| |
| Texas Two-Step: Hot Rockets visit rival Mavs |
NBA Basketball |
03/06/2008 |
| |
| (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 |
|
| |
| T-Mac leads Rockets to franchise-record 16th straight win |
NBA Basketball |
03/06/2008 |
| |
| 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 |
|
| |
| Nowitzki suspended one game for flagrant foul |
NBA Basketball |
03/05/2008 |
| |
| 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. |
|
| |
| Doesn't look good for Denver |
NBA Basketball |
03/05/2008 |
| |
| 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 |
|
| |
| T-Mac has to step up for the red-hot Rockets |
NBA Basketball |
03/05/2008 |
| |
| (Best E Casino) - The Houston Rockets are the hottest team in the NBA. With All-Star center Yao Ming sidelined for the remainder of the season, the time has come for Tracy McGrady to lead this team to a playoff a berth. The scorching Rockets attempt to win a franchise-best 16th straight game, as they welcome the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday to the Toyota Center. It is the second and final meeting of the campaign between the clubs. On February 1, Carl Landry scored 22 points and pulled down seven rebounds to l |
|
| |
| Suns pay a visit to Nuggets |
NBA Basketball |
03/05/2008 |
| |
| t 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. Carmelo Anthony scored 19 points and Allen Iverson poured in 17 points for the Nuggets, who had a two-game winning streak halted. Kenyon Martin collected 12 p |
|
| |
| Rockets go for 16th straight win vs. Pacers |
NBA Basketball |
03/05/2008 |
| |
| (Best E Casino) - The red-hot Houston Rockets attempt to win a franchise-best 16th straight game, as they welcome the Indiana Pacers this evening to the Toyota Center. Houston concludes a five-game homestand tonight. On Sunday, Tracy McGrady scored 22 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished out six assists as the Rockets extended their winning streak to 15 games with a 103-89 victory over the Denver Nuggets. Shane Battier had 20 points in the victory, while Luis Scola scored 18 points and grabbed 14 boards f |
|
| |
| Horford, Scola earn NBA rookie honors |
NBA Basketball |
03/03/2008 |
| |
| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - Atlanta Hawks forward Al Horford and Houston Rockets forward Luis Scola were named Eastern and Western Conference rookies of the month, respectively, for February. Horford, a 6-foot-10 post player out of Florida, recorded seven double-doubles in February, including three straight to close out the month. He set career highs with 20 points and 20 rebounds in a February 6 loss to the Lakers, becoming the first Hawk to grab 20 boards in a game since Alan Henderson on November 26, 2 |
|
| |
| Rockets top Nuggets, notch record-tying 15th straight win |
NBA Basketball |
03/02/2008 |
| |
| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - Tracy McGrady scored 22 points, grabbed six rebounds, and dished out six assists as the Houston Rockets extended their winning streak to 15, with a 103-89 victory over the Denver Nuggets. The streak matches a franchise record, and the feat came on the night before surgery will officially end center Yao Ming's season. The club announced Tuesday that the 7-foot-6 center would miss the rest of the season with a stress fracture in his left foot, and Yao will undergo surgery on the f |
|
| |
| Rockets try to make it 15 straight wins versus Nuggets |
NBA Basketball |
03/02/2008 |
| |
| (Best E Casino) - The red-hot Houston Rockets play the fourth of a five-game homestand when they host the Denver Nuggets tonight at the Toyota Center. Houston has won 14 in a row, and is on its longest winning streak since it opened the 1993-94 season with a franchise-best 15 straight victories. On Friday, Tracy McGrady scored 25 points to lead the Rockets in a 116-95 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies at Toyota Center. Luis Scola, Luther Head and Carl Landry all scored 15 points for the Rockets, while Shane |
|
| |
