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| Rockets use big second half to down Bobcats |
NBA Basketball |
02/22/2009 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Ron Artest scored a game-high 26 points, pulled down seven rebounds and dished out four assists, as the Houston Rockets dominated the Charlotte Bobcats, 99-78, at the Toyota Center. Yao Ming added 19 points and seven rebounds for the Rockets, who own a 4-0 mark on a six-game homestand. Von Wafer ended with 13 points off the bench, while Luis Scola and Shane Battier tallied 12 points apiece. Scola also grabbed 10 rebounds to complete his double-double performance. Houston also im |
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| Rockets resume homestand vs. Bobcats |
NBA Basketball |
02/22/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Houston Rockets will continue their six-game homestand Sunday versus the Charlotte Bobcats at the Toyota Center. Houston has won the first three tests of the residency and four of five overall, including Friday's 93-86 victory over the rival Dallas Mavericks. Yao Ming finished with 22 points and 13 rebounds, while Aaron Brooks tallied 19 points, six rebounds and eight assists in a winning cause. Luis Scola had 15 points and 15 rebounds, and Ron Artest ended with 17 points for the Rocket |
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| Rockets resume homestand against Mavs |
NBA Basketball |
02/20/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Houston Rockets will resume a six-game homestand Friday versus the Southwest Division-rival Dallas Mavericks at the Toyota Center. Houston has won the first two tests of the residency and handed the New Jersey Nets a 114-88 beating on Tuesday, as Yao Ming scored 20 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to lift the Rockets to a 20-6 mark at home this season. Shane Battier netted a season-high 19 points and pulled down nine rebounds for the Rockets, who also received 19 points from Von Wafer |
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| Memphis Grizzlies |
NBA Basketball Transaction |
02/20/2009 |
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| Acquired a first-round pick in 2009, center Adonal Foyle and guard Mike Wilks from the Orlando Magic; traded guard Kyle Lowry to the Houston Rockets. |
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| Orlando Magic |
NBA Basketball Transaction |
02/20/2009 |
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| Acquired guard Rafer Alston from the Houston Rockets; traded forward Brian Cook to Houston. |
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| McGrady's season done |
NBA Basketball |
02/18/2009 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Houston Rockets guard Tracy McGrady will miss the remainder of the season and will have microfracture surgery on his injured left knee. McGrady made a post on his personal Web site Wednesday, which confirmed earlier reports. "My knee hasn't been right all year, and we can't seem to get the pain to go away...I've met with numerous doctors and gotten a number of opinions, and unfortunately I will be undergoing microfracture surgery on my left knee immediately." McGrady has already |
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| Nets, Mavs square off in Dallas |
NBA Basketball |
02/18/2009 |
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| through the state of Texas with this evening's matchup with the Dallas Mavericks from the American Airlines Center. The Nets did not begin this two-game Lone Star State trek on a positive note, as the slumping club was handed a 114-88 defeat by the Houston Rockets Tuesday at the Toyota Center. The loss was the third in a row for New Jersey following a season-best four-game win streak. Vince Carter, the subject of recent trade rumors with Thursday's deadline looming, led the Nets with 30 points and Brook Lopez |
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| McGrady reportedly done for season |
NBA Basketball |
02/18/2009 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Houston Rockets guard Tracy McGrady will reportedly miss the remainder of the season and will have microfracture surgery on his injured left knee. ESPN reported after the Rockets beat New Jersey, 114-88, Tuesday that McGrady will be out. He has already missed 19 games this season and had arthroscopic surgery on the same knee last May. A seven-time All-Star and two-time league scoring champion, McGrady is averaging 15.6 points this season. An MRI recently showed there was no chan |
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| Rockets rout Nets as Carter rumors arise |
NBA Basketball |
02/18/2009 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Yao Ming scored 20 points and pulled down 12 rebounds, as the Houston Rockets downed the New Jersey Nets, 114-88, at the Toyota Center. Shane Battier netted a season-high 19 points and pulled down nine rebounds for the Rockets, who also received 19 points from Von Wafer and 18 from Ron Artest. Luis Scola totaled 10 points and 11 boards, while Rafer Alston chipped in nine points and 11 assists, as Houston started the post All-Star break with its second consecutive victory. The Ro |
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| Rockets welcome Nets to town |
NBA Basketball |
02/17/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Houston Rockets get back to business Tuesday when they resume a six-game homestand by welcoming the New Jersey Nets to the Toyota Center. The Rockets opened the residency on February 11 when Yao Ming tallied game- bests of 24 points and 18 rebounds to lead Houston, minus Tracy McGrady, in a 94-82 rout of the hapless Sacramento Kings. McGrady sat out after getting an MRI on his sore left knee earlier that day. The procedure showed no new damage but the team is unsure when the former All- |
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