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| Rockets travel to New Orleans |
NBA Basketball |
03/19/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Houston Rockets attempt to get back on the winning track when they visit the New Orleans Hornets tonight at New Orleans Arena. The Rockets are tied with the Los Angeles Lakers for the top spot in the Western Conference playoff race. New Orleans trails the Rockets by just a half game in the Southwest Division standings and for No. 1 in the West. Houston opens a three-game swing against the Hornets. Kevin Garnett led the way with 22 points and 11 rebounds, as Boston used strong inside pla |
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| Suns try to stay hot against Seattle |
NBA Basketball |
03/19/2008 |
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| emire had 25 points and seven rebounds for Phoenix, which has won its last five games. Two-time MVP Steve Nash collected 22 points and eight assists for the Suns, who shot 55 percent from the field. Phoenix returns home to host Tracy McGrady and the Houston Rockets on Saturday at US Airways Center. The Suns are 20-12 on the road this season. The Suns, who are 8-6 with Shaq in the lineup, are No. 5 in the Western Conference playoff race. However, Phoenix is just one game behind the Los Angeles Lakers for first |
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| Warriors visit the Clippers |
NBA Basketball |
03/19/2008 |
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| games overall. Andris Biedrins contributed 13 points and eight rebounds, while Kelenna Azubuike finished with 12 points and eight boards in defeat. Golden State is 18-15 on the road this season. The Warriors return home to host Tracy McGrady and the Houston Rockets on Friday at ORACLE Arena. Los Angeles returns home after going 1-4 on a five-game road trip. On Monday, Al Jefferson poured in 22 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 99-90 victory over the Clippers at the Target C |
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| Rockets try to stay hot vs. Celtics |
NBA Basketball |
03/18/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The last time the Houston Rockets lost the NFL season was still going on. Tonight they will try to extend their franchise-record winning streak to 23 games in the finale of a three-game homestand versus the Boston Celtics at the Toyota Center. Houston extended the second-longest winning streak in NBA history with a 104-92 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday. Rafer Alston put forth an excellent effort with a career-high eight three-pointers for 31 points, while registering five ass |
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| Alston's three-point barrage gives Houston 22nd straight win |
NBA Basketball |
03/16/2008 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Rafer Alston hit a pair of career highs with eight three-pointers and 31 points, and the Houston Rockets won their 22nd consecutive contest in convincing fashion with a 104-92 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers at the Toyota Center. Alston also had five assists and a pair of steals to propel the Rockets, whose current streak is the second-longest in NBA history. Only the 1971-72 Lakers' 33-game winning streak is better. "(It was) a great win," said Rockets head coach Rick Adelm |
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| Rockets try to extend streak vs. Lakers |
NBA Basketball |
03/16/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The red-hot Houston Rockets will put their 21-game winning streak to a major test tonight, when they wrap up a three-game homestand versus the Los Angeles Lakers at the Toyota Center. Houston made it 21 consecutive wins with Friday's 89-80 decision over the Charlotte Bobcats in the opener of the homestand. Tracy McGrady poured in 30 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the Rockets to the second-longest winning streak in NBA history. The current streak eclipsed the 20-game run by the 19 |
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| Lakers' Gasol to miss at least three games |
NBA Basketball |
03/15/2008 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol will miss at least three games with a sprained left ankle, including Sunday's showdown with the Houston Rockets. Gasol left late in the first quarter of Friday's 108-98 loss to New Orleans after stepping on the foot of teammate Vladimir Radmanovic while both were looking for an offensive rebound. Gasol immediately began favoring his left leg, and was helped to the locker room during a Lakers timeout. The team announced that X-rays were ne |
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| Rockets put win streak on line vs. Bobcats |
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03/14/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Houston Rockets attempt to make it 21 wins in a row, as they welcome the Charlotte Bobcats tonight to the Toyota Center. The Rockets tied the second-longest winning streak in NBA history by posting their franchise-record 20th win in a row with a hard-fought 83-75 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday at Philips Arena. Tracy McGrady scored 28 points to keep the streak intact. Shane Battier netted 15 points, while Chuck Hayes contributed eight points and 12 rebounds off the bench fo |
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| Clippers visit Atlanta |
NBA Basketball |
03/14/2008 |
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| n berth in the Eastern Conference, but the club hasn't looked playoff-caliber as of late. The Hawks are just 4-14 since February 8 and have dropped six of seven games to begin the month of March. The latest setback came at the hands of the scorching Houston Rockets, who posted an 83-75 triumph over the Hawks on Wednesday to extend their win streak to a remarkable 20 consecutive games. The loss spoiled a 16-point, 22-rebound effort from Atlanta's Josh Smith, while teammate Joe Johnson poured in 28 points in def |
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| McGrady, Richardson earn NBA weekly honors |
NBA Basketball |
03/10/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Houston Rockets forward Tracy McGrady was selected as the Western Conference's top player for the week ending March 9, while Charlotte forward Jason Richardson earned the Eastern Conference honor. McGrady led the Rockets to a 3-0 week, averaging 32.3 points, 7.7 assists and 5.0 rebounds per game. The superstar recorded his fourth 40-point game of the season when he poured in 41 during a 106-96 win over the New Orleans Hornets on March 8 to lift the Rockets to their 18th consecu |
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