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| Slumping Pacers welcome Rockets to Conseco Fieldhouse |
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02/01/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Indiana Pacers will try to halt their recent slide when they resume a four-game homestand versus the Houston Rockets tonight at Conseco Fieldhouse. Indiana has dropped four in a row and suffered a 110-104 loss to the Detroit Pistons in the opener of the homestand on Tuesday. Mike Dunleavy ended with a game-high 25 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for Indiana, which has lost three straight at home and fell to 9-11 as the host this season. Troy Murphy and Travis Diener each scored |
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| Roy and Durant lead rosters for NBA Rookie Challenge |
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01/30/2008 |
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| o Raptors forward Andrea Bargnani, and a pair of Utah Jazz players -- forwards Ronnie Brewer and Paul Millsap. Durant is joined on the rookie team by SuperSonics teammate and fellow first-round selection Jeff Green, Atlanta Hawks forward Al Horford, Houston Rockets forward Luis Scola, Memphis Grizzlies guards Mike Conley and Juan Carlos Navarro, Milwaukee Bucks forward Yi Jianlian, New Jersey Nets forward Sean Williams, and Toronto Raptors forward Jamario Moon. The sophomores hold a 6-2 advantage over rookies |
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| O'Brien needs some luck in Indiana |
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01/30/2008 |
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| Wallace ended with 24 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks. Foster started for only the fourth time in the past 21 games. O'Brien can only hope Indiana will snap a four-game losing streak when it continues a four-game homestand on Friday versus the Houston Rockets. The Pacers opened the stand with Tuesday's loss versus Wallace and the Pistons, and are 9-11 at Conseco Fieldhouse this season. Indiana will also host Orlando and San Antonio on the homestand. Indiana is a dismal 4-14 over its last 18 contests over |
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| Hornets go for 10th straight win against Golden State |
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01/30/2008 |
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| rebounds and 10 points, while Peja Stojakovic scored 19 points in a winning cause. Golden State will wrap up a brief two-game road trip this evening in New Orleans and is 14-11 as the guest in 2007-08. The Warriors suffered a 111-107 setback to the Houston Rockets on Tuesday, as Stephen Jackson dropped in 25 points and Baron Davis donated 21 points in a losing cause. Earlier Tuesday, the Warriors announced forward Chris Webber, who started his NBA career with Golden State, is returning to the Warriors. Terms |
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| McGrady out with the flu |
NBA Basketball |
01/29/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - Houston Rockets forward Tracy McGrady will be sidelined for Tuesday's game against Golden State with flu-like symptoms. He is listed as day-to-day. The 6-foot-8 forward is averaging 22 points and 5.2 assists on the season. Teammate Yao Ming was forced to sit out Sunday's loss to Utah because of an upper-respiratory infection. |
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| McGrady misses Rockets game with flu-like symptoms |
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01/29/2008 |
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HOUSTON (AP) -Houston Rockets guard Tracy McGrady sat out Tuesday's game against Golden State with flu-like symptoms. McGrady, who is second on the team in scoring at 22 points, was inactive for the 15th time this season. He missed two games with an elbow injury and 12 with various injuries to his left knee. McGrady had played in five games since missing 11 straight with the knee injury.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may n |
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| Can't ignore Kaman's numbers |
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01/29/2008 |
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| lashy. The Clippers' starting center is simply a hard-working big man who does the dirty work around the hoop for his team. Hard screens, diving on loose balls and physical play are important variables that Kaman brings to the court. Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets, San Antonio's Tim Duncan and Denver's Carmelo Anthony will make up the starting frontcourt for the West in the 56th annual All-Star Game. Phoenix's Amare Stoudemire, reigning MVP Dirk Nowitzki and Josh Howard of the Dallas Mavericks, Utah's Carlos |
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| Warriors, Rockets square off in Houston |
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01/29/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Golden State Warriors try to extend their winning streak to three games when they visit the Houston Rockets tonight at the Toyota Center. This is the third meeting of the campaign between the squads. The Warriors won the two previous contests. Golden State has won two in a row at Houston and four straight in the series. The Warriors are scheduled to host Houston on March 21st in the final contest of the regular season between the clubs. The Warriors begin a short two-game road trip. Ste |
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| Streaking Utah hosts Duncan, Spurs |
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01/28/2008 |
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| in the series. San Antonio has lost two straight after winning its last two at Utah. Utah has won eight in a row at home. On Sunday, Kyle Korver scored 17 points in 23 minutes off the bench -- sinking 3-of-5 three-pointers -- and the Jazz downed the Houston Rockets, 97-89, at the Toyota Center. Deron Williams finished with 17 points and 12 assists, while Andrei Kirilenko also scored 17 points for the Jazz, who have won four straight and eight of their last nine games overall. Carlos Boozer scored 13 points and |
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| Yao-less Rockets fail to launch against Jazz |
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01/27/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - Kyle Korver scored 17 points in 23 minutes off the bench -- sinking 3-of-5 three-pointers -- and the Utah Jazz downed the shorthanded Houston Rockets, 97-89. Houston played without All-Star center Yao Ming, who sat out with an upper- respiratory infection. He is listed as day-to-day. Yao leads the Rockets in points (22.1) and rebounds (10.7) per game this season. "He's (Yao) sick. That should not have changed the way other people play, I do not believe," said Rockets head coach |
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