Rudy leads Lakers to edge his former team Rockets
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As coach of the Los Angeles Lakers,Rudy Tomjanovich defeated his former team of the Houston Rockets 84-79 Saturday night at Toyota Center, backed by Lamar Odom&#39;s 20 points and 13 rebounds.
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HOUSTON Yao Ming&#39;s 21 points and nine rebounds led the Houston Rockets to an 89-to-81 victory over the hapless New Orleans Hornets.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- When the Lakers were dismantled last summer, the Sacramento Kings thought their biggest rivalry was finished.
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Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Kobe Bryant set a new season high with 48 points just three days after pouring in 42, as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Toronto Raptors, 117-99, at Staples Center.
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Kobe Bryant scores a season-high 53 points and adds 10 rebounds and eight assists, leading the Los Angeles Lakers back from down 21 points to a 112-101 double-overtime win over the Houston Rockets.
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Yao Ming scored 23 of his season-high 38 points in the fourth quarter and the Houston Rockets ended the Washington Wizards' winning streak at three games with a 114-109 victory Saturday night.
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Yao Ming scores 22 points, grabs 12 rebounds and blocks five shots to help the Rockets, who were missing Tracy McGrady, beat the Grizzlies, 103-83, on Friday night.
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Kobe Bryant was brilliant in the second half and finished with 24 points to lead the Lakers past the Knicks, who have started their five-game road trip with two straight losses.
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Tracy McGrady showed his former team what he can do with some help. Playing in Orlando for the first time since a bitter parting last summer, McGrady scored 27 points to lead a balanced offense and the Houston Rockets beat the Magic, 108-99, last night.
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Yao Ming scored 23 points, including the winning free throws with 15.2 seconds left, to lead the Houston Rockets to a 103-102 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday.
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The Houston Rockets have been beaten 95-72 in a pre-season game Sunday by the Orlando Magic, led by former Rockets guard Steve Francis.
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SEATTLE Rashard Lewis scored a season-high 37 points and Ray Allen added 26 as Seattle whipped the Los Angeles Lakers 108-to-93. Lewis scored 17 points in the first quarter and had 22 by the break to help
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Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony (15) goes to the basket while guarded by Houston Rockets center Yao Ming (11) of China in the first half Saturday, Nov. 27, 2004, in Houston.
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Carlos Boozer, Mehmet Okur and Deron Williams contributed double-doubles as the red-hot Utah Jazz beat the Los Angeles Lakers 114-108 in Salt Lake City, extending their win streak to eight games on Friday.
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Cancer-conquering coach Rudy Tomjanovich has made an emotional and triumphant homecoming here, guiding the Los Angeles Lakers to an 84-79 victory over Houston, a team he served for 34 years.
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When the Lakers were dismantled last summer, the Sacramento Kings thought their biggest rivalry was finished. Turns out Kobe Bryant and his new teammates are ready to start it up again.
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Steve Novak hit a 3-pointer with two seconds left to give the Houston Rockets their eighth straight win, an 89-87 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night.