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| New Jersey Nets Team Report - January 14 |
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| === New Jersey Nets Team Report - January 14 === (Best E Casino) - The New Jersey Nets' struggles continued on Thursday, as they dropped a 94-85 overtime decision against the Houston Rockets at the Toyota Center. Vince Carter paced the Nets with 17 points. Nenad Krstic collected 15 points with 10 rebounds for New Jersey, which has dropped three straight. Jason Kidd added 16 points, 10 boards and nine assists, while Rodney Buford netted 14 off the bench in the loss. Juwan Howard's jumper gave the Rockets the |
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| Houston Rockets Team Report - January 14 |
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| === Houston Rockets Team Report - January 14 === (Best E Casino) - Bob Sura poured in a career-high 35 points, Tracy McGrady added 18 and Houston held off New Jersey in overtime, 94-85, at the Toyota Center. Sura ended 11-of-16 from the floor, including 6-of-7 from beyond the arc for Houston, which has won three straight. Juwan Howard added 12 points, while Yao Ming struggled on the night, finishing with six points on 2-of-9 shooting. After averaging just 86.9 points over its first 22 games, Houston has scor |
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| Yao continues to lead NBA All-Star balloting |
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01/13/2005 |
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| === Yao continues to lead NBA All-Star balloting === New York, NY (Best E Casino) - Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets leads all players in the Western Conference, while Shaquille O'Neal of the Miami Heat continues to pace all Eastern Conference players after the third returns of votes in the 2005 NBA All-Star balloting program. NBA fans from around the globe will be responsible for voting in the starters for the 54th NBA All-Star Game, which will take place in Denver on Sunday, February 20. Yao leads all playe |
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| Dallas Mavericks Team Report - January 13 |
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01/13/2005 |
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| === Dallas Mavericks Team Report - January 13 === (Best E Casino) - The Dallas Mavericks found themselves on the wrong end of a 124-114 decision on Wednesday against the Houston Rockets in an as- advertised offensive battle at the AmericanAirlines Center. Dirk Nowitzki led the Mavs with 28 points on 10-of-18 shooting and was 5-of-7 from beyond the arc. Jerry Stackhouse had 26 points off the bench, hitting 10- of-11 from the line. Jason Terry netted 21 points in the loss and Shawn Bradley added 12. Michael Fi |
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| Houston Rockets Team Report - January 13 |
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01/13/2005 |
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| === Houston Rockets Team Report - January 13 === (Best E Casino) - The Houston Rockets try to move two games above .500 for the first time this season when they open a two-game homestand versus the New Jersey Nets at the Toyota Center. On Wednesday, Tracy McGrady finished with 30 points and Juwan Howard scored a season-high 29 to lead the Rockets to a surprising 124-114 victory over the Dallas Mavericks in an as-advertised offensive battle. McGrady shot 12-of-19 from the field and was deadly from three-point |
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| New Jersey Nets Team Report - January 12 |
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01/12/2005 |
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| ry in the near future. Nenad Krstic and Rodney Buford each scored 10 points for the Nets, while Jason Collins finished with six points and 10 boards in Tuesday's loss. Carter has scored in double-digits in all nine games he has played in for the Nets. He is averaging 21.3 points per game for New Jersey, which is 3-6 with Carter. The Nets are off until Thursday when they visit Yao Ming and the Houston Rockets at the Toyota Center. Earlier this season, the Rockets defeated New Jersey, 80-69, at the Meadowlands. |
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| Net loss: Jefferson done for season |
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01/11/2005 |
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| this season, Jefferson is averaging 22.2 points, 7.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists per contest. The Arizona product started all 82 regular-season games last season for the Nets and averaged 18.5 points, 5.7 rebounds and 3.8 assists per contest. He was selected in the first round (13th overall) of the 2001 draft by the Houston Rockets. New Jersey then acquired Jefferson's draft rights from Houston, along with the draft rights to Jason Collins, and Brandon Armstrong in exchange for the draft rights to Eddie Griffin. |
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| Houston Rockets Team Report - January 10 |
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01/10/2005 |
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| === Houston Rockets Team Report - January 10 === (Best E Casino) - The Rockets registered a 116-98 victory over the Denver Nuggets at the Pepsi Center on Sunday. Tracy McGrady scored 45 points and added 12 rebounds to lead Houston to the win. Yao Ming added 21 points for Houston, which ended a two-game skid and won for the fourth time in six games. Ten of Ming's points came in the fourth quarter. McGrady finished 15-of-26 shooting, including 5-of-9 from behind the arc. He added five assists and three steals |
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| Denver Nuggets Team Report - January 10 |
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01/10/2005 |
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| === Denver Nuggets Team Report - January 10 === (Best E Casino) - The Nuggets dropped a 116-98 decision to the Houston Rockets at the Pepsi Center on Sunday. Carmelo Anthony led the way for the Nuggets with 27 points. Kenyon Martin had 15 points and 10 rebounds for Denver, which has lost four straight. The Rockets jumped out of the game strong in this one. A Yao Ming jumper with 8:35 left in the first quarter put the Rockets up 18-4. Houston eventually led 32-15 in the frame, before taking a 35-23 lead into |
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| Houston Rockets Team Report - January 8 |
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01/08/2005 |
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| === Houston Rockets Team Report - January 8 === (Best E Casino) - Houston dropped its second straight Friday, losing, 111-104, to Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Center. Bryant posted game highs with 27 points and 10 assists to lead the winning effort. Tracy McGrady netted 26 points for the Rockets, who have now dropped back-to- back games on the heels of a three-game win streak. Before fouling out in the fourth quarter, Yao Ming tallied 25 points and five rebounds. In the fourth quarte |
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