to be helped to the locker room. His return to the game appeared doubtful. Van Horn, who joined Dallas from Milwaukee in a trade earlier |
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| Offensive-minded Suns can win in playoffs |
NBA Basketball |
04/28/2005 |
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| ay I wanted a lot of small guys in there. At 22 years of age he just shows remarkable play. He had a heck of a game." With the victory, the Suns took their first 2-0 series lead since the 1995 playoffs when they eventually fell in seven games to the Houston Rockets in the conference semifinals. Only seven teams have ever come back from a 2-0 deficit in a best-of-seven series. "I'm tired of talking about this," said Marion. "Everyone is saying we can't run, we can't play defense. We're up 2-0 now, keep talking. |
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| McGrady's shot sends Rockets to 2-0 series lead |
NBA Basketball |
04/26/2005 |
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| === McGrady's shot sends Rockets to 2-0 series lead === Dallas, TX (Best E Casino) - Tracy McGrady finished with 28 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds and hit the game-winning shot with 2.2 seconds left to give the Houston Rockets a 113-111 victory over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 2 of the Western Conference quarterfinals. The Rockets now hold a 2-0 lead as the best-of-seven series shifts to Houston for Game 3 on Thursday. Yao Ming scored a game-high 33 points on 13-of-14 shooting for the fifth- seeded R |
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| McGrady, Rockets move one-up on Dallas |
NBA Basketball |
04/24/2005 |
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| === McGrady, Rockets move one-up on Dallas === Dallas, TX (Best E Casino) - Tracy McGrady poured in a game-high 34 points to lead the Houston Rockets past the Dallas Mavericks, 98-86, in Game 1 of the Western Conference quarterfinals. "We just wanted to come out and hit those guys first," McGrady said. "That was the most important thing. Those guys are a different ball club than we faced the last time. Coming into the game, we wanted to hit them first and control the tempo." Mike James contributed a playoff |
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| NBA Playoff Preview - Dallas vs. Houston |
NBA Basketball |
04/21/2005 |
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| ***** NBA Playoff Preview - Dallas vs. Houston ***** From The Best E Casino By Warren Blatt, NBA Editor Dallas Mavericks: 4th Seed, West (58-24) Houston Rockets: 5th Seed, West (51-31) (Best E Casino) - Southwest Division rivals will square off in the first round of the NBA Playoffs, as the fourth-seeded Dallas Mavericks will lock up with No. 5 Houston. This is the second time that Dallas and Houston have met in the postseason. In 1988, the Mavericks eliminated the Rockets, 3-1, in the first round. During t |
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| Kidd and McGrady nab NBA weekly honors |
NBA Basketball |
04/18/2005 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - New Jersey Nets guard Jason Kidd and Houston Rockets guard Tracy McGrady were selected as the NBA's top players for the week ending April 17. Kidd earned the Eastern Conference award by averaging a triple-double for three games last week, as the Nets posted a 2-1 record and moved into a tie for the eighth and final playoff spot with Cleveland. Should the Nets and Cavaliers finish tied, New Jersey would claim the final playoff berth. The veteran averaged 18.3 points, 12.3 reboun |
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