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Mar 23 2008

What Money Can’t Buy - Wins For The Mavericks

Published by chowsquid under nba

 ”Since the trade for Jason Kidd, the Mavs are 3-6 against the West. None of the wins have been against teams over .500, with last week’s loss to the Boston Celtics dropping Dallas to 0-7 against winning teams since the deal. Before the trade, the Mavericks were a West-best 23-6 against Western Conference teams.”
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Mar 19 2008

The Shaquille O’Neal Project Slowly Working

Published by CoolEyeBlue under nba

Shaq is finally gelling with the Phoenix Suns. The streak is now 5. Amaré Stoudamire has been putting in some mad stats and the team vastly improved in the rebound department. In the game last night against Portland Trailblazers, Shaq had 16 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, and 3 blocks.

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Mar 17 2008

Rockets Catch 22 Wins And First Place In The West

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Rocket’s PG Rafer Alston puts up career highs on Sunday with 8 three pointers to will the Rockets past their conference rivals LA Lakers. With the win, the Houston Rockets takes sole possession of first place in the Western Conference.
Despite the Rocket’s Tracy McGrady not having score one single point until the 3rd quarter. Rockets [...]

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Mar 15 2008

Rockets Get Black Jack With Their 21st Win

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No question on will power. With the NBA’s darling Boston Celtics ending their win streak at 10 games, Rockets dug deep to will themselves to another impressive win.
21 is about perfection. Anytime, anywhere, anyone can come and knock you off your game, but the Rockets found themselves a team with will and heart. For the [...]

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Mar 13 2008

Rockets Dominate With 20th Win In A Roll

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If one had to guess which team would post a 20 game win streak at the beginning of the season, few would have guessed the Houston Rockets. Yet without All-Star Yao Ming out of an injured foot, the Rockets roll over the Hawks 83-75.
The streak was at RISK as the Rockets were trailing 32-33 at [...]

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Mar 11 2008

18 + 1 = 19 In A Row For The Rockets

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The New Jersey Nets helped the Houston Rockets count to 19. Rocket’s win streak is now tied for 3rd all time. 5 of the last 6 teams with 19 straight wins in a season have gone on and win the NBA Championship.
1: Game away from Western Conference leader San Antonio Spurs.
3: Rocket’s current seeding in [...]

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Mar 09 2008

There Is No Stopping The 42-20 Rockets

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You can stand if front of the train, but you’re only going to get hurt. The Houston Rockets roll over NBA teams for it’s 18th straight win.
This time, it is the New Orleans Hornets again. This is how the game went down:
Rockets: “OK, Hornets. We’ll give you NBA All-Star and Rookie of the Year [...]

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Mar 07 2008

You Have To Be This Tall To Win 17

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Rockets went from 24-20 to 41-20 with a perfect undefeated February. This is the 5th straight win without Rockets All-Star Yao Ming (Out for the season).
The 17th defeat went to the Mavs who played without Dirk Nowitzki because of his suspension for decking Andre Kirilenko. But hey, Rockets are without Yao, so scrubs vs scrubs+T-mac.

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Mar 05 2008

16 In A Row For The Rockets

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Despite playing without All-Star Yao Ming who underwent successful surgery on a stress fracture in his left foot. Rockets lead by 17 in the first half.

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Mar 03 2008

T-Mac Proves 15 In A Roll Is Not A Fake

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Either way, Nuggets buy it.
Rockets are on a path of destruction; taking with them the carcasses of 15 teams. This is the longest winning streak of the year in the NBA; equaling two Houston Rocket franchise history records.

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