NBA Fundamentals: Shane Battier - Taking a Charge (video)
youtube.com 5/5/2009 — Shane Battier of the Houston Rockets teaches us how to take a charge in this edition of NBA Fundamentals. Shane is one of the best charge takers in the league.

Shane Battier Takes Out Lamar Odom
nba.fanhouse.com 5/11/2009 — by Brett Pollakoff During the third quarter of the Rockets' Game 4 win over the Lakers, Shane Battier steps in front of a Lamar Odom drive, and Odom falls awkwardly to the floor on his back. He stayed down for a few minutes, and then left the ...

Battier to Kobe: You Can't Guard Me
sportingnews.com 5/11/2009 — Pardon my crow call, but Chuck Hayes! brothers . Hayes has been a stud on defense, he has known his role on offense (role: don't touch the ball unless it's a rebound), and he has a game-high +17 (tied with Shane Battier) as the Rockets lead 54-36 . ...

2009 NBA Playoffs: Trevor Ariza Dunks On Shane Battier
yougotdunkedon.com 5/7/2009 — Pau throws a nice bounce pass to Ariza who slams one down over Shane Battier.

Shane Battier Gets Bloodied By Sasha Vujacic: Video
sportsrubbish.com 5/5/2009 — The Houston Rockets left the Los Angeles Lakers battered tonight, surprising them 100-92 to take a 1-0 lead in their NBA playoff series. But the win was not with out a physical toll for the Rockets. Yao Ming suffered a knee injury (but returned), while Shane Battier was the recipient of ...

Rockets Shane Battier jacked up & bloodied by Lakers Sasha Vujacic (video)
youtube.com 5/5/2009 — Shane looks like he was in a steel cage match... LMAO!!!!...............LOS ANGELES — Houston Rockets forward Shane Battier was cut over his left eye and had...

Shane Battier - All Star
thedreamshake.com 2/14/2009 — Shane Battier - All Star Here's a really good article from Michael Lewis (author of Moneyball) on Battier. It's a bit long, but it's a great read. One of the more interesting stats is that, when his plus-minus stat from last season is adjusted, Battier contributed as much to his team ...

The No-Stats All-Star: Shane Battier
nytimes.com 2/16/2009 — His greatness is not marked in box scores or at slam-dunk contests, but on the court Shane Battier makes his team better, often much better, and his opponents worse, often much worse. BY MICHAEL LEWIS

Yao Ming and Shane Battier on the game 4 win
blogofspo.blogspot.com 4/27/2009 — Shane Battier and Yao Ming did their press conferences together after the game. There some funny moments, including the beginning when Yao talks about Battier's pants. I don't have a picture of them, but they were very ugly.

Can Michael Lewis' Shane Battier article make me a better pickup basketball player? - By Dan Kois - Slate Magazine
slate.com 2/25/2009 — Shane Battier. Click image to expand. Shane Battier Shane Battier, the ex-Duke star turned Houston Rockets utility man, is not the kind of basketball player who inspires much passion among fans. He's not flashy, and he's not a scorer—he's averaged ...

Lakers Reach Conference Final By Pounding Rockets 89 - 70 — NYT > Pro Basketball 5/17/2009
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers finally saw off the under-strength Houston Rockets by crushing their opponents 89-70 on Sunday to advance to the Western Conference finals.

Rockets fall sort of upsetting Lakers — Latest Sporting News Articles for NBA 5/17/2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- In the end, the Houston Rockets had too much to overcome.Missing two All-Sta...

Lakers 89, Rockets 70: Lakers Top Rockets to Advance to Western Conference Final — NYT > Pro Basketball 5/17/2009
A series with few suspenseful games reached its climax with the L.A. Lakers routing the Houston Rockets in Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals.

Lakers can finally relax after Game 7 rout — FOXSports.com News for NBA 5/17/2009
The world is not ending in L.A. After being pushed to a Game 7 by the resilient Rockets, the Lakers cruised to an 89-70 win Sunday.

Lakers-Rockets: LA Wins Game Seven, Advances To Western Conference Finals — Bleacher Report - NBA 5/17/2009
Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol ,and the Los Angeles Lakers emphatically silenced the doubters and the Houston Rockets, winning Game Seven of the Western Conference Semifinals 89-70 on Sunday. With Gasol scoring 21 points and grabbing 18 rebounds, the ...