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Sports: Feel-good story of the day: The Rockets beat the Lakers sans Yao

  • The Lakers knew this could happen. And it did. Down 2-1 in the Western Conference semifinals and lacking a true center (let alone superstar Yao Ming, who’s out with a foot fracture), the Houston Rockets managed to put the L.A. Lakers in their place for at least one game, winning 99-87. “There’s absolutely no surprise,” Lakers coach Phil Jackson said. The Rockets famously fought off adversity last season, pulling off a massive winning streak while Ming was on the injured list. The true test, of course, will be if the Rockets win the series. source

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    I guess that’s why they play the game. The Lakers didn’t show up and the Rockets played their hearts out. Battier set the tone early burying those treys. Phil Jackson’s “no timeout no matter how much we’re down by early” strategy backfired. The game got away from them for good.

    I still feel it’s Lakers/Denver vs the Cavs in the final but it just got a bit more interesting.

    Ryan

 

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