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Houston Rockets

Nowitzki, Landry injured in elbow-to-teeth collision

December 19, 2009

The Houston Rockets’ 116-108 overtime victory over the Dallas Mavericks last night was overshadowed by a brutal collision between Dirk Nowitzki and Carl Landry early in the second quarter. Nowitzki cut through the lane after being on the receiving end of a loose pick-and-roll, and as he rose up to the basket his elbow connected [...]

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Tracy McGrady returns from injury

December 15, 2009

The Houston Rockets were a bit undermanned tonight against the Detroit Pistons, as starting small-forward Trevor Ariza wouldn’t be available because of a one-game suspension for swinging an elbow at Toronto’s DeMar DeRozan in the Rockets’ previous game. While the immediate beneficiary of Ariza’s absence was Chase Budinger, who got the start and certainly made [...]

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Teams get a boost from surprise contributors

December 11, 2009

Sometimes the marked improvement of a player is less of a reflection of a player’s increased skill level, and more dependent on the capitalization on opportunities. This is not to say that a player’s solid performance isn’t largely in part to the hours they’ve put in at the gym, but in the NBA, everybody who [...]

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The Tracy McGrady All-Star Teams

December 10, 2009

If Tracy McGrady gets voted in as a starter of this year’s All-Star game, we might as well have these guys rounding out the two lineups. Fan favorites, talented players, and injured or largely absent from on-court action.

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Tracy McGrady could be an All-Star starter…this year

December 10, 2009

As of 2008, the population of China surpassed 1.3 billion. Their sheer numbers along with their passion for Yao Ming (unarguably a national icon) has made Yao a starter in every All-Star game since he joined the NBA. Even as a rookie he was named the West’s starting center over Shaquille O’Neal, who was in [...]

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