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| Jazz win 13th straight at home, top Rockets |
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03/25/2009 |
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| Salt Lake City, UT (Sportsbooks) - Deron Williams scored 19 points and dished out 12 assists, as the Jazz won their 13th straight home game, 99-86, over the Houston Rockets. Ronnie Brewer tallied 17 points, and Paul Millsap tallied 15 points and nine rebounds for the Jazz, who have won three in a row and 15 of their last 18 games. Carlos Boozer scored 13 to go with eight boards for Utah, which moved within a half-game of first-place Denver in the Northwest Division. "I thought that was a good win for us, o |
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| NBA Northwest: Three-team race heating up division |
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03/24/2009 |
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| 3-26) have won two straight since a three-game losing streak and are 14-3 over the past 17 games. They have always played extremely well at home as evidenced by the 29-6 mark in Salt Lake City this season. Utah will face a tough home test versus the Houston Rockets on Tuesday, but has won 12 in a row at EnergySolutions Arena. Utah, which last lost at home on January 27 versus San Antonio, have six home games remaining on the regular season schedule. WOLVES NEED MORE THAN LOVE Even with Kevin Garnett the Minnes |
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| Rockets try to stay atop division in Utah |
NBA Basketball |
03/24/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Houston Rockets climbed to the top of the jumbled Southwest Division standings in their last outing and now hope to stay there when they visit the Utah Jazz at EnergySolutions Arena tonight. The Rockets won the opener of a tough two-game road trip on Sunday when Luis Scola finished with 19 points and 17 rebounds, and made a pair of key baskets in the final minute to help Houston upend San Antonio, 87-85, and grab the division lead from the Spurs. Houston entered Sunday's contest a half- |
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| Lakers resume long road trip in Oklahoma City vs. Thunder |
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03/24/2009 |
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| s, and opened the lengthy road swing with a 117-109 victory in Chicago on Saturday at the United Center. Superstar Kobe Bryant scored 28 points, dished out seven assists and had five steals for the top-seeded Lakers, who are 9 1/2 games ahead of the Houston Rockets in the conference standings. Pau Gasol chipped in 23 points and 10 rebounds, as the Pacific Division champions used a 25-4 run in the fourth quarter to improve to 24-9 as the host this season. Trevor Ariza netted 18 points and Lamar Odom added 16 in |
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| Rockets sign G/F White to multi-year deal |
NBA Basketball |
03/23/2009 |
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| Houston, TX (Sportsbooks) - The Houston Rockets signed guard/forward James White to a multi-year contract on Monday. White joined Houston from the Anaheim Arsenal of the NBA D-League and was signed to an original 10-day contract on March 3, then inked to a second 10- day contract on March 13. The 6-foot-7 rookie has appeared in one game for the Rockets this season. The University of Cincinnati product previously appeared in six games for San Antonio during the 2006-07 season. He was averaging 25.9 points, |
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| Southwest Showdown: Rockets try to pass Spurs in division |
NBA Basketball |
03/22/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The top spot in the Southwest Division is up for grabs this afternoon, as the Houston Rockets try to inch closer to the San Antonio Spurs in a showdown at the AT&T Center. Houston has won three straight games and sits just a half game behind the Spurs for the lead in the division. It will also visit the Utah Jazz on the quick trek and owns a 17-17 record as the visitor this season. In Friday's 107-88 victory versus Minnesota, Ron Artest led all scorers with 20 points and also had six as |
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| Rockets shoot for season sweep of Wolves |
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03/20/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Houston Rockets are within striking distance of the top spot in the Southwest Division and will close out a brief two-game homestand Friday versus the lowly Minnesota Timberwolves at the Toyota Center. The Rockets are currently 1 1/2 games behind the San Antonio Spurs in the division and have won two straight games, including Wednesday's 106-101 double-overtime triumph versus the Detroit Pistons in the opener of the homestand. Yao Ming scored 31 points, pulled down 15 rebounds and block |
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| Pistons take on Clippers in Auburn Hills |
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03/20/2009 |
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| it has played its last two contests without the services of high-scoring guards Richard Hamilton and Allen Iverson as well as veteran forward Rasheed Wallace. Despite those significant personnel losses, the Pistons hung tough on the road against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday before eventually falling in double overtime. Arron Afflalo scored a career-high 24 points in Detroit's 106-101 setback, while backcourt mate Rodney Stuckey delivered 21 points and 10 assists. Antonio McDyess posted a double-double as w |
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| Rockets to host injury-plagued Pistons |
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03/18/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Houston Rockets continue their push to the playoffs Wednesday, when they welcome the reeling Detroit Pistons to the Toyota Center. The Rockets, who are currently the third seed in the Western Conference playoff race and two games behind San Antonio for the Southwest Division lead, are coming off a big win in the Big Easy on Monday. Ron Artest scored 18 points to lead a balanced attack in that one, as a short-handed Houston club used a big run late in the fourth quarter to top the New Or |
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| Rockets F Landry wounded in overnight shooting |
NBA Basketball |
03/17/2009 |
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| Houston, TX (Sportsbooks) - Houston Rockets forward Carl Landry was shot in the leg while driving near his home early Tuesday morning. According to the Houston Chronicle, police stated that the incident occurred around 4 a.m. after the Rockets returned home from a game in New Orleans. A car with two occupants hit Landry's vehicle from behind, and when 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 minor, and the team |
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