Yao and Shaq Lead Way in NBA All-Star Balloting
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NEW YORK (Sports Network) - Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets  leads all players in the Western Conference, while Shaquille  O'Neal of the Miami Heat paces all players in the Eastern  Conference after the first returns of votes in the 2005 NBA  All-Star balloting program.
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Everything starts, again, with Shaq, Kobe and Phil. They didn&#39;t win either of the last two NBA titles. They were dismissed from the Finals by the Pistons in June.
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The Houston Rockets cruised to a 95-83 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday, Chinese center Yao Ming leading the home team to a seventh straight triumph with a game-high 25 points.
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Tracy McGrady says Chinese center Yao   Ming has come of age as an NBA player and expects the two of   them to make this a big year for the Houston Rockets.
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The Indianapolis Star reported Friday that All-Star forward Jermaine O&#39;Neal likely will be placed on the injured list due to a strained ligament in his left foot.
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The early all-star voting tabulation is out, and the Spurs need your help! Tim Duncan is the only Spur who has enough votes to be a starter, and he&#39;s still second behind Kevin Garnett in the Western Conference at the forward spot.
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The wonderful performance of Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady gifted Houston Rockets another win overthe Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday, which was Rockets&#39; seventh win in 10 NBA games.
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Center Yao Ming, the Houston Rockets' Chinese import, has all but clinched a third straight start in the National Basketball Association All-Star Game, according to fan ballotting figures.
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Tracy McGrady is more than willing to trade individual statistics for victories with Yao Ming and the Houston Rockets. &quot;I&#39;m really not concerned about that,&quot; McGrady said Wednesday.
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Defensemen Scott Niedermayer of Anaheim and Nicklas Lidstrom of Detroit lead the All-Star balloting in the Western Conference.
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While ABC and the N.B.A. are looking to Saturday's game between the Heat and Lakers as a potential ratings bonanza, Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant seem ready to get it over with.
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CLEVELAND - When the final votes were tallied in 2007, Ray Allen trailed seven Western Conference guards for a spot on the All-Star team. He then was bypassed by the coaches - perhaps because of Seattle's dismal record - and prepared to spend his first All-Star Weekend in years away from the game.
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Phil Jackson, Chris Mullin and Dick Vitale led the list of 15 finalists for induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame announced during the NBA's All-Star weekend Friday.
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Bostonâs Kevin Garnett, the most valuable player of the 2003 All-Star Game, was the leading vote-getter for this seasonâs game with 2,399,148 votes, according to totals announced Thursday.
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Declaring himself &quot;here on business,&quot; hometown favorite Yao Ming joined Tracy McGrady and the rest of the Houston Rockets on Tuesday as they prepared for a pair of exhibition
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AUBURN HILLS, Michigan -- Yao and T-Mac experienced what Shaq and Kobe did. The defending NBA champion Detroit Pistons are a tough match for any dynamic duo.
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At the apex of the rampant Chinese interest in the NBA are stars Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian, whose teams face off on Saturday. That's why a televised game between the Bucks and Rockets is expected to be seen by more fans in China than Sunday's Super Bowl.