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| Tracy McGrady played the entire first quarter in Saturday's preseason game against the Celtics. He scored 10 points and grabbed three rebounds. "I just wanted to come out here and work hard, get a nice little sweat going and see how I felt," McGrady informs the Houston Chronicle. "I was experiencing some pain in my knee, but it’s more of a mental thing. Sometimes I find myself favoring it. I get off balance, especially when I push off (the right) leg. I find myself favoring it and it gives out on me." |
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| Rockets swingman Tracy McGrady isn't sure when he will play exhibition games, but says his knee is feeling better, accoridng to the Houston Chronicle. "It’s more of a mental thing because my leg is weak and it’s the first surgery I have ever had to deal with. It’s kind of a mental thing more than anything," McGrady said. |
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| Ron Artest was the best player on the floor as the Rockets defeated the Spurs 85-78 on Thursday. He finished with 18 points, five rebounds and three three-pointers in 23 minutes. |
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| Freshly signed Carl Landry backed up Yao Ming most of the night at center in Houston's 96-93 win over Memphis on Tuesday night. He finished the game with 18 points and nine rebounds in 26 minutes of action. |
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| Yao Ming had 10 points, nine rebounds and a block in 22 minutes of action in the preseason win over Memphis on Tuesday. |
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| Ron Artest made his debut with the Rockets in Tuesday night's 96-93 win over the Grizzlies. The forward finished with 15 points in 24 minutes. He had three three-pointers, two steals and an assist. |
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| Tracy McGrady is pleased with how far his knee has come, and says that the shoulder that was operated on in the offseason is fine, according to the Houston Chronicle. "Every day there is improvement in my strength in my knee. I’m building up confidence in myself to be able to go out there and play on it," he said. |
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| Tracy McGrady (knee) and Shane Battier (foot) will both miss the Rocket first preseason game, according to the Houston Chronicle. “I’m not ready to play,” McGrady said. “It’s early…My knee is not at full strength to go out there and play basketball right now.” |
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| Tracy McGrady went through his third straight full pracitce and feels good about his knee, the Houston Chronicle reports. “I’m progressing every day,” he said. “From the first day up into today, I’ve been playing on it, going pretty hard and lasting through the course of the practice. I think it was 50/50 on my knee coming into training camp — confidence and trying to play through the pain. I seem to be doing that right now.” |
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| Houston Rockets coach Rick Adelman said the team will play more of his offense this season, whereas last year they were not comfortable in it and only utilized it part of the time, according to the Houston Chronicle. “It’s totally different this year,” Adelman said. |
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