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Josh Smith soared through the lane to drop in a missed shot with 0.7 seconds remaining and the Atlanta Hawks won their seventh in a row, beating the Houston Rockets 105-103 Friday night to maintain the NBA's best record.

Mac wants back Tracy McGrady #3 of the Houston Rockets warms up before the game against the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena on November 20, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Ariza was 'joy,' Rambis recallsStar emerges upon joining RocketsBy Ray Richardson rrichardson@pioneerpress.com After Houston's Trevor Ariza completed his pregame warm-ups Wednesday night at Target Center, he asked a Timberwolves official to escort him to the Wolves' locker room.

PG Aaron Brooks poured in a career-high 33 against the Lakers Sunday night. a No Yao Ming or Tracy McGrady? No worries for the Houston Rockets on Sunday night when they took down the reigning-champeen Los Angeles Lakers, 101-91, at Staples Center.

The Rockets played with their usual heart, energy and unselfishness. Those things may be their trademark.

An afterthought in the Eastern Conference's three-team race during 2008-09, the Atlanta Hawks seemed like they'd be in a similar position this season.

Luis Scola led the way with 20 points Wednesday and the Houston Rockets went on a fourth-quarter run to defeat Minnesota 97-84. After winning their season opener, the Timberwolves have lost 11 consecutive games.

Philanthropist and Houston Rockets All Star Yao Ming today announced a major collaboration between his Yao Ming Foundation and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston .

THE Phoenix Suns recovered from a slow start to get a 111-105 win over the Houston Rockets in the NBA yesterday, rallying from a double-digit deficit to victory for the fifth time this season.

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FORMER Los Angeles Lakers guard Sun Yue, now back in China with his old Beijing team, has complained about his lack of playing time in the National Basketball Association.

A few days of public conjecture about when Tracy McGrady would return did not seem to draw his teammates' notice.

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.

The Toronto Raptors have been awarded forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu on a waiver claim after he was let go by the Houston Rockets on Friday.

Originally published November 17, 2009 at 5:35 a.m., updated November 17, 2009 at 5:36 a.m. HOUSTON a ' Some playgrounds in Houston damaged or destroyed by 2008's Hurricane Ike will get a boost from Yao Ming.

We're not even 10 games into the season, and a few Rockets fans are getting a little jumpy.

The Houston Rockets roared past the Los Angeles Lakers 101-91 Sunday night at Staples Center.

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.

Toronto Raptors' Chris Bosh is under pressure from Phoenix Suns' Amare Stoudemire, left, and Channing Frye, right, in the first half.

Shanghai: The state of Barack Obama's marriage and Tibet are just two of the topics raised in thousands of questions submitted by Chinese Internet users ahead of the US president's maiden visit to China.