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Yao Ming leads Rockets to tame Jazz
(CRIENGLISH.com )
Updated: 2005-10-27 15:15 Yao Ming and David Wesley showed that the Houston
Rockets had no problems competing without Tracy McGrady.
 Yao and Wesley
scored 19 points apiece to lead the Rockets to an 88-80 preseason victory over
the Utah Jazz on Wednesday. The Chinese center also had 6 rebounds, 2 assists
and 3 blocks.
Houston, winners of six of seven preseason games, played Wednesday's contest
without McGrady, who has won two of the last three NBA scoring titles.
The Jazz scored the game's opening basket, but the Rockets jumped to a 19-11
lead after the first quarter and never looked back. Yao, who also grabbed six
rebounds, scored nine points in the opening period.
Newcomer Derek Anderson scored 14 points while reserve guard Jon Barry
chipped in 13 and five assists for Houston.
Rookie Deron Williams paced Utah with 16 points and six assists while Greg
Ostertag collected 11 rebounds in 19 minutes. Russian "Ak47" Kirilenko only had
8 points.
The Jazz played without starting power forward Carlos Boozer, who was nursing
a strained left hamstring. Utah's Matt Harpring, currently rehabbing a
surgically repaired right knee, also did not play.
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