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Durant, Horford headline Rookie Team (PA SportsTicker)

Tue, 13 May 2008 12:10:17 PDT

Seattle SuperSonics forward Kevin Durant headlined the league's All-Rookie Team that was named on Tuesday.

Taking offense with the All-Defensive Teams (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 13 May 2008 11:00:14 PDT

Is anyone out there in NBA Blog Land happy about this year's All-Defensive Team selections?

NBA Today (AP)

Tue, 13 May 2008 08:23:14 PDT

Rockets Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 13 May 2008 00:56:28 PDT

The Rockets would like to think that staying healthy was their only problem. It wasn't.

It was the biggest problem. Though they kept winning for a while after Yao Ming was lost for the season, stretching their winning streak from 12 to 22 games, they were never the same and usually missed him desperately.

Though Tracy McGrady did not miss a game with the back problems that plagued his first three seasons in Houston, he did miss 16 games with a knee condition that flared up in the playoffs. Rafer Alston, remarkably durable in his first two seasons with the Rockets, had three injuries in the last month of the season. He began the playoff series on the bench with a pulled hamstring and ended it on the bench with a sprained ankle.

As Rockets officials evaluate their...

Bryant, Garnett lead All-Defensive Team (AP)

Mon, 12 May 2008 12:58:42 PDT

League MVP Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett were selected to the NBA All-Defensive Team on Monday, along with Marcus Camby, Bruce Bowen and Tim Duncan. Garnett, who helped the Boston Celtics to the league's best record, was chosen for the ninth time. The forward was chosen Defensive Player of the Year last month.

The Internets are alive: Hornets at Spurs, Game 4 (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 12 May 2008 08:15:00 PDT

Scanning the blogs and beats following the Spurs' 100-80 win over the Hornets in Game 4 of the Western...

Rockets players Battier, Alston have operations (AP)

Sat, 10 May 2008 08:37:44 PDT

Houston forward Shane Battier and point guard Rafer Alston had minor surgical procedures to repair injuries that occurred late in the season. Battier underwent arthroscopic surgery to remove bone spurs in his left ankle. Alston's surgery repaired ligament and tendon damage in his right ankle. Both procedures were performed Friday.

Battier, Alston have surgery (PA SportsTicker)

Fri, 09 May 2008 17:34:01 PDT

Houston Rockets forward Shane Battier and guard Rafer Alston each underwent successful surgical procedures, the team announced Friday.

The Internets are alive: Jazz at Lakers, Game 2 (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 08 May 2008 08:20:00 PDT

Scanning the blogs and beats following the Lakers' 120-110 win over the Jazz in Game 2 of the Western...

Steve Francis exercises contract option (PA SportsTicker)

Wed, 07 May 2008 14:40:00 PDT

Houston Rockets guard Steve Francis elected to exercise the option on the final year of his current contract, the team announced Wednesday.

Rockets' McGrady has minor surgery (AP)

Wed, 07 May 2008 13:19:06 PDT

Rockets guard Tracy McGrady could need three months to recover following operations on his knee and shoulder. "I don't expect these issues to impact his ability to prepare for the upcoming season," said team physician Tom Clanton, who operated on McGrady's knee. Loose tissue was cleared out of the left knee and left shoulder.

Defense never rests for Posey and the Celtics (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 07 May 2008 00:30:00 PDT

By locking down LeBron James, the Celtics validated their season-long standing as the league's best defensive team.

McGrady has surgery on shoulder, knee (PA SportsTicker)

Tue, 06 May 2008 21:42:14 PDT

It's been a painful few days for Houston Rockets superstar Tracy McGrady.

Rockets' McGrady undergoes arthroscopic surgery (AP)

Tue, 06 May 2008 21:07:55 PDT

Houston Rockets guard Tracy McGrady had arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder and left knee on Tuesday. Dr. Tom Clanton, the team physician, told the Houston Chronicle that no structural damage was found in the ligament or cartilage of McGrady's knee. Loose particles were removed from both the knee and the shoulder.

Report: Landry wants to return to Rockets (PA SportsTicker)

Mon, 05 May 2008 14:36:55 PDT

Rookie Carl Landry apparently wants to return for a second season with the Houston Rockets.

Bryant's heroics serve as MVP victory speech (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 05 May 2008 00:13:00 PDT

There's a reason Kobe Bryant is called "Kobe-Wan Kenobi." And there's a reason why he's this season's MVP.

