Rockets 103, Knicks 91: Knicks Seem Small Next to Yao and Rockets
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Yao Ming stood tall in the lane and made the Knicks look small and woefully inadequate, leading the Rockets to victory at the Toyota Center.
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For half of the first quarter, the Nets looked like the team that had dominated the Knicks for the past three seasons. But with Jason Kidd still limited to 20
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The Pistons are the defending NBA champions for a reason and the Knicks are a first-round playoff team, at best, for a reason. The Pistons came to the Garden last night and led for only a few seconds.
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Scott Padgett hit an off-balance, one-hander from just inside the free-throw line at the buzzer to give the Houston Rockets a 92-91 victory over the slumping New York Knicks last night at Madison Square Garden.
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Maybe this was the Knicks&#39; way of pleading to Allan Houston to come back to work. Immediately. Lenny Wilkens&#39; team doesn&#39;t play enough defense to survive a sub-par offensive game, particularly from their vaunted backcourt.
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Stephon Marbury made five 3-pointers in the second quarter to help put the Knicks ahead for good, and New York received a fourth-quarter boost from Jerome Williams in a 90-82 victory last night over the Memphis Grizzlies at Madison Square Garden.
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It was shaping up to be another mundane evening in the back-to-back life of an NBA team. The Knicks, pushed to the limit by the lowly Hawks in Atlanta on Tuesday, clearly were going through the motions early on against Memphis last night at the Garden.
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CLEVELAND -- Tracy McGrady scored 34 points, Yao Ming added 20 points and the Houston Rockets didn&#39;t have to contend with LeBron James after halftime during a 98-87 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers last night.
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ORLANDO, Fla. - Playing back-to-back nights has been a struggle for the New York Knicks this season, at least until Monday night. The Knicks, taking on an Orlando Magic team coming off a five-day rest, had
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The Nets and the Knicks have rarely enjoyed success at the same time. Vince Carter's arrival in New Jersey might change that.
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The second edition of Yao vs. Yi didn't quite live up to its billing, as Yao Ming's Houston Rockets beat Yi Jianlian and the Milwaukee Bucks 91-83 on Saturday despite relatively quiet nights by both of China's biggest basketball exports.
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The Houston Rockets pocketed an 80-69 victory in an away game over the New Jersey Nets. The Rockets had a good beginning in the first quarter with 20-17, and the team went ahead
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HOUSTON -- Yao Ming set up camp under the basket, and that meant trouble for the Toronto Raptors. Yao scored a season-high 40 points, and Tracy McGrady added 34 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Houston Rockets
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The number 23 has become a benchmark for the Knicks. Last season, the number represented futility as they only won 23 games. This season, it inspires hope.
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Coach Isiah Thomas reshuffled bodies in a vain search for identity in a team that has none. But there were still no clear answers after the Knicks lost 110-96 to the Orlando Magic.
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Once again, the ailing and short-handed Indiana Pacers built a big lead. This time, they were able to hold off New York's furious comeback. Jermaine O'Neal had 33 points and 12 rebounds, Ron Artest marked his 25th birthday with 22 points and Stephen Jackson added 19 as the Pacers fought off fatigue and beat the Knicks 103-97 Saturday night.
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Though 5-foot-9 Nate Robinson managed to block a Yao Ming layup, the Knicks lost their second in a row at home, dropping them to 1-5 at the Garden.