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| Former All-Star Glen Rice arrested on battery charge |
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| p and is the school's all-time leading scorer. The 40-year-old Rice played six seasons with the Heat and 15 overall, averaging 18.3 points. Along with the Heat, he played with the Charlotte Hornets, the New York Knicks, the Los Angeles Lakers, the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Clippers, retiring after the 2003-04 season. Rice won an NBA championship with the 2000 Lakers and was the MVP of the 1997 All-Star Game.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained |
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| Timberwolves bring road woes to Houston |
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01/11/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The streaking Houston Rockets go for their season-best fifth straight victory when they host the Minnesota Timberwolves tonight at the Toyota Center. This is the first meeting of the season between the clubs. The Rockets and Timberwolves split four contests last season. Minnesota has dropped two in a row at Houston. The Rockets open a five-game homestand against Minnesota. On Wednesday, Yao Ming scored a season-high 36 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the Rockets over the New York Kni |
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| Heat try for a win at New Orleans Arena |
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| ning streak halted. David West scored 19 and pulled down nine rebounds, while Tyson Chandler ended with 11 points and seven boards. The Hornets, who have dropped two in a row as the host, are 9-7 at home this season. They will visit Yao Ming and the Houston Rockets on Sunday at the Toyota Center. This is the first of two meetings between the clubs this season. Miami is scheduled to host the Hornets on April 2 at AmericanAirlines Arena. The teams have split the last four contests in the series. Miami has lost t |
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| Wizards visit Atlanta |
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| hicago and Denver on the homestand. In injury news for Atlanta, center Zaza Pachulia is questionable for Friday's game versus Washington with an ingrown toenail. Washington had its two-game winning streak stopped after Tuesday's 92-84 setback to the Houston Rockets in the finale of a short two-game homestand at the Verizon Center. Antawn Jamison had 14 points and eight rebounds for Washington, which has dropped six of its last 10 games. Brendan Haywood and Nick Young each had 13 points in the loss. The Wizards |
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| Knicks continue homestand against Raptors |
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| (Best E Casino) - The New York Knicks will resume a four-game homestand this evening versus the Toronto Raptors at Madison Square Garden. New York suffered a 101-92 loss to the Houston Rockets in the opener of the stand on Wednesday. Jamal Crawford had 21 points to lead the Knicks, who failed to win consecutive games for the first time since capturing a season-high-tying two straight from November 24-26. Nate Robinson had 16 points and Stephon Marbury tallied 15 points and six assists, as New York lost for t |
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| Garnett continues to lead NBA All-Star voting |
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01/10/2008 |
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| k) - Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics, LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic remain the leaders in the Eastern Conference All-Star balloting, while Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers and Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets lead Western Conference players after the fourth returns of 2008 NBA All-Star Balloting program. Garnett leads all players with 1,756,251 votes with Cleveland's James -- the 2007 top vote recipient -- following Garnett at the forward spot in the Eas |
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| Yao, Rockets use fourth-quarter surge to squash Knicks |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - Yao Ming scored a season-high 36 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the Houston Rockets over the New York Knicks, 101-92, at Madison Square Garden. Rafer Alston added 20 points, eight assists and six rebounds for the Rockets, who have won four straight. Luis Scola tallied 19 points and Luther Head had 12 for Houston, which improved to 6-2 without injured star guard Tracy McGrady. Yao hit 14-of-21 shots and went 8-of-9 from the free-throw line as the Rockets offense went thr |
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| Wizards need Agent Zero ASAP |
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01/09/2008 |
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| son and sits 3 1/2 games behind the Orlando Magic for the top spot in the Southeast Division. If Arenas was healthy, who knows where the Wizards would be right now. Washington had a two-game winning streak stopped with Tuesday's 92-84 setback to the Houston Rockets in the finale of a short two-game homestand at the Verizon Center. The Wizards, who have dropped six of their last 10 games, are 10-8 in D.C. this season. The Wizards will play six of the next 11 games on the road, starting with the Atlanta Hawks at |
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| Knicks welcome Rockets to MSG |
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| (Best E Casino) - The New York Knicks will try for just their third winning streak of the season when they open a four-game homestand tonight versus the Houston Rockets at Madison Square Garden. New York ended a seven-game slide with Tuesday's 105-100 victory over the Chicago Bulls at the United Center. Stephon Marbury scored 18 points to go along with five assists for the Knicks, who won for the second time over their previous 10 games. Eddy Curry scored a game-high 29 points and grabbed eight rebounds, whi |
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| Rockets' McGrady to be checked Thursday, could be back Friday |
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01/08/2008 |
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WASHINGTON (AP) -Tracy McGrady will be checked out by the Houston Rockets' medical staff Thursday to determine when he'll be able to return from his left knee injury. ``We certainly are missing him,'' Rockets coach Rick Adelman said before Tuesday night's game at the Washington Wizards. ``But it's important that he's healthy when he does start playing.'' McGrady, sidelined by strained tendons, tendinitis and a bone bruise in his left knee, last played Dec. 23. He's the Rockets' leading scorer at 22.8 po |
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