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of Cleveland Cavaliers blocks a shot by NBA Houston Rockets centre Yao
Ming during NBA basketball action March 6, 2007.Yao broke a bone in his
right leg on December 23,2006.and he has played for the first time in
almost three months when the Houston Rockets face the Cleveland Cavaliers
Mar,6,2007.[sina.com] |
Yao Ming returned to action for the Houston Rockets on Monday night after
missing 32 games while recovering from a broken bone under his right knee.
The 7-foot-6 center was in the starting
lineup and before Houston's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers
said that he was returning with no limitations.
Yao airballed a left hook
on the Rockets' first possession, but immediately got in the Cavaliers' way on
the other end, blocking a shot.
Yao sat at his locker after pregame shootaround, wearing a black brace on his
right knee. He doesn't think it will slow him down. He also wasn't concerned
that the Cavaliers might try to test his leg.
"The doctor already tested my leg Saturday night before we played against the
Spurs," Yao said. "I said, 'OK, thank you. How about (playing) tonight?' He
said, 'No.'"
Yao fractured his right tibia plateau when he jumped to block a shot and his
knee got caught under Tim Thomas' body in a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on
Dec. 23
The injury interrupted Yao's best season in four years in the NBA. He was
averaging 26 points, nine rebounds and two blocks. He scored more than 30 points
in four of the five games before his injury.
The Rockets managed to go 20-12 without Yao but they have struggled of late,
losing three of their last four, including an embarrassing 97-74 loss to San
Antonio on Saturday night.
Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy said he wouldn't know how many minutes Yao could
handle until he saw him playing. Van Gundy said he planned to run the offense
through Tracy McGrady against Cleveland as Yao works his way back.
The Rockets returned Monday to the starting lineup they used to start the
season, reinserting not only Yao but forward Chuck Hayes. Houston was 12-2 with
them in the starting lineup, entering Monday night's game.
Yao scored 24 points and had four blocked shots against the Cavaliers in an
81-63 victory in December.
"It's challenging definitely with him coming back," Cavaliers forward LeBron
James said. "He's definitely an interior force. Offensively, he's going to help
them. Defensively, he's going to help them too just being a big load inside that
paint."
Yao said he prepared for his return by working on a stationary bike and
treadmill over the last couple weeks.
It was Yao's third time rehabilitating from an injury in a year. In December
2006, he underwent surgery for a toe infection and missed 21 games. Last April,
he broke his left foot and missed the final four games of the season.
（Agencies）
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