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Alston's Three Pointers Launch Rockets Into First Place in the West
The Houston Rockets have one transcendent star and a bunch of "no-name" players. If that formula sounds vaguely familiar, it may be because the 2001 Sixers and 2007 Cavs used it to get all the way to the NBA Finals. Laugh if you want, but the Rockets now have the best record in the West and the second longest winning streak in NBA history.
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