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| Rockets hope to clinch Southwest Division title vs, Mavs |
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04/15/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Houston Rockets have a lot at stake tonight, when they close out the regular season against the Southwest Division rival Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center. Houston can capture the division crown with a win tonight and could finish as high as second in the Western Conference with some help. It hasn't won a division title since the 1993-94 campaign when the Rockets won the first of back-to-back NBA titles. The Rockets are currently tied with San Antonio atop the Southwest stand |
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| Rockets, Hornets meet in key Southwest Division matchup |
NBA Basketball |
04/13/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Southwest Division is still up for grabs and the Houston Rockets will try to stay alive in the race, as they host the New Orleans Hornets Monday at the Toyota Center. Houston and San Antonio are tied atop the division standings, with the Spurs slated to visit the Golden State Warriors tonight. The Rockets have won four straight games and recorded a 113-109 triumph at Golden State on Friday. Luis Scola scored a career-high 28 points and grabbed nine rebounds for Houston, which is tied wi |
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| Spurs try to gain ground in Southwest at Sacramento |
NBA Basketball |
04/12/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The San Antonio Spurs are still in search of another Southwest Division title and will open a short two-game road trip Sunday against the Sacramento Kings at ARCO Arena. The Spurs are a half-game behind the idle Houston Rockets for the division lead, and will also visit Golden State on the trek. They are 24-15 away from the Alamo City this season and have alternated wins and losses over the past six games overall. In a 105-99 home victory versus the Utah Jazz on Friday, Tony Parker finished |
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| Jazz return home to host Warriors |
NBA Basketball |
04/11/2009 |
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| zer finished with 15 points in the loss to the Spurs. Utah will also host the Clippers and is 32-7 in Salt Lake City this season. Golden State has lost two in a row since a three-game winning streak and is coming off Friday's 113-109 loss versus the Houston Rockets. Kelenna Azubuike had a season-best 32 points for the Warriors, who got 18 points apiece from Ronny Turiaf and CJ Watson. Anthony Randolph had 17 points and Anthony Morrow added 16 for the Warriors, who will also battle San Antonio and Phoenix to cl |
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| Houston's Artest makes return to Sacramento |
NBA Basketball |
04/09/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Ron Artest returns to Sacramento for the first time since being dealt in the offseason tonight as the Houston Rockets take their quest to secure home-court advantage in the first round of the NBA playoffs to ARCO Arena. The Rockets, who are opening up a two-game road trip tonight, are currently deadlocked with San Antonio atop the Southwest Division with just four games to play. Most recently, Houston picked up a big win in south Texas over a talented Orlando Magic club on Tuesday. Yao Ming |
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| Rockets activate Landry |
NBA Basketball |
04/07/2009 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Houston Rockets forward Carl Landry returned to the court against the Orlando Magic on Tuesday after a gunshot wound caused the second-year pro to miss eight games. The incident occurred on March 17, on an early Tuesday morning after a Rockets victory over New Orleans. Police stated a car with two occupants hit Landry's vehicle from behind. As Landry got out of his car to inspect the damage, he was shot in the left leg, and the other car fled the scene. The injury to his leg was |
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| Hornets, Heat square off in South Beach |
NBA Basketball |
04/07/2009 |
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| n striking distance of the top spot in the Southwest Division and will try to stop a two-game slide tonight on the road against the Miami Heat in South Beach. The Hornets are only two games behind the San Antonio Spurs for the division lead, but the Houston Rockets are second at just a half-game off the pace. New Orleans, which is sixth in the West standings and 1 1/2 games behind Houston for the fourth spot, have lost two in a row after a three-game winning streak and is coming off Sunday's 108-94 loss versus |
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| Spurs' Ginobili done for season |
NBA Basketball |
04/06/2009 |
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| Ginobili missed the first 12 games of the 2008-09 season following offseason surgery on his left heel, and was on the sidelines for 19 games between February and March with a right ankle injury. Sunday was the Argentine's sixth game back from his latest setback. For the season, Ginobili averaged 15.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 44 contests for the Spurs, who currently hold the top spot in the Southwest Division and the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference, a half-game ahead of the Houston Rockets. |
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| Blazers fall to Yao, Rockets, but gain playoff berth |
NBA Basketball |
04/05/2009 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Yao Ming scored 21 points and pulled down 12 rebounds, as the Houston Rockets defeated the Portland Trail Blazers, 102-88, at the Toyota Center. Luis Scola netted 16 points to go with six boards, while Ron Artest had 15 points for the Rockets, who snapped a two-game slide and pulled to within a half-game of San Antonio for first place in the Southwest Division. "Yao played his usual game, we passed the ball well, got great looks inside and were able to penetrate to the basket," |
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| Western Conference contenders meet as Rockets host Blazers |
NBA Basketball |
04/05/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Portland Trail Blazers hope to secure their first playoff berth in six seasons Sunday when they visit the Houston Rockets at the Toyota Center. The Blazers, who hold a miniscule half-game lead over Houston for the fourth spot in the Western Conference, need a win or a Phoenix loss earlier in the day to secure a playoff spot for the first time since 2003. Portland won its fourth straight game by embarrassing the Thunder in Oklahoma City on Friday when LaMarcus Aldridge led all scorers wi |
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