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Rockets hand Wolves 11th straight loss, 97-84 Eds: APNewsNow. Rockets 97, Timberwolves 84.

The Houston Rockets pulled away from the Sacramento Kings in the final four plus minutes of the ball game to defeat the Kings 113 to 106 Saturday night.

The Rockets are fully amidst the playoff picture in the Western Conference, something many analysts, and so called "experts," claimed wouldn't be the case.

View full size photo>> THE OPPONENT The Kings , you may remember, saw these Rockets about a week ago, in Sacramento's most recent win, one which took the team to a 5-4 record.

When/where: 6:30 p.m.; Philips Arena. TV/radio: FSH; 610 AM, 850 AM . KEY PLAYERS ROCKETS G - Aaron Brooks.

Owners of the best record in the Eastern Conference at 10-2, the Atlanta Hawks will shoot for their seventh straight win when they close out a four-game homestand tonight versus the Houston Rockets at Philips Arena.

Amare Stoudemire scored 23 points, Steve Nash had 16 assists and the Phoenix Suns recovered from a slow start to beat the Houston Rockets 111-105 on Tuesday night.

Luis Scola, as is his custom, sat courtside for about five minutes on Wednesday before his nightly pregame drills.

The Minnesota Timberwolves hope the possible return of Al Jefferson will help them put an end to a 10-game losing streak tonight, as they welcome the Houston Rockets to the Target Center.

In the relatively short time period known as the Kings' Paul Westphal era, the first-year coach has ended most practices with a satisfied feeling.

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The defending champion Los Angeles Lakers will welcome a familiar face back to Hollywood this evening, when the Houston Rockets pay a visit to Staples Center.

With a pair of moves Friday made for very different reasons, one surprising and one expected, the undersized Rockets trimmed two big men from their roster, sending center Joey Dorsey to the NBA Development League and waiving forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu. With Dorsey unable to get playing time and the Rio Grande Valley Vipers beginning their first ...

Jason Thompson had a career-high 27 points and added 11 rebounds for the Sacramento Kings, who won their fourth straight game, defeating the Houston Rockets 109-100 on Friday night.

When/where: 9 p.m.; Arco Arena. TV/radio: FSH; 610 AM, 850 AM . Key players: Andres Nocioni was stuck on the bench to begin the season, but after injuries to leading scorer Kevin Martin and Francisco Garcia, the former Bull is at his natural position of small forward.

The Dallas Mavericks recovered from a slow first half to defeat their Texas rivals the Houston Rockets 121-103 on Tuesday.

Luis Scola had 22 points and 15 rebounds, and Carl Landry scored 20 points in the Houston Rockets' 104-79 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night.

Jason Terry was deadly off the bench, missing just one shot in a 24-point effort, as the Dallas Mavericks rebounded from some early struggles to post a 121-103 win over the Houston Rockets.

A tussle in Texas headlines the NBA schedule tonight as Houston travels north to take on Dallas with revenge on its mind.

Daryl Morey is fond of saying that playing hard is a skill, like any other. That never seemed quite right, but he might have a point.