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The Rockets won all their games in Houston, [102] and advanced to the second round of the playoffs for the first time since 1997, and the first time in Yao's career. [103] The Rockets faced the Lakers in the second round, and Yao scored 28 points, with 8 points in the final four minutes, to lead the Rockets to a 100–92 win in Los Angeles. [104]
To date, the Rockets have not advanced to the finals again. The Rockets missed the playoffs from 1999 to 2003, and did not make the playoffs again until after they drafted Yao Ming in 2002. Since then, the Rockets have had a winning season in all but two of the next 14 seasons and, led by James Harden, advanced to the conference finals in 2015. [2]
Steven D'Shawn Francis (born February 21, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player. He was selected with the second overall pick of the 1999 NBA draft and was named co-NBA Rookie of the Year (along with Elton Brand) in his first season. He was a three-time NBA All-Star while playing for the Houston Rockets.
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HONG KONG — In China, she’s being called the “female Yao Ming.”. In a video that quickly went viral this week, Zhang Ziyu, a 7-foot-3 basketball player from Shandong province, can be seen ...
The NBA announced that about 42 college and high school players, and five international players, had filed as early-entry candidates for the draft. [2] The Chicago Bulls and the Golden State Warriors each had a 22.5% chance of acquiring the first pick, but the Houston Rockets, with just an 8.9% probability, won the NBA draft lottery on May 19.
Tonight, James Harden will take on his former Houston Rockets team for the first time since joining the Brooklyn Nets earlier this season. With this highly-anticipated reunion looming, some new ...
On January 28, the Rockets announced they were signing Hayes for the rest of the season. [3] Hayes earned a total of $231,390 for the season between the 10-day contract and the contract for the remainder of the year. He was later joined by former Kentucky teammate Keith Bogans, who was traded by the Charlotte Bobcats for Lonny Baxter on ...