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Yao Ming scored 20 points and had 16 rebounds Tuesday, powering the Houston Rockets to their second consecutive win, a 98-83 victory over Orlando. Yao out-dueled Dwight Howard, who had 13 points and 10 rebounds, in a battle of All-Star centers. Yao's effort against Howard was part of a solid defensive effort by the Rockets that knocked the Magic back to the No. 2 playoff seed in the Eastern Conference behind the Boston Celtics. Their defense was very good, their size bothered us, said...

H-O-R-S-E, Five-on-Five, Food, DJ Components of Once-In-A-Lifetime Day for Local Family HOUSTON, March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Nervous energy was running high today as Lisa English stepped onto the newly painted home-court - her driveway in Stafford - as winner of the inaugural Direct Energy Driveway Challenge with the Houston Rockets. But the nerves were well worth it for the mother of three as she was joined by her daughter Tia, sons, Timothy and Trevon, her husband, Vernon, and nearly 100...

Yao Ming had 21 points and 15 rebounds and Aaron Brooks scored 21 Saturday to lead the Houston Rockets to a 110-93 win over the LA Clippers. Shane Battier added 15 points and Luis Scola and Ron Artest scored 13 each for the Rockets, who are one game behind the Southwest Division-leading Spurs after winning five of their last six games. The Clippers, playing without Marcus Camby (ankle) and Baron Davis (stomach ulcer), were led by Eric Gordon's 17 points with Chris Kaman adding 16. The...

Deron Williams scored 19 points to lead the Utah Jazz past Houston 99-86 Tuesday in a match-up between two hot teams. The victory was the 13th consecutive home win for the Jazz and their 15th win in their last 18 games. Williams notched a dozen assists from the point, while Ronnie Brewer added 17 points and Paul Millsap 15. Aaron Brooks was high scorer for Houston with 20 points. The Rockets had their four-game winning streak broken, but the loss was only their fifth in their last 21...

Luis Scola scored five points in the closing seconds Sunday, enabling the Houston Rockets to escape with an 87-85 victory over the San Antonio Spurs. Houston's win moved the Rockets a half-game ahead of the Spurs atop the Southwest Division. Scola hit layups with 29.3 and 11.2 seconds to play, and added a free throw in the final second. Ron Artest led the Houston scoring with 24 points. Scola finished with 19 points and 17 rebounds, and Yao Ming had 13 points. Tim Duncan totaled 23 points,...

Ron Artest led seven players in double figures with 20 points Friday and the Houston Rockets coasted to a 107-88 whipping of Minnesota. Houston won its third straight and has captured seven of nine games. Yao Ming had 14 points and eight rebounds, eventually sitting out the latter stages of the contest. The Rockets were able to rest their starters after they had to go two overtimes in a victory over Detroit Wednesday. The win over the Timberwolves brought the Rockets within a half game of...

Houston Rockets forward Carl Landry was shot in the leg early Tuesday and will miss at least a week of the NBA schedule, the team said.Landry was shot in what was described as a drive-by shooting or attempted robbery near downtown Houston, the Houston Chronicle reported. The incident occurred shortly after the Rockets returned to Houston after a game in New Orleans.Landry was driving when his car was bumped from behind by another car, police said. He left his car to check for damage and two...

Ron Artest scored 18 points and the Houston Rockets broke loose late in the fourth quarter Monday night to beat the New Orleans Hornets, 95-84. Luis Scola had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Rockets, who won for the seventh time in 10 games without all-star Yao Ming, who was out with flu-like symptoms. Dikembe Mutombo, 42, played over 24 minutes as Yao's replacement. Houston moved to 1 1/2 games back of San Antonio for first place in the Southwest Division. Chris Paul had 29 points, 11...

Tony Parker scored 28 points, including San Antonio's final nine, to lead the Spurs to an 88-85 victory Saturday night over the Houston Rockets. The Spurs lead the Rockets by 2 1/2 games in the Southwest Division. Michael Finley had 17 points and made five 3-pointers for the second straight game for the Spurs, who have won four of their last five games. Tim Duncan had 15 points and 12 rebounds for San Antonio. Ron Artest had 21 points and nine rebounds for Houston. Aaron Brooks and Yao Ming...

Ron Artest blocked a shot that could have tied the game Friday and converted that play into a layup to give the Houston Rockets a 91-86 triumph over Charlotte. The Rockets defeated the Bobcats for the seventh straight time. Yao Ming led the way for Houston with 23 points and eight rebounds. Luis Scola had 15 and Artest contributed 10. Yao made his first 3-point shot of the season just before the shot clock ran out to give Houston an 83-77 lead with 2 minutes to play. Charlotte rallied to go...