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Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:29:45 PST |
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Rockets Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Tracy McGrady felt a sharp pain shoot through his left knee Monday
night, the knee that had gone under the knife in May and had given him
so much trouble ever since, and just got sick of it. He might be out
for a while.
He had long since accepted that he would not be at full strength
until well into the season and had gone along with the plan of playing
his way back. He struggled badly at times but kept playing, with just
enough strong outings to renew his faith.
Then he limped to the bench and never returned to the floor.
Later, he openly wondered when he would be back, frustrated by being
so limited.
"My knee gave out on me," McGrady said.
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Battier, McGrady practice for Rockets (AP)Houston Rockets forward Shane Battier practiced with the team for the first time on Tuesday, but Ron Artest and Yao Ming skipped the workout after leaving Monday's win over Oklahoma City with sprained ankles. Tracy McGrady also practiced Tuesday after re-aggravating his sore left knee in Monday's game.
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NBA Power Poll: Ranking teams, sizing up rookies (SportingNews.com)After Anthony Morrow put up 37 points in his first start for the Warriors, it only seemed right to take a closer look at the rookies in this week's Power Poll.
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Rivers: KG's suspension "a joke" (Yahoo! Sports)Celtics coach miffed that the league disciplined Kevin Garnett harsher than Shaquille O'Neal.
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Rockets G-F McGrady to have MRI on knee (PA SportsTicker)The Houston Rockets have done it before, and may need to play without swingman Tracy McGrady again.
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Suicide lines: Shaq's fines, capable Stack, disgruntled Hornets ... (Yahoo! Sports) Each weekday morning, BDL serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your bananas.
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Garnett suspended 1 game; O'Neal fined $25,000 (AP) Boston Celtics star Kevin Garnett was suspended for one game and Phoenix center Shaquille O'Neal was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Monday for separate incidents over the weekend. Garnett was penalized for hitting Milwaukee's Andrew Bogut in the face near the end of Saturday's game. Garnett will sit out Tuesday night when the Celtics host the New York Knicks.
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McGrady leaves Rockets win with injury (AP)
Tracy McGrady feels like he's back to square one with a troublesome left knee that gave out on him again. At least his Houston Rockets seem able to pick up the slack if he's going to be sidelined. Luis Scola scored 23 points, Yao Ming added 19 points and 12 rebounds, and Houston made a second-half surge without its injured seven-time All-Star to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 100-89 on Monday...
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BDL NBA Power Rankings: Shattered dreams, broken promises (Yahoo! Sports) The BDL NBA Power Rankings combine two parts Chivas Regal with one part flippant observation to create the most...
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Yao, McGrady lead Rockets to win over Hornets (AP)
The Houston Rockets refused to let a big fourth-quarter lead slip away two nights in a row. Yao Ming scored 21 points, Tracy McGrady added 18 points and nine rebounds, and the Rockets bottled up Chris Paul in a 91-82 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Saturday. Paul, who came in averaging 22 points, went 2-of-10 from the field and made all eight free throws to score 12.
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Duncan scores 22 points, Spurs beat Rockets (AP)
With injuries zapping any offense San Antionio is accustomed to generating, the Spurs have fallen back on what they do best. Play defense. Tim Duncan scored 22 points, but his defense helped the Spurs avoid another loss in their injury-plagued early season. Duncan blocked Aaron Brooks' layup with a second left in the Spurs' 77-75 victory over the Houston Rockets on Friday night.
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For McGrady, hope and health go hand in hand (Yahoo! Sports)The Rockets have surrounded Tracy McGrady with a talented supporting cast. Danger, however, remains just an injury away.
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NBA suspends Nash, Alston, Barnes for fight (PA SportsTicker)The NBA on Friday suspended Steve Nash and Matt Barnes of the Phoenix Suns and Rafer Alston of the Houston Rockets for their roles in a fight.
