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	ROCKETS: McGrady Returns in Dramatic Win in Chicago
		Chicago was able to gain a 88-82 advantage with a little over two minutes left in regulation, but Houston wouldn’t quit.
		Hinrich drove down the lane, where he was met by nearly the entire Rockets team and threw a shot toward the rim as he fell in the lane.
		Chicago scored in the open court and from outside as Gordon displayed the outside shooting touch that helped make him the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year last season.
	www.nba.com /rockets/news/McGrady_Returns_in_Dramatic_Wi-165082-822.html?rss=true (2326 words)

	Elroy Hirsch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		He played two intercollegiate seasons at the University of Michigan where he has the distinction of being the only athlete at the school to letter in four sports (football, basketball, track, and baseball) in a single year.
		Although he was drafted by Chicago Rockets of the American Football Association, where he played from 1946 to 1948, in three injury-prone seasons.
		After the Rockets and the AFA disbanded, he joined the Los Angeles Rams through 1957, where he gained his fame and notoriety.
	www.1-free-software.com /en/wikipedia/e/el/elroy_hirsch.html (393 words)

	FOX Sports - NBA - Rockets still missing a thing or two (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Houston's 101-100 victory over Chicago on Thursday demonstrated what is rapidly becoming a dangerous pattern for Houston: Crisp offense and pesky defense, building up a seemingly insurmountable lead, only to be succeeded by sloppy offense and listless defense that turns the game into a crap-shoot.
		The Rockets showed a penchant for being lifted by head fakes — especially McGrady, Head, Alston, and even Yao was guilty of jumping into what Bill Fitch used to call "the pop-corn machine." Head tried to take his faulty-handle into the middle too many times.
		And despite T-Mac's reticence, the Rockets won't fly far into the playoffs unless, and until he becomes the team's prime-time scorer and Yao is relegated to secondary status.
	msn.foxsports.com /nba/story/6181012?print=true (921 words)

	AHN \| Big Second Half Helps Rockets Lunge Past Bulls \| March 21, 2007
		Chicago, IL (AHN) - Tracy McGrady busted loose in the fourth quarter to rally the Houston Rockets over the Chicago Bulls.
		He scored 15 of his 31 points in the final 12 minutes, and the Rockets outscored the Bulls in the second half by 17 points to surge to a win on the road by a score of 84-77.
		Chicago coach Scott Skiles agreed, and suggested that the Rockets status as a defensive wall has a psychological effect on teams.
	www.allheadlinenews.com /articles/7006084513 (427 words)

	Welcome to the Official Yao Ming Website (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		From the Rockets' best shooting first quarter this season to a fourth quarter in which they led by as much as 39, the Rockets ripped Chicago with the offensive spark and defensive energy they had during their eight-game winning streak before the break.
		The Rockets swarmed defensively, holding the Bulls to 37.2 percent shooting and not allowing a fast-break point.
		By then, the Rockets had made a season-best 70 percent of their shots in the first quarter in scoring a season-high 36 points.
	www.yaoming.net /newsfulltext.aspx?nid=450 (808 words)

	Rockets hold on to beat Bulls 101-100
		The Houston Rockets built a big lead on the Chicago Bulls late in the third quarter Thursday night, then started feeling a terrifying case of deja vu.
		Houston Rockets center Yao Ming (L) drives ball against Chicago Bulls center Ben Wallace during the first half of their NBA game in Houston November 16, 2006.
		The Rockets' locker room was somber afterward as they struggled to explain their pattern of late-game dysfunction.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /sports/2006-11/17/content_736135.htm (510 words)

	YaoMingMania.com - Yao vs. Bulls - 1/26/03
		In the third quarter alone when the Rockets were having tremendous offensive woes (outscored 30-13), he didn't TOUCH the ball for the first 9 minutes of action.
		Although the Rockets have one of the best won-loss record improvements from last year at this time (+10), it should be much, much better.
		With the Rockets down 82-83, it's kind of helter-skelter on the Rockets offensive end when Eddie Griffin is passed the ball down low, and he shoots a little jump hook that hits the front of the rim, but JUST falls in, and he's fouled!
	www.yaomingmania.com /03_01_26_vs_bulls.html (1703 words)

