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| Yao out due to upper-respiratory infection |
NBA Basketball |
01/27/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - Houston Rockets center Yao Ming will miss Sunday's home game against Utah due to an upper-respiratory infection. He is being listed as day-to-day. Yao leads the Rockets in points (22.1) and rebounds (10.7) per game this season. Yao was recently voted into his sixth consecutive All-Star Game, finishing fourth among West players and seventh overall in votes received (1,709,180). |
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| T-Mac, Rockets snap Blazers home win streak |
NBA Basketball |
01/26/2008 |
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| Portland, OR (Best E Casino) - Tracy McGrady came off the bench to score a team-high 15 points and the Houston Rockets overcame a sluggish offensive performance to fend off the Portland Trail Blazers, 89-79, at the Rose Garden. Luis Scola and Yao Ming contributed 11 points apiece, grabbing 12 and 10 rebounds, respectively, as Houston won its fourth straight. Carl Landry provided an unexpected lift off the bench with 12 points and eight rebounds, while Aaron Brooks added eight to go with four assists. Brandon |
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| Hawks swoop into Emerald City |
NBA Basketball |
01/25/2008 |
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| ll also visit Portland, Phoenix and the Clippers on the current swing. Seattle has dropped 12 in a row and plays the second of a seven-game homestand on Friday. Tracy McGrady scored 28 points and hit the go-ahead bucket with 51 seconds to go, as the Houston Rockets came back from a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit to hand the snake-bitten SuperSonics their 12th straight loss, 109-107, at KeyArena. Durant scored 25 points in the loss for Seattle, while Wally Szczerbiak came off the bench to net 22 points. The 12 |
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| Rockets take flight in Portland |
NBA Basketball |
01/25/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Houston Rockets go for their fourth straight victory when they visit the Portland Trail Blazers tonight at the Rose Garden. This is the second meeting of the season between the clubs. On November 3rd, Yao Ming posted 21 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Rockets to an 89-80 victory over the Trail Blazers at the Toyota Center. The Rockets have won two in a row in the series. Houston has won five of its last seven at Portland. Houston concludes a two-game road trip on Friday. Tracy McGrad |
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| Kings pay a visit to Utah |
NBA Basketball |
01/25/2008 |
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| in double figures and have won six of their last seven games overall. Ronnie Brewer chipped in 15 points and Carlos Boozer collected 12 points and 12 rebounds in the victory. Utah is 17-3 as the host this season. The Jazz will visit Yao Ming and the Houston Rockets on Sunday at the Toyota Center. Sacramento plays the middle contest of a three-game road trip on Friday. Chris Kaman scored 20 points and pulled down 21 rebounds, as the Clippers crushed the Kings, 111-85, on Wednesday at the Staples Center. Mike Bi |
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| Old-man Chelios: 46 and still skating with Red Wings |
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01/24/2008 |
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| ars old and is still active, so there's no excuse for me.'' In the other three major team sports, the oldest active players are: 47-year-old kicker Morten Andersen, who played last season for the Atlanta Falcons; 41-year-old Dikembe Mutombo of the Houston Rockets; and 45-year-old Jamie Moyer of the Philadelphia Phillies - assuming Julio Franco doesn't land with a team this season approaching his 50th birthday. In NHL history, only Hall of Famer Gordie Howe was older than Chelios when he played, skating at |
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| McGrady rallies Rockets; Sonics lose 12th straight |
NBA Basketball |
01/24/2008 |
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| Seattle, WA (Best E Casino) - Tracy McGrady scored 28 points, including the go-ahead bucket with 51 seconds to go, as the Houston Rockets came back from an 13-point fourth quarter deficit and handed the snake bitten Seattle SuperSonics their 12th straight loss, 109-107, at KeyArena. Yao Ming scored 26 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for Houston, which won its third straight game in sweeping a home-and-home with the Sonics. Rafer Alston added 18 points, making 5-of-9 shots from three-point range, and dished ou |
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| Rockets take on desperate Sonics |
NBA Basketball |
01/23/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Seattle SupersSonics hope to avoid their 12th straight loss when they welcome the Houston Rockets tonight to KeyArena. This is the finale of a home-and-home set between the clubs. On Monday, Yao Ming had a game-high 30 points and grabbed 17 rebounds as the Rockets knocked off the SuperSonics, 96-89, at the Toyota Center. Yao finished 12-of-19 from the field and 6-of-9 from the free-throw line, while Tracy McGrady contributed 17 points and six rebounds off the bench for Houston, which ha |
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| Kings' record belongs in the East |
NBA Basketball |
01/22/2008 |
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| 2 record and are already six games behind the Golden State Warriors for the eighth and final playoff berth in the West. If the Kings were in the Eastern Conference, they would be right in the thick of the race. They are also behind the Utah Jazz and Houston Rockets in the West. The struggling New Jersey Nets play the third of a six-game road trip, as they visit the Kings on Tuesday at ARCO Arena. It is the second and final meeting of the campaign between the squads. On December 18th, Francisco Garcia drained a |
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| Yao, Rockets hold off Sonics |
NBA Basketball |
01/22/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (Best E Casino) - Yao Ming had a game-high 30 points and grabbed 17 rebounds as the Houston Rockets got by the Seattle SuperSonics 96-89 in the first leg of a home-and-home set at Toyota Center. Yao finished 12-of-19 from the field and 6-of-9 from the free-throw line, while Tracy McGrady contributed 17 points and six rebounds off the bench for Houston, which has won two straight and seven of its last nine. Bonzi Wells donated 16 points and Rafer Alston had 12 points and six assists in the win. Ro |
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