29 Results for yao

Daily Dime: Who'll round out East field?

Tim Legler, ESPN

( Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) Gerald Wallace, left, and Raymond Felton cheer a win over Toronto, boosting their playoff hopes. (Garrett...

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Daily Dime: Breaking down the Northwest Division

Tim Legler, ESPN.com

(NBAE/Getty Images) Deron Williams, Chauncey Billups and Brandon Roy guide teams in the league's toughest division. (Layne Murdoch/Getty Ima...

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Daily Dime: Who's going to sink in the West?

Tim Legler, ESPN

AP Photo/Steve C. Wilson) After missing 44 games, Carlos Boozer returned with two points in Utah's win over Atlanta. Nathaniel S. Butler/NB...

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Daily Dime: Rockets hit 19th straight win in stride

Tim Legler, ESPN.com

Photo by Bill Baptist /Getty Images Cousins Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady talked before Houston rolled to its 19th straight win. 1 D...

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Daily Dime: Your West champ is ...

Tim Legler, ESPN.com

...6) No. 4 Utah Jazz vs. No. 5 Houston Rockets This would be very competitive series, despite Yao Ming's absence. The Jazz are 26-3 at home and that will mean a lot in...

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Daily Dime: West's five best guards worthy of All-Star game

Tim Legler, ESPN.com

(Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images) Brandon Roy's stellar play helped send the Blazers out to a 21-13 start, tied for the Northwest Division l...

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Daily Dime: Pistons streak forward

Tim Legler, ESPN.com

(Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images) Pistons forward Jarvis Hayes, a part-time starter the last four seasons in Washington, bolsters an im...

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Daily Dime: Jazz out of tune

Tim Legler, ESPN.com

...of a consistent third option is something you could say about the Rockets -- another West contender. After Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady, who are they looking to? Bonzi Wells? Shane Battier? Utah could swing a...

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Daily Dime: How West seeds will turn out

Tim Legler, ESPN.com

...teams in the West. New coach Rick Adelman has opened up the offense and this will allow Yao Ming (22.1 ppg, 10.1 rpg) to have his best year offensively. The problem for the...

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Everybody beats the Wiz

Tim Legler, ESPN.com

Two notable games on Tuesday. We saw the New Jersey Nets beat the Washington Wizards 96-92, moving the Nets within two games of Washington with five g...

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Eight who'll vie for West's best

Tim Legler, ESPN.com

...defensive team in the NBA. Tracy McGrady is playing like a superstar again, closing out games. If Yao comes back in a month, they could be scary in the playoffs. 6. Los Angeles Lakers (33...

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No end in sight for Suns' streak

Tim Legler, ESPN.com

Taking a shot at a few questions in the wake of Steve Nash and the Phoenix Suns taking a dominating 127-105 win Tuesday over the Washington Wizards...

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In value, Nash looking peerless

Tim Legler, ESPN.com

The Most Valuable Player debate doesn't take long to heat up -- it's raised nightly when a crowd chants its endorsement of a favorite candidate. For e...

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Taking measure of great pains

Tim Legler, ESPN.com

...the unhappy prospect of a Houston Rockets team again facing the familiar issues of playing without either Yao Ming or McGrady. Or both. We've said it countless times in the past few seasons: if...

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Suns shine, but not on boards

Tim Legler, ESPN.com

A look at the Phoenix Suns after their 127-102 win Tuesday over the Ron Artest-less Sacramento Kings. Steve Nash, 20 dimes. And yes, that was Pat Burk...

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