Bryant continues to prove his worth as MVP (Yahoo! Sports)

Sun, 04 May 2008 23:47:00 PDT

Kobe Bryant will receive his first MVP award on Wednesday and his teammates deserve more than a little credit for the honor.

Alston sprains ankle, will not return (PA SportsTicker)

Sat, 03 May 2008 00:16:30 PDT

Houston Rockets guard Rafer Alston left with a sprained right ankle in the second quarter of Friday's 113-91 loss in Game Six against the Utah Jazz in their Western Conference first-round series.

Jazz oust Rockets with 113-91 victory in Game 6 (AP)

Fri, 02 May 2008 23:35:44 PDT

The Utah Jazz will be playing on the road Sunday, but not in Houston. The Jazz beat the Rockets 113-91 on Friday night to win the series 4-2 and avoid having to play a Game 7 on the road. The Jazz did that a year ago against the Rockets and didn't want to push their luck again in Texas. The third quarter all but guaranteed they wouldn't have to.

Rockets' Alston out of Game 6 with ankle injury (AP)

Fri, 02 May 2008 21:36:15 PDT

Houston point guard Rafer Alston left Game 6 of the playoffs Friday night against Utah in the second quarter after spraining his right ankle. X-ray results were negative, but the Rockets said the sprain was bad enough that Alston would not play in the second half of a game Houston needed to win to avoid elimination.

The 10-man rotation, starring Winshares and pretty colors (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 01 May 2008 10:55:07 PDT

A look around the league and the web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and...

Rockets try to emulate Game 5 effort in Utah (AP)

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:32:16 PDT

It took five playoff games for the Houston Rockets to finally look like the team that won 22 straight games during the regular season. All they have to do now is play like that in Utah. Houston routed the Jazz 95-69 at the Toyota Center on Tuesday night to cut their deficit in the best-of-seven series to 3-2 and force Game 6 in Salt Lake City on Friday night.

The Internets are alive: Jazz at Rockets, Game 5 (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:10:33 PDT

Scanning the blogs and beats following the Rockets' 95-69 win over the Jazz in Game 5 of the Western Conference...

Finals Countdown: Early exits put coaches in jeopardy (SportingNews.com)

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:26:29 PDT

Perhaps fittingly, the Suns and Mavericks bow out of the playoffs on the same night, exposing their midseason trades as misfires and endangering their coaches' job security.

McGrady scores 29 as Rockets beat Jazz 95-69 to stay alive (AP)

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:09:56 PDT

The Houston Rockets didn't need a big fourth quarter from Tracy McGrady to stay alive in their playoff series with Utah. McGrady scored 29 points and got plenty of help, and the Rockets staved off elimination Tuesday night by routing the Jazz 95-69 in Game 5 of their first-round series. Luis Scola added 18 points and 12 rebounds, Rafer Alston scored 14 points and Dikembe Mutombo grabbed 10 rebounds...

Jazz take 3-1 lead on Rockets (AP)

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 23:59:58 PDT

Mehmet Okur can expect to get something nice from teammate Deron Williams. Okur bailed out Williams when he missed two free throws with 7.3 seconds left, then Okur made two from the line to seal an 86-82 win over the Houston Rockets on Saturday that put the Jazz up 3-1 in the best-of-7 series. "Memo saved my butt.

Sloan says Jazz need to be more physical (Yahoo! Sports)

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 06:41:00 PDT

Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan spoke of his team's need to be more physical and aggressive in Game 4, sparking...

McGrady leads Rockets by Jazz 94-92 (AP)

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:49:27 PDT

Scoring seven points in a quarter is normally nothing for Tracy McGrady. With his team down 2-0 in the opening round of the playoffs, it meant everything to the Houston Rockets. McGrady scored all of those seven in the final 3:29, finally snapping out of a fourth-quarter slump and finishing with 27 to lead Houston to a 94-92 victory over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night that gave the Rockets life in...

Alston returns for Houston (AP)

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:50:56 PDT

Houston guard Rafer Alston returned to the Rockets' lineup Thursday night in Utah after missing four straight games because of a hamstring injury. Alston, who led the Rockets in the regular season with 392 assists, missed the final two games of the season and first two games of the playoffs against the Jazz, who won both for a 2-0 lead in the best-of-series series.

Just put Hawks, A.I. & T-Mac out of our misery (SportingNews.com)

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:06:52 PDT

No athlete wants to lose, especially in the playoffs. But from a fan's perspective, it's a little more...