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| McGrady, Richardson earn NBA weekly honors |
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03/10/2008 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - Houston Rockets forward Tracy McGrady was selected as the Western Conference's top player for the week ending March 9, while Charlotte forward Jason Richardson earned the Eastern Conference honor. McGrady led the Rockets to a 3-0 week, averaging 32.3 points, 7.7 assists and 5.0 rebounds per game. The superstar recorded his fourth 40-point game of the season when he poured in 41 during a 106-96 win over the New Orleans Hornets on March 8 to lift the Rockets to their 18th consecu |
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| Scorching Rockets shoot for 19th straight win |
NBA Basketball |
03/10/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The red-hot Houston Rockets try to extend their winning streak to an unbelievable 19 games when they welcome the New Jersey Nets tonight to the Toyota Center. Tracy McGrady finished with 41 points and nine assists as the Rockets lengthened their remarkable run with a 106-96 win over the New Orleans Hornets Saturday at the Toyota Center. Rafer Alston added 20 points for the Rockets, whose winning streak was already the longest in franchise history and the longest this season. Houston has tie |
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| McGrady pours in 41 as Rockets extend winning streak to 18 |
NBA Basketball |
03/08/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - Tracy McGrady finished with 41 points and nine assists, as the Houston Rockets extended their winning streak to 18 games with a 106-96 win over the New Orleans Hornets. Rafer Alston added 20 points for the Rockets, whose winning streak was already the longest in franchise history, and the longest this season. Now Houston has tied three other teams for the fourth-longest winning streak in NBA history, matching New York (1969-70), Boston (1981-82), and Chicago (1995-96). Moreover, |
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| Rockets host Hornets, aim for 18th straight win |
NBA Basketball |
03/08/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The longest win streak of this 2007-08 NBA season will be put on the line tonight at Houston's Toyota Center, where the torrid Houston Rockets aim to extend their remarkable run in a key Southwest Division showdown with the New Orleans Hornets. Houston has ripped off a franchise-record 17 consecutive victories, which matches the seventh-longest tear by a single club in league history. The surge has vaulted the Rockets within a single game of New Orleans for the No. 3 playoff spot in the Wes |
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| Rockets top Mavs to run win streak to 17 |
NBA Basketball |
03/07/2008 |
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| Dallas, TX (Best E Casino) - Tracy McGrady scored 31 points and doled out nine assists as the Houston Rockets ran their franchise-record winning streak to 17 games with a 113-98 rout of the shorthanded Dallas Mavericks. Rafer Alston scored a season-high 24 points for the Rockets, who rolled to their 11th straight road win despite missing All-Star center Yao Ming. The Rockets are 5-0 since a stress fracture in his left foot ended Yao's season. Carl Landry added 17 points off the bench for Houston, which has w |
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| Spurs try to extend streak vs. Pacers |
NBA Basketball |
03/06/2008 |
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| Sunday at US Airways Center. San Antonio is 1 1/2 games ahead of the second-place New Orleans Hornets in the Southwest Division. Indiana plays the middle contest of a three-game road trip tonight. On Wednesday, Tracy McGrady scored 25 points as the Houston Rockets set a franchise record with their 16th straight victory by blowing out the Pacers, 117-99, at the Toyota Center. Troy Murphy had 17 points and 10 rebounds in the loss for the Pacers, while Danny Granger also scored 17 in defeat. Flip Murray ended wi |
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| Texas Two-Step: Hot Rockets visit rival Mavs |
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03/06/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Southwest Division rivals battle tonight, as the Dallas Mavericks welcome the scorching Houston Rockets to American Airlines Center. The Rockets are currently the hottest team in the NBA. Tracy McGrady scored 25 points as the Rockets set a franchise record with their 16th straight win by blowing out the Indiana Pacers, 117-99, on Wednesday at the Toyota Center. Rafer Alston added 21 points and seven assists for Houston, which continued to thrive despite losing All-Star center Yao Ming for t |
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| T-Mac leads Rockets to franchise-record 16th straight win |
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03/06/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - Tracy McGrady scored 25 points, and the Houston Rockets set a franchise record with their 16th straight victory, blowing out the Indiana Pacers, 117-99, at the Toyota Center. Rafer Alston added 21 points and seven assists for Houston, which continued to thrive despite losing All-Star center Yao Ming for the season. The Rockets are 4-0 since losing Yao due to a stress fracture in his left foot. "It's all about confidence," McGrady said. "We have great chemistry and guys know thei |
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| Nowitzki suspended one game for flagrant foul |
NBA Basketball |
03/05/2008 |
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| Kirilenko returned to the arena from the hospital, where he had undergone preliminary x-rays that turned up negative. NBA executive vice president of basketball operations Stu Jackson re-evaluated the incident and upgraded the foul to a flagrant, penalty two, making his announcement Wednesday. Nowitzki will serve his suspension Thursday night, when the Mavs host the Houston Rockets. For the season, the 7-foot German is averaging 23.6 points and 8.7 rebounds per game, on the heels of his 2006-07 MVP campaign. |
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| Doesn't look good for Denver |
NBA Basketball |
03/05/2008 |
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| 1 at the Pepsi Center. Denver, which will also host the defending-champion San Antonio Spurs on Friday, tries to get back on the winning track tonight. On Sunday, Tracy McGrady scored 22 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished out six assists as the Houston Rockets extended their winning streak with a 103-89 victory over the Nuggets at the Toyota Center. Anthony scored 19 points and Iverson poured in 17 points for the Nuggets, who had a two-game winning streak halted. Kenyon Martin collected 12 points and 10 r |
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