Home>News Center>Sports
         
 

McGrady-less Rockets drub Magic 89-78
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-01-25 14:14

Yao Ming had 22 points and 10 rebounds, Jon Barry scored 19 and the Houston Rockets beat the Orlando Magic 89-78 on Monday night despite playing without leading scorer Tracy McGrady.


Orlando Magic's Kelvin Cato (13) and Houston Rockets' Yao Ming (11) reach for a rebound. [AP]
The Rockets won their third straight and completed a two-game season sweep of the Magic in five days, proving that — at least for now — they got the better of the summer blockbuster trade that fetched them McGrady, Juwan Howard and two other players.

McGrady, who scored 27 points in a win at Orlando on Thursday, wasn't around for the rematch because of a medical emergency in his family. Team officials weren't sure where he was going or how long he would be away.

Barry picked up the scoring slack with a season-high point total off the bench and Bob Sura added 15 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists, helping the Rockets move a season-best four games over .500 (23-19).

Playing in Houston for the first time since the trade, Magic guard Steve Francis had a bittersweet homecoming.

He received a brief standing ovation during pregame introductions, but those cheers turned to a smattering of boos as the game went along.

Francis had 23 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists but also committed seven turnovers — basically the same kind of uneven performance that made him a fan favorite but caused him problems in Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy's methodical offense.

Kelvin Cato, also sent to Orlando in the trade, had 11 points and six rebounds. Rookie guard Jameer Nelson added 12 points.

Grant Hill, who missed the Magic's win over Philadelphia on Saturday with a bruised right wrist, scored 10 points.

The Rockets didn't miss a beat without McGrady, getting five players to score in double figures and playing Van Gundy-style stingy defense.

Houston took an early lead and held the Magic to a franchise-low 27 points in the first half, aided greatly by Francis' terrible start — two points on 1-for-8 shooting and three turnovers.

The Rockets increased their lead to 21 early in the third quarter and the Magic appeared headed for another blowout loss.

Then Francis finally got it going.

He made back-to-back jumpers and Nelson scored on a layup to bring Orlando to 72-65 midway through the fourth quarter. But Sura answered with eight points down the stretch and Francis committed three costly turnovers to seal the win for the Rockets.

At the end, former teammates Yao and Francis embraced at midcourt and chatted for a few seconds. Francis then skipped off into the locker room while the Rockets celebrated the win.



Tennis star: Serena Williams
Real Madrid beat Mallorca 3-1
Monaco vs Lens
 
  Today's Top News     Top Sports News
 

China's economy grew 9.5% in 2004, fastest in 8 years

 

   
 

Revision of law to upgrade coal mines

 

   
 

FM says released men to fly back soon

 

   
 

Myanmar nabs drug lord, sends him back

 

   
 

China seeks to curb corruption in big SOEs

 

   
 

Bank officials flee after US$120m go missing

 

   
  McGrady-less Rockets drub Magic 89-78
   
  Venus loses at the Australian Open
   
  17 Chinese athletes fail doping tests in 2004
   
  Atkinson slammed for insulting Chinese
   
  Arsenal's Pennant joins Birmingham
   
  Beckham happy with right wing switch
   
 
  Go to Another Section  
 
 
  Story Tools  
   
Advertisement
         
主站蜘蛛池模板: 中文字幕人成无码免费视频| 亚洲成A人片在线观看无码3D| 蜜臀精品国产高清在线观看| 国产精品成人久久久| juliaann大战七个黑人| 无码a级毛片日韩精品| 国产三级视频在线| bbbbbbbw日本| 日韩大片高清播放器| 免费看少妇作爱视频| 免费成人激情视频| 年轻的嫂子在线线观免费观看 | 一级性生活视频| 2022国产麻豆剧果冻传媒入口| 日韩在线观看视频免费| 亚洲国产成人久久一区二区三区 | 欧美黄色xxx| 人妻少妇边接电话边娇喘| 高h全肉动漫在线观看免费| 国产精品一卡二卡三卡| 91久久精品午夜一区二区| 成人精品视频一区二区三区尤物| 亚洲成av人片高潮喷水| 特级无码毛片免费视频| 免费看的成人yellow视频| 美女bbbb精品视频| 国产av一区二区三区日韩| 中国精品白嫩bbwbbw| 性按摩xxxx| 九九热在线视频观看这里只有精品| 欧美成人久久久| 亚洲熟妇无码乱子av电影| 精品视频一区二区三区| 国产123区在线视频观看| 色国产精品一区在线观看| 国产乱XXXXX97国语对白| 雨宫琴音加勒比在线观看| 国产精品热久久| 一本大道香焦在线视频| 日本道色综合久久影院| 亚洲成a人片在线不卡一二三区|