Yao, Howard earn NBA player of month honors
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Centers Yao Ming of Houston and Dwight Howard of Orlando were named the National Basketball Association's Players of the Month for November.
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National Basketball Association star Yao Ming, from China, received a warm welcome and responded with 13 points, but it was not enough as the Sacramento Kings edged the Houston Rockets 91-89 in a preseason game played in Beijing.
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SHANGHAI, China - Yao Ming was the star in the NBA&#39;s first China game, scoring 14 points and grabbing seven rebounds to lead the Houston Rockets past the Sacramento Kings 88-86 on Thursday.
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Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets leads all players in the Western Conference, while Shaquille O'Neal of the Miami Heat continues to pace all Eastern Conference players after the third returns of votes in the 2005 NBA All-Star balloting program.
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Houston Rockets&#39; Yao Ming answers a question from journalists during a press conference for the NBA China 2004 game Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004 in Shanghai, China.
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Yi Jianlian might be seen as the new Yao Ming but Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard warns he faces huge challenges to be successful in the NBA.
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When one thinks of MVP candidates on the Houston Rockets, two names immediately come to mind: Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming. Well, coach Jeff Van Gundy would like to add a couple more, not as league MVPs, but as season-savers for his team: Juwan Howard and Dikembe Mutombo.
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The Dallas Mavericks vow to keep improving. Same with Yao Ming.
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Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets leads all players in the Western Conference, while Shaquille O'Neal of the Miami Heat paces all players in the Eastern Conference after the first returns of votes in the 2005 NBA All-Star balloting program.
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The NBA flew more than 100 people halfway around the world for its first games in China this week. Chinese-born star Yao Ming was there with the Houston Rockets for games against the Sacramento Kings.
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The Minnesota Timberwolves have reached an agreement to trade point guard Mike James to the Houston Rockets for power forward Juwan Howard.
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Yao Ming had 32 points and 10 rebounds, Rafer Alston added 24 points and eight assists, and the Houston Rockets snapped a three-game losing streak without Tracy McGrady in a 106-100 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday.
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Friendship is one thing, competition quite another. That was apparent when reporters asked Juwan Howard and Liu Wei about playing against friends, Chris Webber and Yao Ming, in the China Games.
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Denver Nuggets&#39; Nene Hilario, right, of Brazil, and Houston Rockets&#39; Juwan Howard (5) chase a lose ball during the third quarter of their preseason game Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004, in Houston.
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Juwan Howard scored 20 points, Yao Ming added 14 points and 11 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets kept Memphis winless this season, beating the Grizzlies 90-87 on Tuesday night despite losing Tracy McGrady to a hip injury.
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Yao Ming scored 28 points, Tracy McGrady added 19 points and matched a career high with 13 assists, and the Houston Rockets beat the Memphis Grizzlies 85-76 on Saturday night.
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Yao Ming scored 23 of his season-high 38 points in the fourth quarter and the Houston Rockets ended the Washington Wizards' winning streak at three games with a 114-109 victory Saturday night.