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| Rockets try to extend streak vs. Lakers |
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03/16/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The red-hot Houston Rockets will put their 21-game winning streak to a major test tonight, when they wrap up a three-game homestand versus the Los Angeles Lakers at the Toyota Center. Houston made it 21 consecutive wins with Friday's 89-80 decision over the Charlotte Bobcats in the opener of the homestand. Tracy McGrady poured in 30 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the Rockets to the second-longest winning streak in NBA history. The current streak eclipsed the 20-game run by the 19 |
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| Lakers' Gasol to miss at least three games |
NBA Basketball |
03/15/2008 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (Best E Casino) - Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol will miss at least three games with a sprained left ankle, including Sunday's showdown with the Houston Rockets. Gasol left late in the first quarter of Friday's 108-98 loss to New Orleans after stepping on the foot of teammate Vladimir Radmanovic while both were looking for an offensive rebound. Gasol immediately began favoring his left leg, and was helped to the locker room during a Lakers timeout. The team announced that X-rays were ne |
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| Rockets put win streak on line vs. Bobcats |
NBA Basketball |
03/14/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Houston Rockets attempt to make it 21 wins in a row, as they welcome the Charlotte Bobcats tonight to the Toyota Center. The Rockets tied the second-longest winning streak in NBA history by posting their franchise-record 20th win in a row with a hard-fought 83-75 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday at Philips Arena. Tracy McGrady scored 28 points to keep the streak intact. Shane Battier netted 15 points, while Chuck Hayes contributed eight points and 12 rebounds off the bench fo |
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| Clippers visit Atlanta |
NBA Basketball |
03/14/2008 |
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| n berth in the Eastern Conference, but the club hasn't looked playoff-caliber as of late. The Hawks are just 4-14 since February 8 and have dropped six of seven games to begin the month of March. The latest setback came at the hands of the scorching Houston Rockets, who posted an 83-75 triumph over the Hawks on Wednesday to extend their win streak to a remarkable 20 consecutive games. The loss spoiled a 16-point, 22-rebound effort from Atlanta's Josh Smith, while teammate Joe Johnson poured in 28 points in def |
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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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