	AHN \| Rockets Blow Another Lead, Hold On To Beat Bulls, 101-100 \| March 21, 2007
		The Rockets have taken at least a 19-point lead in six of their first nine games.
		Gordon told the Chicago Tribune he wishes his club would have played with their fourth-quarter intensity the entire game.
		The Rockets built up a 21-point lead in the third quarter thanks to a big defensive effort in the second quarter when they allowed just 13 points, and a 12-2 run to start the second half.
	www.allheadlinenews.com /articles/7005552260 (929 words)

	Rockets slip past Chicago - The Boston Globe
		Tracy McGrady had 21 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists, and Yao Ming had 20 points and 12 rebounds to lift the Rockets, who nearly blew a 21-point lead but hung on to beat the Chicago Bulls, 101-100, last night in Houston.
		Rafer Alston scored 19 and reserve Scott Padgett scored 11 to spark a first-half run as the Rockets beat the Bulls for the seventh time in eight meetings.
		Ben Gordon almost single-handedly carried Chicago to a dramatic comeback win, scoring 30 of his 37 points in the second half.
	www.boston.com /sports/basketball/articles/2006/11/17/rockets_slip_past_chicago (457 words)

	Without Yao, McGrady carrying Rockets
		CHICAGO - Tracy McGrady was tired, tight, and couldn't shake his defender.
		McGrady scored 15 of his 31 points in the final period, hitting the go-ahead jumper to lift the Houston Rockets to an 84-77 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night.
		Houston Rockets forward Tracy McGrady pumps his fist after grabbing a rebound in the closing seconds of their NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls in Chicago January 8, 2007.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /sports/2007-01/10/content_779278.htm (745 words)

	Mobile rockets present difficult long-term threat \| Chicago Tribune (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Hezbollah is relying heavily on variants of short-range Katyusha rockets, a weapon first produced by the Soviet Union in 1941 as a cheap metal tube stuffed with fuel at one end and explosives at the other.
		The rockets pose a long-term threat that is difficult to counter.
		What little guidance the rockets have is applied before they are launched, by pointing them in the right direction and elevating them to gain or lose distance.
	www.chicagotribune.com /news/nationworld/bal-te.missile19jul19,0,2292935.story?coll=chi-news-hed&?track=sto-relcon (886 words)

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		Yao scored 14 of his season-high 30 points in the final period but could not prevent the Rockets from losing their seventh straight game, a 94-89 setback to the Chicago Bulls.
		The Rockets are mired in their longest losing streak since 2001.
		Chicago, which completed a 3-3 road trip with three straight wins, remained steady in the closing minutes.
	www.jacksonville.com /tu-online/spnba/recaps/recap_374942.shtml (505 words)

	Chicago Bulls/Houston Rockets NBA recap on ESPN
		The 42 points the Rockets scored in the third was their season high for a quarter, and the first time this season Houston scored 100 by the end of the third.
		Elton Brand led Chicago with 24 points, and Ron Artest added 22 as the Bulls trailed by as many as 49 in the third quarter.
		Francis and Cuttino Mobley continue to lead the Rockets in scoring, marking only the second time in franchise history that two guards have led the team in that category.
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	ROCKETS: Rockets Head to Chicago Friday
		Chicago is 3-3 against the Southewest Division this season.
		Also, the Rockets learned Thursday afternoon that Moochie Norris would not be making the road trip after suffering a bruised left foot against the Mavericks, so look for T-Mac to return to the lineup.
		Chicago’s roster is littered with NCAA stalwarts including Kirk Hinrich (Kansas), Luol Deng (Duke), Chris Duhon (Duke), and Ben Gordon (UConn).Gordon had a team-high 18 points in Chicago’s win in Houston.
	www.nba.com /rockets/news/Rockets_Head_to_Chicago_Friday-164942-822.html?rss=true (999 words)

	ROCKETS: Rockets find finishing touch in win over Knicks
		Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy said he could miss 10 to 12 weeks.
		The Rockets (7-4) didn't resolve all of the issues that bothered them over the past week, but Houston responded when it mattered most against the Knicks by scoring on its final nine possessions.
		The Rockets had only three turnovers and managed to shoot 50 percent from the floor in the period.
	www.nba.com /rockets/news/Rockets_find_finishing_touch_i-196433-34.html (702 words)

