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Jazz ground Rockets Tue Apr 15 00:01:58 2008 EST
Salt Lake City, UT (Sports Network) - Carlos Boozer recorded yet another double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds as the Utah Jazz upended the Houston Rockets, 105-96, in a possible preview of a first round playoff series. Deron Williams battled a tail bone injury to record 17 points and nine assists for Utah, which holds the fourth spot in the Western Conference with its already secured Northwest Division title. Ronnie Brewer scored 12 points - all in the third quarter - and Mehmet Okur fi
Rockets keep pace in West by topping Suns Fri Apr 11 23:15:07 2008 EST
Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Tracy McGrady had 22 points, seven assists and six rebounds, and the Houston Rockets kept pace in the heated Western Conference playoff push with a convincing 101-90 victory over the Phoenix Suns at the Toyoya Center. McGrady took over in the second half, hitting for 17 of his 22 after the intermission. Luis Scola contributed 19 points and five boards, while Dikembe Mutombo was instrumental in slowing down Phoenix's vaunted up-tempo attack, accounting for eight po
Suns set for big showdown in Houston Fri Apr 11 10:55:04 2008 EST
(Sports Network) - The Phoenix Suns and Houston Rockets continue to battle for playoff positioning in the tough Western Conference, as both clubs square off tonight at the Toyota Center. Houston is No. 5 in the West and sits a half game ahead of the sixth-seeded Suns. The Rockets are two games behind the New Orleans Hornets for the top spot in the Southwest Division and West standings. If the Los Angeles Lakers win tonight and the Suns lose at Houston, LA would clinch its first Pacific Division
Spurs try to boost playoff status vs. Seattle Fri Apr 11 10:54:02 2008 EST
to get back on the winning track, as they welcome the Seattle SuperSonics tonight to the AT&T Center. San Antonio is two games behind New Orleans for the top spot in the Southwest Division and Western Conference standings. The Spurs and Houston Rockets have identical records at 53-25. The Spurs fell on Wednesday at home to the Phoenix Suns, 96-79. Tim Duncan finished with 23 points and 10 rebounds in the loss, while Tony Parker chipped in 20 points and Manu Ginobili was held to eight point
Stoudemire, Suns stifle Spurs Thu Apr 10 00:42:39 2008 EST
corded a double-double with 12 points and 10 assists, and Leandro Barbosa and Raja Bell tallied 14 and 10 points, respectively. The win brings the Suns within 1/2 game of the Pacific Division-leading Los Angeles Lakers and the fifth-standing Houston Rockets. San Antonio was led by Tim Duncan's 23 points and 10 rebounds, as the Spurs dropped to two games behind the New Orleans Hornets for the top spot in the Western Conference. Tony Parker chipped in 20 points, and Manu Ginobili was held to eigh
Rockets' Battier goes down Thu Apr 10 00:16:03 2008 EST
Houston, TX (Sports Network) - The Houston Rockets' Shane Battier bruised his foot in the first quarter of the team's 103-80 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics. The forward sat out the rest of the first half and tried to play again in the second half. Battier was removed from the game permanently with 4:47 left in the third with a bruised left foot/ankle. He is set to have an MRI on Tuesday and is questionable for Friday's contest against the Phoenix Suns. Steve Novak came in for Battier and
Novak's career night helps Rockets breeze past Sonics Wed Apr  9 23:57:07 2008 EST
Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Steve Novak scored a career-high 17 points off the bench to lead the Houston Rockets past the Seattle SuperSonics, 103-80, at the Toyota Center. Rafer Alston chipped in 18 points and five assists for the Rockets, who have won four in a row and are No. 5 in the Western Conference playoff race, two games behind New Orleans for the top spot in the Southwest Division as well as the conference as a whole. Luther Head added 16 points, while Luis Scola had 13 and 12 rebo
Lakers' Gasol to miss at least three games Sat Mar 15 18:09:58 2008 EST
Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - 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
Clippers visit Atlanta Fri Mar 14 10:49:52 2008 EST
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 point
McGrady, Richardson earn NBA weekly honors Mon Mar 10 14:47:56 2008 EST
New York, NY (Sports Network) - 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 the
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