Ming the merciless hunts down Hawks
China Daily | Updated: 2008-12-11 08:00
HOUSTON: The Houston Rockets blew a big lead, then relied on Yao Ming to rally the team to a win over the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA on Tuesday.
Yao scored 24 points and grabbed a season-high 19 rebounds as the Rockets came from eight points down in the fourth quarter to beat the Hawks 92-84.
Houston outrebounded Atlanta 57-40 to hand the Hawks their 10th consecutive loss in Houston.
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