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Nash, Alston, Barnes suspended for fight (AP)The NBA has suspended Steve Nash and Matt Barnes of Phoenix and Rafer Alston of Houston for their roles in a fight. Alston and Barnes were suspended for two games without pay and Nash for one. The league also fined Shaquille O'Neal $35,000 and Tracy McGrady $25,000 on Friday for their actions during the Rockets' 94-82 win in Phoenix on Wednesday.
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Breaking news: Barnes, Alston and Nash suspended for shoves (Yahoo! Sports) According to Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle ( via Fanster ), Matt Barnes, Steve Nash and Rafer Alston...
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Video: Aaron Brooks is one smart cookie (Yahoo! Sports) Via Dime and ClutchFans , Houston Rockets point guard Aaron Brooks talks about the shoving match between the...
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Power Poll: Point guard play makes big difference (SportingNews.com)Mo Williams has upgraded the Cavaliers' offense and moved the team into the top 5 of this week's poll.
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McGrady ends slump, leads Houston in Phoenix (AP)
Tracy McGrady shot out of slump and Shaquille O'Neal shoved his way up the NBA career scoring list. And there was a fracas in the waning seconds of the third quarter that resulted in two ejections and seven technical fouls. One-sided victories seldom have as many story lines as the Houston Rockets' 94-82 rough-and-tumble win over the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night.
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2 ejections, 3 others get techs in Suns-Rockets (AP)Houston's Rafer Alston and Matt Barnes of Phoenix were ejected, and three other players drew technical fouls Wednesday night in a third-quarter skirmish between the Rockets and the Suns. What was mostly a shoving match broke out just after Tracy McGrady's 3-pointer put Houston ahead 74-55 with 27 seconds left in the quarter.
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Bryant savoring second act of his career (Yahoo! Sports)Now carrying an MVP award and a gold medal, Kobe Bryant continues to embrace his own success.
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BDL NBA Power Rankings: From sea to shining sea (Yahoo! Sports) The BDL NBA Power Rankings combine two parts Crown Royal with one part flippant observation to create the most...
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Message sent: Lakers tower above West (Yahoo! Sports)An impressive win over the Rockets shows the Lakers have toughened since their embarrassing NBA Finals exit.
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Bryant, Gasol lead Lakers past Rockets (AP)
Shocking as it might sound, the Los Angeles Lakers broke out of a shooting slump Sunday night. Shocking because they haven't lost a game so far this season. Kobe Bryant scored 23 points, Pau Gasol added 20 points, 15 rebounds and three blocked shots, and the Lakers shot 65.8 percent in the second half in a 111-82 victory over the Houston Rockets.
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Even at 4-0, Kobe still pushing Lakers to be better (Yahoo! Sports)He doesn't want his teammates to become complacent with a 4-0 start, or for them to relax because they have so...
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Artest leads Rockets past Clippers (AP)
In a game where Tracy McGrady was merely a footnote and Ron Artest had a lackluster first half, the Houston Rockets nearly blew an early 15-point lead before reserve Carl Landry came to the rescue. Artest finished with 23 points, Landry added six of his 20 points in the final 3 1/2 minutes, and the Rockets sent the Los Angeles Clippers to their sixth straight loss with a 92-83 victory Friday...
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Allan Houston joins New York Knicks front office (AP)Unable to make a comeback on the court, Allan Houston was given a front office position with the New York Knicks on Friday, hired as the assistant to the president for basketball operations. Houston, the fourth-leading scorer in franchise history, was waived during preseason last month to end his second attempt to return to the game.
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Roy sinks 3-pointer to give Portland win (AP)Brandon Roy immediately started looking for an opportunity to redeem himself after he made a big mistake Thursday night. He didn't have to wait very long. Roy made a 30-foot jumper as time expired in overtime to lift the Portland Trail Blazers to a thrilling 101-99 win over the Houston Rockets. LaMarcus Aldridge had 27 points and nine rebounds for the Blazers, who snapped a five-game losing streak...
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For shooters, home is where the bounce is (Yahoo! Sports)The NBA makes all its arena rims adhere to strict specifications. Shooters can still feel the difference.
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