Yao and Rockets beat Cavs
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LeBron James did what he could to carry the Cleveland Cavaliers in Houston. The problem was, the Cavs are getting smaller by the game and couldn't hold their own on the boards.
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Tracy McGrady had 25 points and Yao Ming scored 23 to lead the Houston Rockets past the Atlanta Hawks 92-69 on Wednesday night. It was the biggest blowout of the season for Houston, which won for the fourth time in five games.
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Yao Ming scored 30 points and grabbed 17 rebounds and Tracy McGrady provided a boost off the bench Monday to lead the Houston Rockets over Seattle 96-89 in a National Basketball Association game.
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Tracy McGrady scores 23 points, Yao Ming adds 21 and the Houston Rockets allow the fewest points in franchise history in a 92-62 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Friday night.
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The Houston Rockets went straight back to their winning ways after the All-Star break, beating the Cavaliers 93-85 in Cleveland on Tuesday to earn their ninth win in a row.
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Yao Ming is refreshed. After a demanding few days in his hometown for the first NBA game in China, the Houston Rockets center has had some time to unwind since arriving in Beijing.
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Rafer Alston scored 22 points, Yao Ming added 16 points and 14 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets tied a team record Tuesday night with their ninth road victory in a row, 93-85 over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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By The Associated Press. Tracy McGrady scored 29 points, Yao Ming added 20 and the Houston Rockets did not have to contend with LeBron James after halftime in a 98-87 victory over the Cavaliers last night in Cleveland.
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LeBron James didn't play in the second half on Wednesday night after bruising a bone near his left eye when he was accidentally struck in the face by Houston's Dikembe Mutombo late in the first half. The Rockets went on to beat the Cavaliers 98-87, led by 34 points from Tracy McGrady and 20 from Yao Ming.
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LeBron James scored 33 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, and the Cleveland Cavaliers moved above .500 for the first time in nearly four years with a 99-88 victory Monday against the visiting Golden State Warriors.
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Yao Ming had 32 points and 10 rebounds, Rafer Alston added 24 points and eight assists, and the Houston Rockets snapped a three-game losing streak without Tracy McGrady in a 106-100 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday.
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Deron Williams had 17 points and 12 assists, Kyle Korver added 17 points, including two late 3-pointers, and the Utah Jazz took advantage of Yao Ming's absence to beat the Houston Rockets 97-89 on Sunday night.
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CLEVELAND The Cleveland Cavaliers played the second half without LeBron James and lost to Houston 98-to-87. James bruised a bone near his left eye when he was accidentally struck in the face by Rockets center
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National Basketball Association star Yao Ming of China thrilled his hometown fans with 14 points to lead the Houston Rockets to an 88-86 win over the Sacramento Kings in Shanghai.
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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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LeBron James scored 33 points and Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 16 to spark the Cleveland Cavaliers to their fourth National Basketball Association victory in a row, beating Golden State 99-88.
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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.