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APRIL 2004

  • 4/30/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Rockets again left wanting more
  • 4/30/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    All but Yao expendable to deal
  • 4/29/04 - Los Angeles Times:
    Lakers Enjoy Close-Out Sail
  • 4/29/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Bryant, Lakers bounce Rockets from playoffs
  • 4/29/04 - Los Angeles Daily News:
    Rockets riding learning curve
  • 4/29/04 - Los Angeles Times:
    Houston's Tough-Guy Act Withers
  • 4/29/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    A strangely normal finish
  • 4/29/04 - Los Angeles Daily News:
    Shaq holds third-quarter block party
  • 4/29/04 - Los Angeles Times:
    Game 5 Report
  • 4/29/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Rockets point guard plans move into NBA coaching
  • 4/29/04 - Los Angeles Daily News:
    Experience pays off
  • 4/29/04 - Orange County Register:
    Van Gundy can't earn a passing grade
  • 4/29/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Bryant arrives just in time to lead victory charge
  • 4/29/04 - Los Angeles Times:
    They Were Ready for Anything
  • 4/29/04 - Washington Times:
    Van Gundy didn't wilt with the Heat
  • 4/29/04 - Los Angeles Times:
    George Steps It Up at Key Time
  • 4/28/04 - ESPN:
    To be big dog, Yao must bark
  • 4/28/04 - Los Angeles Times:
    On the Fly
  • 4/28/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    For Rockets, five easy pieces
  • 4/28/04 - Los Angeles Daily News:
    Looking ahead always bad idea
  • 4/28/04 - Los Angeles Times:
    A Game Approach to Malone
  • 4/28/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    All things considered, there's a reason it's called basketball
  • 4/28/04 - Orange County Register:
    Van Gundy cleans up Malone's image
  • 4/28/04 - Los Angeles Daily News:
    Waiting game
  • 4/28/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Bryant's availability for Game 5 up in the air
  • 4/28/04 - Los Angeles Daily News:
    Time not on his side
  • 4/28/04 - Orange County Register:
    Shadow of doubt
  • 4/28/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Marked man
  • 4/28/04 - Los Angeles Daily News:
    Rested O'Neal says knee no problem
  • 4/28/04 - Xinhua:
    "Yao Ming effect" boosts TV ratings
  • 4/27/04 - Los Angeles Times:
    Rockets Can Use Some Brainpower
  • 4/27/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Van Gundy stands by Francis
  • 4/27/04 - Los Angeles Daily News:
    Shirt heard 'round the world
  • 4/27/04 - Los Angeles Times:
    Airing Dirty Laundry
  • 4/27/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Lakers set sights on ending series
  • 4/27/04 - FOX Sports:
    Yao's road to greatness has a few potholes
  • 4/27/04 - Los Angeles Times:
    Payton Not Thrilled but Has No Regrets
  • 4/27/04 - Press-Enterprise:
    Francis' emotional play fuels Rockets
  • 4/27/04 - USA Today:
    With O'Neal, Bryant tied up, Malone takes over
  • 4/27/04 - Los Angeles Daily News:
    Shaq's shot in 'garbage'
  • 4/27/04 - Orange County Register:
    Yao has lot to learn - and share
  • 4/27/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Calvin Murphy arraignment moved to May 12
  • 4/26/04 - Los Angeles Times:
    Game 4 Report
  • 4/26/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    OT loss to Lakers shakes Rockets
  • 4/26/04 - Los Angeles Daily News:
    Lakers turn to escape act
  • 4/26/04 - Los Angeles Times:
    Deliverance in Overtime
  • 4/26/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Heart of a champion flutters briefly to life
  • 4/26/04 - Los Angeles Daily News:
    Bryant's absence will 'hurt' Game 5 prep
  • 4/26/04 - Los Angeles Times:
    Kobe Time Arrives, Well, Just in Time
  • 4/26/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    OT loss leaves Yao fit to be tied
  • 4/26/04 - Los Angeles Times:
    Rockets Get Painful Lesson in Playoff Savvy
  • 4/26/04 - Los Angeles Daily News:
    This oldie shows he's still a goodie
  • 4/26/04 - Orange County Register:
    Special delivery
  • 4/26/04 - Los Angeles Times:
    Brothers Share a Down Moment
  • 4/26/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Bullard prefers Mobley in clutch
  • 4/26/04 - MSNBC:
    Without Kobe Wednesday, Lakers will be toast
  • 4/26/04 - Orange County Register:
    Van Gundy reprises peacekeeper role
  • 4/26/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Malone, as usual, has last word with Rockets
  • 4/26/04 - New York Times:
    Bryant at the Nexus of the New Chaos Theory
  • 4/26/04 - CBS Sportsline:
    Torn jersey inspires 'warrior' Malone
  • 4/25/04 - Los Angeles Times:
    Lakers Need Quick Results for Credibility
