NBA ROUNDUP Yao Leads Early All-Star Voting
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By The Associated Press. Shaquille O&#39;Neal, who was traded from the Los Angeles Lakers to the Miami Heat in the off-season, leads the Eastern Conference in early voting for the All-Star Game, and Yao Ming is No.
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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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Houston Rockets center Yao Ming of China was voted into the National Basketball Association All-Star Game by fans for the sixth straight year in balloting for the starters announced on Thursday.
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Yao Ming scores 24 points and the Houston Rockets overcome a mild concussion to Tracy McGrady to beat cold-shooting Cleveland, 81-63, Saturday night.
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When one thinks of MVP candidates on the Houston Rockets, two names immediately come to mind: Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming. Well, coach Jeff Van Gundy would like to add a couple more, not as league MVPs, but as season-savers for his team: Juwan Howard and Dikembe Mutombo.
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Houston Rockets center Yao Ming led all NBA players in voting and Miami Heat center Shaquille O'Neal paced the Eastern Conference, as the starters for the 2005 NBA All-Star Game were announced on Thursday.
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Yao Ming leads Shaquille O'Neal by more than 50,000 votes in the race for the No. 1 overall spot in the final days of NBA All-Star balloting.
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For the second straight week, a member of the Phoenix Suns has been selected as the Western Conference Player of the Week. This time, forward Shawn Marion is honored; last week, it was center Amare Stoudemire.
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Yao! As in, wow! If there was a five-year plan for Yao Ming, the dividends are rolling in here in Year 5. The altitudinous center is playing the best basketball of his career, the Houston Rockets are off to a terrific start, and, well, with Shaquille O'Neal on the sidelines, there isn't a better pivot in the league. (With apologies ...
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Boston Celtics star Kevin Garnett and Chinese center Yao Ming remain the top vote-getters overall and among non-US players in National Basketball Association All-Star Game voting totals announced Thursday.
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Despite a sluggish start, the Rockets are on their way to being well-represented in the 54th All-Star Game in Denver on Feb. 20. The NBA released its first tabulation of fans votes Thursday
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With a late rally, Allen Iverson is an All-Star starter again.
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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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LAS VEGAS -- The teams with the five best records are in the Western Conference. So, apparently, are the 12 best players, at least going by last night's landslide at the 56th NBA All-Star Game.
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Yao Ming and LeBron James were named the National Basketball Association's top players in the Western and Eastern Conference respectively for the month of January, the league announced Friday.
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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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SHANGHAI, China - Yao Ming was the star in the NBA&#39;s first China game, scoring 14 points and grabbing seven rebounds to lead the Houston Rockets past the Sacramento Kings 88-86 on Thursday.