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Utah Sends Houston, T-Mac Packing

Mike Buss — Sat, 03 May 2008 01:10:29 CDT

Deron Williams scored 13 of his 25 points in the decisive third quarter, and the Utah Jazz beat Houston 113-91 on Friday to win the series 4-2 and knock the Rockets out of the playoffs in the opening round for the second straight year. Tracy McGrady scored 40 for the...

McGrady Scores 29 as Rockets Beat Jazz 95-69 to Stay Alive

Doug Sweeney — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:42:06 CDT

Tracy McGrady scored 29 points, Luis Scola added 18 points and 12 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets staved off elimination Tuesday night by routing the Utah Jazz 95-69 in Game 5 of their first-round series. Dikembe Mutombo grabbed 10 rebounds as the Rockets cut their series deficit to 3-2 and...

McGrady Leads Rockets Over Jazz

Jamie Buss — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 01:21:03 CDT

Tracy McGrady snapped out of his fourth-quarter slump and scored seven of his 27 points in the final period, leading Houston to a 94-92 victory over Utah last night that gave the Rockets life in a series that could have been headed for a sweep. Rafer Alston added 20 points...

Jazz Beat Rockets 90-84 to Take 2-0 Series Lead

Doug Sweeney — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:29:53 CDT

Tracy McGrady disappeared again in the fourth quarter and the Utah Jazz took a commanding lead in their playoff series with the Houston Rockets. Deron Williams shrugged off an ankle injury and scored 22 points and Mehmet Okur added 16 points and 16 rebounds as the Jazz beat the Rockets...

Rockets Lock up No. 5 Seed

Jesse Andrews — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:37:14 CDT

Luis Scola had 22 points and 10 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets locked up the No. 5 seed in the Western Conference playoffs with a 93-75 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. Backup point guard Bobby Jackson added 15 points and five rebounds, and Tracy McGrady made up for a...

Jazz Beat Rockets 105-96

Doug Sweeney — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:19:38 CDT

Carlos Boozer scored 21 points and pulled down 11 rebounds as Utah beat Houston 105-96 on Monday, pulling the Jazz even with the Rockets in the muddled Western Conference standings with one game to go in the regular season. Mehmet Okur added 12 points and 12 rebounds and Deron Williams...

Iverson, Nuggets Move Closer to Playoff Berth

Mike Buss — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:55:20 CDT

Allen Iverson scored 33 points and J.R. Smith sparked the Nuggets out of their early doldrums with a 23-point performance in Denver's 111-94 rout of the Houston Rockets on Sunday night, putting the Nuggets on the cusp of the NBA playoffs. All Denver has to do now to get...

T-Mac, Rockets Beat Suns Easily, 101-90

Mike Buss — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:52:05 CDT

Tracy McGrady had 22 points, six rebounds and seven assists, and Luis Scola added 19 points as the Houston Rockets cruised to a 101-90 win over the Phoenix Suns on Friday night. Rookie Carl Landry added 14 points and seven rebounds, and reserve guard Bobby Jackson had 13 points as...

Rockets Hold Off Sonics 79-66

Lev Weinstein — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 03:04:52 CDT

For the second straight night, Tracy McGrady carried the Houston Rockets in the second half of a game they couldn't afford to lose. McGrady scored 18 of his 25 points in the third quarter, and the Rockets kept pace in the wild Western Conference playoff race with a 79-66 victory...