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| Bucks exercise option on center's contract |
NBA Basketball |
11/01/2002 |
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| ir option on 23-year old Joel Przybilla's contract. By doing so, the team keeps the center under contract through next season. Przybilla, who would have become a restricted free agent after this season, was originally drafted out of Minnesota by the Houston Rockets in the first round (ninth pick overall) of the 2000 NBA Draft. His draft rights were traded to Milwaukee for the draft rights to Jason Collier and a future first-round pick. Playing in his third season in the NBA, Przybilla averaged career-highs in |
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| Rockets travel to Rocky Mountains |
NBA Basketball |
11/01/2002 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Two teams trying to avoid 0-2 starts square off tonight when the Denver Nuggets welcome the Houston Rockets to Pepsi Center. Houston dropped a 91-82 decision to the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night. Steve Francis scored 10 of his career-high 39 points in the fourth quarter of the losing effort. Francis was 13-of-28 from the floor and made 12 of 14 from the foul line. Yao Ming, who Houston selected with the top pick of the NBA Draft, failed to score, grabbed just two rebounds and |
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| Nets host Pacers |
NBA Basketball |
11/01/2002 |
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| t Continental Airlines Arena Friday in a rematch of an opening-round playoff matchup from last year. The Pacers won their season-opener on Wednesday, as Jermaine O'Neal scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Indiana to a 91-82 win over the Houston Rockets at Conseco Fieldhouse. Ron Artest finished with 20 points and Erick Strickland added 19 for the Pacers, who shot 42 percent from the floor. Ron Mercer netted 12 points as Indiana recorded its third straight win over the Rockets. The Pacers were triu |
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| Yao and Rockets fizzle in debut |
NBA Basketball |
10/31/2002 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (MySportsbook) - Jermaine O'Neal scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 91-82 win over the Houston Rockets in the season opener for both clubs at Conseco Fieldhouse. Ron Artest finished with 20 points and Erick Strickland added 19 for the Pacers, who shot 42 percent from the floor. Ron Mercer netted 12 points as Indiana recorded its third straight win over the Rockets. Steve Francis poured in a career-high 39 points on 13-of-28 shooting, and Cuttino Mobley |
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| Yao Ming set for NBA debut against Pacers |
NBA Basketball |
10/30/2002 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (MySportsbook) - Yao Ming makes his much-anticipated NBA debut Wednesday night when the Houston Rockets battle the Indiana Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse in the season opener for both teams. The Rockets selected Yao with the first overall pick in the 2002 NBA Draft, addressing a glaring weakness at center from last season's 28-54 campaign. The 7-foot-5 center from China played in two preseason games after getting approval from the Chinese Basketball Association to sign a contract with the Roc |
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| Golden State claims Torres off waivers |
NBA Basketball |
10/29/2002 |
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| Oakland, CA (MySportsbook) - The Golden State Warriors have claimed Oscar Torres off waivers Tuesday. He was waived by the Houston Rockets five days earlier. Torres, 25, averaged six points last season with the Rockets as a rookie. He performed well in 13 starts in relief of Steve Francis, and posted a career- high 28 points against Cleveland on December 11, 2001. |
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| Houston Rockets 2002-03 Season Preview |
NBA Basketball |
10/25/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Houston Rockets used the first overall pick in the NBA Draft to select Chinese center Yao Ming, thus addressing a glaring roster weakness from last season's 28-54 season. Houston had to cut through a mountain of international red tape to land the pivot. The Shanghai Sharks, Yao's former team, had originally withheld him from the draft because Chinese sports officials feared his departure could cause further damage to its fledgling professional league. Houston was able to clear this hurd |
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| Mavs sign free agent Walt Williams |
NBA Basketball |
10/18/2002 |
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| vericks signed free agent swingman Walt Williams on Friday. Per club policy, terms of the contract were not released. A 10-year NBA veteran, Williams holds career averages of 12.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. He was a member of the Houston Rockets for the last three seasons and averaged 9.4 points, 3.4 boards and 1.4 assists during the 2001-02 campaign. The 6-8 Williams was drafted as the seventh overall pick by the Sacramento Kings in the 1992 NBA Draft. He played his first 3 1/2 seasons for |
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| Rockets' Norris to undergo surgery |
NBA Basketball |
10/16/2002 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Houston Rockets guard Moochie Norris will be sidelined for about three weeks with a dislocated right pinkie finger. Norris, the only Rocket to play in every game last season, will have surgery to repair the injury. Norris was hurt fighting for a loose ball early in Tuesday night's 96-93 exhibition victory over San Antonio. Norris, who is entering his fourth season with the Rockets, started 26 of the 82 games he played in during the 2001-02 campaign and averaged 8.1 points and 4. |
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| Yao Ming reaches deal with Rockets |
NBA Basketball |
10/09/2002 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - The Houston Rockets have come to terms on a contract with 7-foot-5 center Yao Ming, the No. 1 pick in this year's NBA draft. The Rockets say it's a verbal agreement and Yao's agent, Erick Zhang, reported that the Chinese Basketball Association, which needs to provide the final official approval for Yao to sign the deal, may hold off providing clearance until the Asian Games are completed on Monday. Assuming there are no glitches, Yao is expected to be at the training camp of the |
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