	Houston Rockets/Chicago Bulls NBA preview on ESPN
		CHICAGO (Ticker) -- The Houston Rockets, fighting for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference, begin a four-game road trip Wednesday night against the hapless Chicago Bulls.
		The Rockets, who have won three of their last four road games, will be trying to move closer to the eighth and final playoff berth in the Western Conference.
		Chicago scored just 11 points in the third quarter and committed 10 turnovers, one off the franchise record.
	espn.go.com /nba/2001/20010228/preview/houchi.html (279 words)

	Rockets take on road demons Van Gundy faces team weakness early
		The Rockets are coming off a loss in which they seemed to crumble against a physical, aggressive defense and the mounting pressure from their offensive shortcomings.
		The Rockets have lost their past two trips to the United Center and consider last season's last-second loss to the Bulls among the most maddening of the season.
		They have lost their past four trips to the Meadowlands, and their losses in the 2000-2001 season and the 2002-2003 season were part of late-season road collapses that kept the Rockets from the playoffs.
	www.chinadaily.net /en/doc/2003-11/03/content_278025.htm (974 words)

	Rockets ready for gut check in road-heavy stretch \| Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
		Beginning this afternoon at the Target Center in Minneapolis, the Rockets will play six of their next nine games on the road, and eight of those games are against teams that are above.500.
		And the Rockets lost ugly on their last trip to Minnesota on Dec. 6.
		Chicago sets a lot of pick-and-rolls, and they have a lot of great shooters with (Ben) Gordon and all of those kids.
	www.chron.com /disp/story.mpl/headline/sports/4452468.html (808 words)

	Houston Rockets/Chicago Bulls NBA recap on ESPN
		CHICAGO (AP) _ See what you've missed, Chicago.
		Francis didn't score as much in the second half because the Bulls had to double team him after he erupted for 19 first-quarter points, including a spectacular 10-point spurt in the final 69 seconds as the Rockets built a 17-point lead they never lost.
		Seconds later, he stole the ball and went flying to the basket, stopping in time to flip the ball to himself for another crowd-oohing slam.
	ad.go.com /nba/2000/20000115/recap/houchi.html (480 words)

	Rockets put cold-shooting Cavs on ice - The Boston Globe
		Yao Ming scored 24 points and the Rockets overcame a concussion to Tracy McGrady to beat the cold-shooting Cleveland Cavaliers, 81-63, in Houston.
		The Cavaliers' point total was just 4 points ahead of their all-time low for a game (59), set in 1997 against San Antonio.
		Luther Head hit three 3-pointers and scored 13 for the Rockets, who've won five of their last six games and five in a row at home.
	www.boston.com /sports/basketball/articles/2006/12/03/rockets_put_cold_shooting_cavs_on_ice (655 words)

	Jacksonville.com: Sports: NBA
		HOUSTON (Ticker) -- The Chicago Bulls are going to surpass their victory total of last season.
		Chandler became the first Rockets opponent to grab at least 20 rebounds since Denver's Kevin Willis did it on April 10, 2001.
		Chicago coach Scott Skiles said the Bulls had a hard time finding the basket and guarding Yao.
	www.jacksonville.com /tu-online/spnba/recaps/recap_320635.shtml (654 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Chicago Bulls (5-5) at Houston Rockets (3-10), 8:30 p.m.
		The Bulls are scheduled to host the Rockets on January 20, 2006 at the United Center.
		Chicago, which defeated the Lakers last Sunday at the Staples Center, is 2-4 on the road this season.
	www.golfdigest.com /newsandtour/tsn/index.ssf?/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=nba/scores/live/PV6606.htm (399 words)

	Reading Rockets : Articles from A-Z (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Reading Rockets offers a wealth of reading strategies, lessons, and activities designed to help young children learn how to read and read better.
		This article describes how the school districts of Seattle, Chicago, and Los Angeles have linked up with community reading programs to encourage residents of entire cities to all read the same book at the same time.
		Reading Rockets is a national multimedia project that offers research-based and best-practice information on teaching kids to read and helping those who struggle.
	www.readingrockets.org /article/c_36/?startnum=11 (601 words)

