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Suns hand Rockets fifth straight loss
(AP)
Updated: 2005-11-24 12:04
HOUSTON - Shawn Marion and James Jones each scored 19 points and the Phoenix
Suns found their 3-point shooting touch in a 100-88 victory over the Houston
Rockets on Wednesday night.
Houston Rockets
center Yao Ming (11) of China, pushes past Phoenix Suns forward James
Jones (22) in the fourth quarter in Houston, Wednesday Nov. 23, 2005. The
Suns defeated the Rockets, 100-88. [AP] | After hitting only 8-of-42 from 3-point
range the previous two games, Phoenix shot 14-of-27 from behind the arc
Wednesday for a season-high 3-point total. Jones was 5-of-10.
The Rockets, who have lost five straight, played without Tracy McGrady, who
missed his third straight game and sixth overall with back problems. He's
day-to-day.
Derek Anderson led Houston with 23 points.
Rockets rookie Luther Head had his second straight strong game with 15 points
and a career-high 10 rebounds. He scored his career high of 28 Tuesday against
Dallas.
After trailing by 10 at the half, Houston went on a 13-3 run early in the
third quarter to tie the game at 63. But the Rockets were outscored 9-0 the next
3:57 as Phoenix opened a 72-63 lead.
The Suns took a 75-65 lead after three quarters.
Phoenix jumped to an early 19-7 lead as Nash and Marion
each scored seven. The Suns led 25-19 after the first quarter, with Houston
shooting only 26 percent (7-of-27) from the field.
Bibby Helps Kings Crown Nets 114-105
SACRAMENTO,
Calif. - Mike Bibby scored 25 points and Bonzi Wells had 23 points and nine
rebounds Friday night to lead the Sacramento Kings over the New Jersey Nets
114-105.
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