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Francis gets speical win; Rockets face tough road trip
(AP)
Updated: 2005-11-10 09:04 Chauncey Billups had 16 points and eight assists, and Richard Hamilton added
21 points and six rebounds for the Pistons (4-0), who got their first win in
Sacramento since Feb. 26, 1996.
 Bonzi Wells had 16 points and Shareef Abdur-Rahim added 14 in their
regular-season home debuts for the Kings (1-3).
Struggling Rockets face tough road trip
HOUSTON - The Houston Rockets will have to depend on their defense until
Tracy McGrady gets healthy because they sure can't rely on their offense.
With their star out for three weeks with a back injury, the Rockets
(1-2) open a five-game road trip Thursday in Miami. It looks like a tough
stretch for a team that has averaged 36 percent shooting and blown
fourth-quarter leads in consecutive home losses to New Orleans and Orlando.
"We're just not very good right now," guard Jon Barry said. "It's
disappointing because the easy thing to say is that Tracy's not here. But we're
good enough. There's no excuse."
McGrady strained his back doing a reverse layup in practice Friday. Without
him, Houston coach Jeff Van Gundy has mixed up lineups, looking for the right
combination to generate points.
So far, he hasn't had much luck.
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