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Yao boosts Rockets to victory in Shanghai
(Agencies)
Updated: 2004-10-15 00:13 Yao Ming returned to his hometown of Shanghai and collected 14 points
and seven rebounds, as the Houston Rockets rallied to defeat the Sacramento Kings, 88-86, in the first of two preseason matchups comprising the 2004
China Games.
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| Yao Ming of the
Houston Rockets grabs a rebound over Chinese national teammate and former
Shanghai Sharks team mate Liu Wei (L), who is under training and is
playing for the Sacramento Kings for the exhibition match, during their
NBA pre-season at Shanghai Stadium October 14, 2004.
[Reuters] |
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| Houston Rockets
guard Tracy McGrady lays-up againt Sacramento Kings defenders Courtney
Alexander (32) and Alton Ford (34) during their NBA pre-season match at
Shanghai Stadium. [Reuters] |
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| Yao Ming of the
Houston Rockets dunks the ball during the NBA pre-season match against the
Sacramento Kings. [Reuers] |
Tracy McGrady
chipped in 12 points and Juwan Howard and Jim Jackson added 11 apiece for the
Rockets. Howard also pulled down 12 rebounds. Dikembe Mutombo had 10 points and
nine boards in the win.
Brad Miller paced the Kings with 19 points. Mike Bibby finished with 17
points and Chris Webber contributed 14 points and 11 rebounds for Sacramento
The Kings led by five points entering the fourth quarter, as Webber's three-
pointer from 60 feet away at the third-quarter buzzer staked Sacramento to a
72-67 advantage after 36 minutes.
The Kings stretched the margin to nine early in the fourth quarter, before
Houston battled back. Tyronn Lue's steal and subsequent lay-up gave the Rockets
an 83-81 lead with 2:25 remaining.
David Bluthenthal then nailed a three-pointer to put Sacramento back in
front, but David Hawkins answered with a basket for Houston to give the Rockets
an 85-84 advantage with 1:23 left.
After the teams traded a pair of free throws apiece, Lue made 1-of-2 attempts
from the line to give Houston an 88-86 lead. Sacramento had one final chance,
but Darius Songaila's jumper was blocked by Howard.
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