| Yao leaves game with sore knee |
Fri Jan 23 21:46:08 2009 EST |
| Indianapolis, IN (Sports Network) - Houston Rockets center Yao Ming left Friday's 107-102 loss to Indiana due to a sore right knee. Yao, who Thursday was voted to start the NBA All-Star Game, had eight points and five rebounds before leaving the contest in the second quarter. He came into the game averaging a team-leading 19.9 points and 9.6 rebounds. The Rockets also played without starters Ron Artest and Tracy McGrady. Artest was out with a bone bruise in his right ankle, while McGrady sat ou |
| Surging Rockets welcome Jazz to the Toyota Center |
Wed Jan 21 10:44:56 2009 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The surging Houston Rockets attempt to maintain their excellent recent form when the Utah Jazz invade the Toyota Center tonight for a showdown between injury-plagued teams. The Rockets enter this evening's clash having won five of their last six contests, including two in a row, and are 3-1 thus far on a five-game homestand that concludes tonight. In its most recent time out, Houston came through with a 115-113 decision over Denver on Monday behind a 31-point effort from Yao |
| Nuggets, Rockets square off at Toyota Center |
Mon Jan 19 10:28:43 2009 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The Northwest Division-leading Denver Nuggets will hit the road this afternoon to face the Houston Rockets at the Toyota Center. Denver went 5-2 on a seven-game homestand and had a two-game winning streak stopped with Saturday's 106-88 loss versus the Orlando Magic at the Pepsi Center. Linas Kleiza poured in 26 points for the Nuggets. Chauncey Billups ended with 18 points and Kenyon Martin 10 in defeat. Denver is 11-8 away from home this season. The Rockets will resume a five |
| Heat resume road trip in Houston |
Sat Jan 17 10:47:32 2009 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The Miami Heat will resume a lengthy seven-game road trip Saturday night against the Houston Rockets at the Toyota Center. The Heat have won two straight and three of four to improve to 3-2 on then road swing, and handed the Milwaukee Bucks a 102-99 loss on Wednesday at the Bradley Center. Daequan Cook hit six three-pointers and finished with 24 points to lead the Heat, who will also visit Oklahoma City and owns a 9-11 mark away from South Beach this season. Rookie Michael Be |
| Rockets' Artest has MRI, will miss at least another week |
Tue Jan 13 13:38:08 2009 EST |
| Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Houston Rockets forward Ron Artest underwent an MRI exam on his right ankle Sunday, and though the results revealed no stress fractures, he will remain sidelined for at least another week. Artest has missed four of Houston's last five games because of the injury, which has been diagnosed as a moderate to severe bone bruise. He will rehab the injury over the next 7-to-10 days and will be re-evaluated at that time. The 29-year-old veteran played nearly 30 minutes an |
| Rockets' McGrady out two more weeks |
Mon Jan 12 14:59:25 2009 EST |
| Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Houston Rockets forward and leading scorer Tracy McGrady will miss at least two more weeks while he recovers from a left knee injury. "Tracy was not able to execute his standard preseason training regimen due to his offseason procedure," said Houston general manager Daryl Morey. "He has been fighting through this in order to help the team get past a difficult early season schedule. Coach (Rick) Adelman and I felt that it was in his best interest to take these two |
| Reeling Knicks visit Hornets |
Mon Jan 12 10:27:25 2009 EST |
| seven assists and five rebounds. New York will try to close out a four-game road trip with some decency Monday night and has dropped the first three tests of the swing. The losses kept coming for the Knicks on Saturday, when the shorthanded Houston Rockets posted a 96-76 victory at the Toyota Center. Tim Thomas had 18 points and David Lee recorded 14 and 11 rebounds for the Knicks, who lost for the 10th time in 12 contests. Nate Robinson had 17 points and six rebounds in defeat. The Knicks are |
| McGrady, Artest out for Rockets |
Sat Jan 10 20:53:19 2009 EST |
| Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Houston Rockets standouts Tracy McGrady and Ron Artest were inactive for Saturday's game against the New York Knicks because of injuries. McGrady is sidelined due to a sore left knee, while Artest missed the contest due to a sprained right ankle. This was the fourth time in the last five games Artest has been out of action. The pair has combined to average over 31 points a game this season. |
| McGrady, Rockets edge Thunder |
Fri Jan 9 22:51:44 2009 EST |
| Oklahoma City, OK (Sports Network) - Tracy McGrady had 26 points to help the Houston Rockets to a 98-96 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Ford Center. Yao Ming had 14 points and seven rebounds, Luis Scola added 14 points and six rebounds while Von Wafer had 14 points for the Rockets, who have won two straight. The Rockets have dominated the Oklahoma City/Seattle franchise over the past five seasons as Houston has won 10 straight and 16 of 18 overall. Kevin Durant had a game-high 27 poin |
| Bucks welcome Sixers to Bradley Center |
Wed Jan 7 10:48:07 2009 EST |
| issed his second straight game due to back spasms. Bogut and forward Malik Allen (ribs/back) are questionable against Philadelphia. The Bucks are 10-5 as the host this season. Meanwhile, the Sixers will hit the road tonight after handing the Houston Rockets a 104-96 setback at the Wachovia Center on Tuesday. Andre Iguodala buried 12-of-19 shots from the floor for a game-high 28 points, while Lou Williams had 15 points and eight assists for the Sixers. Andre Miller added nine points and eight as |
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