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| Rockets aim to steal another one in Hollywood vs. Lakers |
NBA Basketball |
05/06/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - After laying an egg in the series opener the Los Angeles Lakers hope to get back on track tonight when they resume their Western Conference semifinals set against a confident Houston Rockets team. The Rockets stunned the Lakers in Game 1 on Monday when Yao Ming overcame a scary knee-to-knee collision with Kobe Bryant in the fourth quarter en route to scoring 28 points and grabbing 10 rebounds, as Houston topped LA, 100-92, at Staples Center. Ron Artest contributed 21 points and seven assist |
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| Rockets, Lakers tip-off series at Staples Center |
NBA Basketball |
05/04/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers continue their quest for an NBA championship tonight when they kick off the Western Conference semifinals by welcoming the Houston Rockets to Staples Center. The Lakers are the team to beat in the West and gained the No. 1 seed in the conference by virtue of an impressive 65-17 regular season record. LA, which lost in six games to the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals last season, summarily dismissed an overmatched Utah Jazz team in five games during the Wes |
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| NBA Playoff Preview - LA Lakers vs. Houston |
NBA Basketball |
05/04/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers continue their quest for their 15th NBA championship when they face the Houston Rockets in the Western Conference semifinals. The Lakers are the team to beat in the West and gained the No. 1 seed in the conference by virtue of an impressive 65-17 regular season record. LA, which lost in six games to the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals last season, summarily dismissed an overmatched Utah Jazz team in five games during the West quarterfinals. All-Star Kobe B |
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| Blastoff: Rockets finally advance to Round 2 |
NBA Basketball |
05/01/2009 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Ron Artest scored 27 points and the Houston Rockets broke a first-round hex by throttling Portland, 92-76, to finish their Western Conference quarterfinal series in six games. Yao Ming totaled 17 points and 10 rebounds for the fifth-seeded Rockets, who won their first playoff set since 1997, ending a string of six straight first-round exits with the 4-2 series win. The top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers await in the conference semifinals, starting Monday at 10:30 p.m. (et). The Laker |
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| Rockets guard Wafer cleared to play |
NBA Basketball |
04/30/2009 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Houston Rockets guard Von Wafer was cleared to play Game 6 of the Western Conference quarterfinals against Portland despite a bulging disc in his back. The Rockets said following extensive rehabilitation treatments Thursday, team Physician Dr. Thomas Clanton cleared Wafer for action and that he was expected to be available to play in tonight's game. Wafer is averaging 10.6 points as a key reserve this series. Houston leads the best-of-seven set 3-2 and is one victory away from w |
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| Blazers hope to stay alive in series at Houston |
NBA Basketball |
04/30/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Portland Trail Blazers hope to stave off elimination for a second straight game when they arrive in south Texas for Game 6 of their Western Conference quarterfinals series with the Houston Rockets. The Blazers kept their season alive on Tuesday in Portland when Brandon Roy scored eight of his 25 points during a big fourth-quarter run as the Blazers took Game 5, 88-77. LaMarcus Aldridge also scored 25 points, while Steve Blake added 15 and Travis Outlaw scored 10 for Portland, which stil |
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04/29/2009 |
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| Fined Houston Rockets head coach Rick Adelman, Portland Trail Blazers head coach Nate McMillan and Boston Celtics head coach Doc Rivers $25,000 apiece for publicly criticizing game officials. |
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| Blazers stay alive against Rockets |
NBA Basketball |
04/29/2009 |
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| Portland, OR (MySportsbook) - Brandon Roy scored eight of his 25 points during a big fourth-quarter run and Portland remained alive in its Western Conference quarterfinal series with an 88-77 Game 5 win over the Houston Rockets. LaMarcus Aldridge also scored 25 points, while Steve Blake added 15 and Travis Outlaw scored 10 for Portland, which still trails the best-of-seven series 3-2, with Game 6 slated for Thursday in Houston. "Tonight our guys came out and played their hearts out," said Blazers coach Nate |
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| NBA issues fines to Adelman, McMillan and Rivers |
NBA Basketball |
04/28/2009 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The National Basketball Association handed out $25,000 fines Tuesday to Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers, Houston Rockets head coach Rick Adelman and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Nate McMillan for publicly criticizing game officials. Each team was also fined $25,000 for their coach's comments. Adelman was docked pay for comments made between Games 3 and 4 of the Rockets' series with the Blazers, while McMillan was fined for comments made between Games 4 and 5. Rivers was fi |
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| Rockets hope to oust Blazers in the Rose Garden |
NBA Basketball |
04/28/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The reeling Portland Trail Blazers hope to stave off elimination tonight when they resume their Western Conference quarterfinals series against the Houston Rockets at the Rose Garden. The Rockets took a commanding 3-1 edge in the series on Sunday when Yao Ming stepped up after two lackluster performances to lead Houston with 21 points and 12 rebounds, as the Rockets took a hard-fought 89-88 victory over the Blazers in Game 4. Yao, coming off mediocre 11 and seven-point efforts in Game 2 and |
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