Yao Posted Career High 25 PPG During ’06-07 Houston Rockets center Yao Ming has chosen to retire after nine NBA seasons, Yahoo Sports and the Houston Chronicle have reported, backed by league sources. Yao’s deal had expired after this past season with the Rockets, a team in transition after missing the playoffs the last two [...]
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What Gives Yao? Four Other Centers That Deserve To Play in The All-Star Game
I noticed something earlier today I glanced at it, and then did a double take. What I saw was that Yao Ming, was the starting center for the Western Conference All-Stars? That can possibly be the case, as he is injured yet again this season and has just played in five games the entire season! [...]
NBA Talk: For Greg Oden, Is It Officially Over? Maybe Not
November 18th, 2010 
Josh Dhani 
Posted in NBA Illness, NBA Injuries, NBA Team Analysis, NBA Team Issues This is a huge blow. A big blow to the Portland Trail Blazers, but worst of all, a huge blow to Greg Oden and his promised career in the National Basketball Association. Oden showed a lot of promise last season, on his pace to an invite to the NBA All-Star game. He was tearing up [...]
Durant, Thunder Blast Rockets 116-99
Quick Stats: Despite being without Jeff Green (sprained left ankle), Oklahoma City shot 50% from the floor. Coming into the game with an NBA-low 16.4 assists per game, Thunder dished out a season-high 26 assists, season-low nine turnovers. The Thunder produced 52 points in the paint and made 26 points off of 17 turnovers from [...]
Scorching 4th Quarter Start Elevates Bulls Over Rockets, 95-92
Noah Bullied Miller, Rockets On The Glass “Whatever it takes for my team to win, I’m going to try to go out there and do it.” -Derrick Rose, following the team’s 95-92 victory over the Rockets Derrick Rose is carrying the Bulls on his back; and he’s doing so playing at an unstoppable level. Rose, [...]
Yao Expected To Be Sidelined For At Least A Week
A Team No Longer Centered Around Yao? The big fella Yao will be sidelined for at least one week, due to a mild left ankle sprain; not a leg/foot injury, which was originally the diagnosis. The 7-6 giant was hurt in the first quarter of the team’s 98-91 loss in the Nation’s Capital on Wednesday [...]
Wonder Wall Zooms Wizards Past Rockets, 98-91
Wall recorded his first career NBA triple-double John Wall, who had 13 assists in Washington’s win over Houston, has handed out at least seven assists in each of the six games he has played in the NBA. Oscar Robertson is the only other player in NBA history to record at least seven assists in each [...]
Reckless Rockets Tower Over Timberwolves, Dominate In 120-94 Performance
Yao, Rockets Aggressive Play Was Rewarded In The Form Of 47 Free Throw Attempts The Elias Sports Bureau: The Timberwolves have been outscored by 130 points during their 5-game losing streak. That is the worst negative point differential any NBA team has had over a 5-game stretch since the 76ers were outscored by 155 points [...]
