Rockets Beat Lakers to Stretch Win Streak to 22

Houston 104, L.A. Lakers 92

 
HOUSTON, March 16 (AP) — Tracy McGrady had carried the Houston Rockets through their winning streak since Yao Ming went down with a foot injury.
On Sunday, it was everyone else’s turn to help him.
Rafer Alston scored 31 points and hit eight 3-pointers, both career highs, and the Rockets beat the Los [...]

The Top 10 Reasons Why the Rockets Are Red Hot

 
1) The team’s adaptation to Rick Adelman’s system
The defense was there a year ago, which was something that Rick obviously was pushing hard to have continue, but they have adapted to his offensive style after taking a couple of months to fully adjust. His is a motion offense that is structured around everyone passing the [...]

Rockets Earn 21st Straight Win With McGrady’s 30 Against Bobcats

Houston 89, Charlotte 80

 
HOUSTON, March 14, 2008 (AP) — The Houston Rockets’ 21st consecutive victory gave them the second-longest winning streak in NBA history and a share of first place in the Western Conference.
Tracy McGrady scored 30 points and the Rockets beat the Charlotte Bobcats 89-80 on Friday night to break a tie with the [...]

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Fernandooooo Torressssss………..

 
Liverpool became the fourth English side to reach the Champions League quarter-finals with victory against Inter Milan at the San Siro.
Fernando Torres scored brilliantly on the turn after 64 minutes to give Liverpool a comfortable aggregate win.
Inter, who had Nicolas Burdisso sent off for a foul on Lucas Leiva after 50 minutes, wasted several chances.
Liverpool [...]

Tracy McGrady’s 41pts vs Hornets

 
 When Yao Ming went down for the season with an ankle injury the road for the Rockets to the playoffs was supposed to get harder. Instead, it appears Houston has no problem getting wins these days. Tracy McGrady led the way for the Rockets racking up 19 points in less than [...]

Barnsley to face Cardiff in semis

 

Giant-killers Barnsley have been rewarded for their FA Cup victory over Chelsea with a semi-final tie against fellow Championship side Cardiff.
The other last-four game sees West Brom take on Portsmouth, the only Premier League team left in the competition.
Barnsley knocked out the holders 1-0 at Oakwell on Saturday, while Cardiff dumped out Middlesbrough with a [...]

Serena takes Bangalore Open title

 

Serena Williams won the 29th singles title of her career with a straight-sets victory over Switzerland’s Patty Schnyder at the Bangalore Open.
Williams, who beat her sister Venus in the semi-finals on Saturday, came through 7-5 6-3 in Sunday’s final.
It was an inconsistent performance from the American, who let a lead slip before winning the [...]

All-Time Winning Streaks

 
March 8, 2007 – With their 106-96 victory over the Hornets on Saturday, the Rockets pushed their franchise-record winning streak to 18 games.
Houston is now tied with three other teams for the fourth longest stretch in NBA history. The Rockets still have a way to go if they plan on breaking the record of 33 [...]

Tottenham 4-0 West Ham

 
Two first-half goals from Dimitar Berbatov helped ease Spurs to victory over 10-man West Ham.
Both of Berbatov’s goals came in the first 10 minutes and both were headers from Tom Huddlestone’s free-kicks.
Things took a turn for the worse for West Ham when Luis Boa Morte was shown a second yellow for a late challenge [...]