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Game 5 Preview: Rockets vs. Blazers
OK, so far we’ve been out of the frying pan, into the fire, and rolled around in hot coals for a while.   Now, my friends, it’s time to drink some gasoline.   The Houston Rockets are coming to town.   A Look at the Rockets   The Rockets trade on two ...
 Houston Rockets vs. Portland TrailBlazers OT 11/06/08 (video)
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youtube.com — Houston Rockets vs. Portland Blazers OT 2 big clutch shot... (more) Houston Rockets vs. Portland TrailBlazers OT 11/06/08 ...
KG v Yao : Retro Edition
KG v Yao : Retro Edition
asternwarning.com — As we enjoy watching Yao Ming's Houston Rockets take on Kevin Garnett's Boston Celtics, let's not forget... the style and grace of a matchup of these teams from a past era. Here we have Hakeem "the Dream" Olajuwon taking on Kevin McHale in Game 6 of the 1986 NBA Finals. Classic action. (more) KG v Yao : Retro Edition
 Brandon Roy last second shot: Blazers vs Rockets (video)
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Brandon Roy last second shot: Blazers vs Rockets (video)
youtube.com — Blazers win the game with a three shot point of Roy in the last 0.2 seconds!!Awesome, yao... make and1 in the last 3 second!NBA: Rockets vs Blazers Awesome fina... (more) Brandon Roy last second shot: Blazers vs Rockets (video)
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Blazers vs. Rockets preview in links
Blazers Blog — ... at tonight's game. The preview with Blazer's Edge: The difference between this year's Rockets and past editions who were good, but not good enough, is the strengthening of their bench. Heretofore the space around the Houston superstars has been occupied by a collection of malcontents and nincompoops. They fixed that by concentrating all of their nincompoopiness into Ron Artest (who at least defends superbly and can score 20) and populating the rest of the team with good role players. Chief among them will the guy whom Artest sends to the bench, Shane Battier. Fortunately for ...

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