November 26, 2006 Sports » Sports Feature

Griz Fall to Rockets, 85-76 

by John Branston
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"When they finally shook themselves out of the second quarter doldrums and got their heads back into the game, the Rockets made beating the Grizzlies look more than easy. They made it look fun.

"It was more than just Yao Ming rolling to 28 pints and 8 rebounds, more than Tracy McGrady putting up another Magic-line of 19 points, 13 assists and 5 rebounds."

Read the rest of Houston Chronicle columnist Fran Blinebury's column here, and his take on Rudy Gay versus Shane Battier here.

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