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been watching their games via internet.. pansin ko lang.. ang laki ng tulong ng pagbalik ni Tmac sa roster.. grabe.. parang dumali ang buhay ni Yao, artest at scola.. kasi when Tmac drives down ay nagddraw siya ng attention.. making others open for shots.. at ang galing niya magsetup kay Yao sa ilalim.. Magaling nga court vision ni Idol..

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nice win by the rockets against minnesota; the timberwolves rallied late in the fourth but the rox were able to hold them off..go rox!!!

 

box score for tonight:

 

yao & aaron brooks with 18pts each, tmac w/ 23pts, artest had 19 and luther head got 16 = TEAM EFFORT :)..

 

go rockets!!! 3rd in the west right now with 18-9 record, 3 more road games, sana manalo tayo dun lahat :)

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tingin ko ay dpende ata sa matchup yung lineup ni Rick Adelman.. Artest is nursing his injury so nililimit ni coach rick ang oras niya.. plus, pinapalaro niya si Battier kasi significant time ang nawala kay Battier.. I would rather have Brooks on the starting group with Tmac, Yao, Scola and Battier.. then have a 2nd tier of Alston (to keep the pace steady), Artest (Scoring Punch) and Landry (inside pounding) and throw in Wafer, Head and Barry for the rainbow shots..

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what's wrong with the rockets? losing even to the wizards. they were the early favorites this season. i guess it's the injury and chemistry. or maybe the difference is the absence of Dike and Shane Battier. they made the difference in shutting down their opponents last season. they should bring back their intensity last year when they made the historic 22-0 record. or maybe they got complacent since Yao is playing.

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wah! badtrip talo sa wizards! wala pa si caron butler nun ah! the rox are becoming inconsistent; di kasi makakompleto ng line-up; just like seasons before; injuries na nman kalaban ng rockets, i hope we can overcome these injuries & be complete before the playoffs para makaplayoff push tayo at magkaroon ng magandang seed sa west..

 

the rockets are currently 20-12, 5th in the west; go rockets!!! :)

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Mutombo, 42, signs with Rockets

 

HOUSTON (AP) -- The Houston Rockets re-signed 42-year-old center Dikembe Mutombo for the remainder of the season on Tuesday, adding an emotional leader and a backup to Yao Ming.

 

Mutombo, who supplants 39-year-old Sam Cassell as the league's oldest active player, appeared in 39 games for Houston last season, logging most of his minutes after Yao broke his left foot in February. Mutombo averaged five rebounds, three points and 1.2 blocks.

 

The Congolese-born Mutombo became a free agent after last season and contemplated retirement before deciding to come back for an 18th season.

 

The Rockets' win-loss record dropped to 20-12 on Monday after an embarrassing 89-87 loss to Washington. Nearly every player on the Houston roster has missed games due to injury this season and Yao has sat out at least 25 games because of injuries over the past three seasons.

 

Mutombo started 25 games last season, mostly after Yao broke his foot, and averaged 16 minutes per game. The Rockets traded Steve Francis to Memphis on Christmas Eve, creating salary space to add Mutombo, the NBA's second-leading career shot blocker behind Hakeem Olajuwon.

 

The Rockets play Milwaukee on Wednesday and Mutombo was expected to join the team, though it's not known when he'll start playing again.

 

The 7-foot-2 Mutombo has played for six NBA teams -- Denver, Atlanta, Philadelphia, New Jersey, New York and Houston.

 

Mutombo's teams have made the playoffs in 13 of his 17 seasons in the league, including three of his previous four with the Rockets. He averaged 14 points and 14 rebounds to help Philadelphia reach the NBA finals in 2001.

 

The Rockets have lost six straight playoff series and haven't advanced to the second round since 1997.

 

Copyright 2008 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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