	SportingNews.com - NBA - Rockets stay hot, whip Clippers by 31
		The only other time the Rockets and Clippers met this season, on Dec. 17, the two-time NBA scoring champion shot 2-for-12 in the second half of an 89-81 loss.
		The Rockets scored at least 30 points in every quarter, burning the Clippers time and time again in the third with a barrage of long-range perimeter shots.
		In their own division, New Orleans and Charlotte have had great 1st halves but their foothold in the conference is tenuous, at best, and either one could hit a road bump and drop down into the middle of the the pack.
	www.sportingnews.com /yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=62459 (1607 words)

	al.com: Auburn Football
		Kirk Hinrich finished with 25 points in the loss to the Mavericks for Chicago, while Luol Deng posted 24 points and 10 rebounds.
		Chicago is scheduled to visit Denver, Philadelphia and New York in the final three games on the current trip.
		On Tuesday, Tim Duncan scored 19 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, and the Spurs held the Rockets to nine points in the fourth quarter on their way to a 92-84 come-from-behind victory at the Toyota Center.
	www.al.com /auburnfootball/spnet.ssf?/default.asp?c=advance&page=nba/news/ACN4049654.htm (355 words)

	ClutchFans - Stevie Bowls Over Bulls, Francis huge first half sparks 93-90 Rocket win in Chicago
		The win is the second straight for the Rockets and improves their record to 12-24.
		The Rockets sandwiched two low-scoring quarters (14 points in the 2nd and 3rd) around 37 in the first and 28 in the fourth.
		Chicago, down 10 with about 4 minutes to go, trimmed the lead to 2 late.
	www.clutchfans.net /game.cfm?gameID=36 (577 words)

	The Straight Dope: Were there Nike missile sites on the Chicago lakefront?
		Chicago's lakeside rockets were more conspicuous than most, but in the 1950s and '60s more than 50 U.S. cities, military bases, etc., were surrounded by Nike missile batteries, the better to fend off Soviet bombers.
		Chicago's sites were largely in the boondocks as well, but three Nike installations were spread along the densely populated Lake Michigan shoreline, from Jackson Park on the south side to Montrose Point on the north.
		In some cases rockets were housed only a few hundred yards from ranks of high-rise apartments.
	www.straightdope.com /columns/050513.html (856 words)

	Toledo Claims 6-4 Victory over Chicago State :: Rockets score runs in four of final six innings to defeat Cougars and ...
		Unfortunately, the Rockets were not able to tally any additional runs as their next two batters struck out to end the rally.
		The Rockets brought in last year's save leader Joe Roberts in the ninth to shut the door on the Cougars.
		The Rockets return to action next weekend, March 2-4, when they travel to Shreveport, LA for a three-game series with Centenary.
	utrockets.cstv.com /sports/m-basebl/recaps/022507aab.html (492 words)

	Sports 4 - Rockets Rally To Beat Bulls (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Houston shot 39 percent from the floor, to Chicago's 36 percent.
		It was the 12th time this season the Rockets held a team under 40 percent shooting.
		Chicago rode the momentum to a 31-24 lead in the second quarter, but Battier's hook shot, followed by Head's trey at 2:28 pulled the Rockets within four.
	www.abcnews4.com /news/stories/0107/386592.html (728 words)

	Weekly Essentials: Crummy holidays for Nets, Rockets - CBS News
		The way this particular holiday season is going, the Houston Rockets and New Jersey Nets should make it a point to see that Black Christmas horror flick, leave all the presents out in the yard for the Grinch to take, and go ahead and gulp down that three-week-old egg nog.
		The Rockets, already without McGrady due to recurring back problems, will be in the unenviable yet familiar position of going into battle without their two best players.
		Luckily for the Rockets, they do lose Yao at a point where the Hornets will be missing Peja Stojakovic and David West, the Nuggets will be without Carmelo Anthony, and Sacramento, Minnesota and the L.A. Clippers continue to struggle.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/sportsline/main9890899.shtml (1665 words)

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