  • 4/25/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Rockets remember that good things come in 3s
  • 4/25/04 - Los Angeles Daily News:
    Flow less than Fab
  • 4/25/04 - Los Angeles Times:
    Cutting It Close
  • 4/25/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Rockets expose Lakers' flaws
  • 4/25/04 - Los Angeles Daily News:
    Value of Game 3 win still to be determined
  • 4/25/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Payton a fourth-quarter no-showin
  • 4/25/04 - Los Angeles Times:
    Criticism Follows Francis
  • 4/25/04 - Los Angeles Times:
    An Attitude Adjustment Is in Order for Lakers
  • 4/25/04 - Los Angeles Daily News:
    So far, only glimpses of Gary's glitter
  • 4/25/04 - Los Angeles Times:
    Jackson Delivers Message
  • 4/25/04 - Los Angeles Daily News:
    Payton hears from Jackson
  • 4/24/04 - Los Angeles Times:
    Now Lakers Are Sweating
  • 4/24/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    So this is what Van Gundy was talking about all week
  • 4/24/04 - Los Angeles Times:
    Lakers Lose in Houston Like It's 1999
  • 4/24/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Lakers slowed down; series lead cut to 2-1
  • 4/24/04 - Los Angeles Daily News:
    This rocket rocks
  • 4/24/04 - Los Angeles Times:
    They Might Need a Backup Plan
  • 4/24/04 - Port Arthur News:
    Rockets guards spark 102-91 win
  • 4/24/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Rockets' heat burns Lakers
  • 4/24/04 - Los Angeles Times:
    Game 3 Report
  • 4/24/04 - Los Angeles Daily News:
    Passive Lakers put brooms away
  • 4/24/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Mobley opts not to stress for success
  • 4/24/04 - Los Angeles Times:
    This Team Just Can't Seem to Remember Its Basic Training
  • 4/24/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Kobe puts media boycott on hold
  • 4/24/04 - Los Angeles Times:
    Payton Sits and Says 'I'm Cool'
  • 4/24/04 - CBS Sportsline:
    Rockets making series competitive
  • 4/23/04 - Los Angeles Times:
    Lakers Have a Convert
  • 4/23/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Welcome back, fans, to 1999
  • 4/23/04 - Los Angeles Daily News:
    Yao's progress shows by many measures
  • 4/23/04 - Los Angeles Times:
    Decision Doesn't Sit Well
  • 4/23/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    For Game 3, aggressive Yao of old needed
  • 4/23/04 - Los Angeles Daily News:
    Rockets launch into postseason orbit
  • 4/23/04 - Los Angeles Times:
    Held in Reserve
  • 4/23/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Rockets seek upper hand in battle of the benches
  • 4/23/04 - Washington Post:
    Lakers, Not Referees, Are The Rockets' Main Concern
  • 4/23/04 - Los Angeles Times:
    Injury Situation Up in Air
  • 4/23/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Malone hunkers down
  • 4/23/04 - Los Angeles Daily News:
    If the Glove sits ...
  • 4/23/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Tolbert likes Van Gundy, hates ugly basketball
  • 4/22/04 - Los Angeles Times:
    Not Going Quietly
  • 4/22/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Rockets players ready for some cooking at home
  • 4/22/04 - Los Angeles Daily News:
    Another battle in war of words with Jackson, Van Gundy
  • 4/22/04 - Los Angeles Times:
    Yao Has Ewing's Attention
  • 4/22/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Players' anger more show than telling
  • 4/22/04 - Los Angeles Daily News:
    Kobe, we're tired of the silence
  • 4/22/04 - Los Angeles Times:
    Walton, Cook May Be Needed
  • 4/22/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Coach wants 'one great game' vs. LA
  • 4/22/04 - Orange County Register:
    Malone makes special delivery against Yao
  • 4/22/04 - Press-Enterprise:
    Out to deliver a KO
  • 4/21/04 - Los Angeles Times (subscription):
    Lakers Staying True to Form
  • 4/21/04 - Los Angeles Daily News:
    Lakers have long way to go despite being 2-0
  • 4/21/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Numbers add up, but Francis can't win for losing
  • 4/21/04 - Los Angeles Daily News:
    Inconsistent play is confusing, amusing
  • 4/21/04 - Los Angeles Times:
    Bottling Rockets Was Turning Point
  • 4/21/04 - Los Angeles Daily News:
    Jackson not interested in de-bait
  • 4/21/04 - Los Angeles Times:
    Turnovers Don't Tell the Story
  • 4/21/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Rockets eyeing a playoff payoff
  • 4/20/04 - Los Angeles Times (subscription):
    Van Gundy Lured Into Jackson's Trap
  • 4/20/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Kobe scores 36 as Lakers go 2 up on Rockets
  • 4/20/04 - Los Angeles Times:
    Game 2 Report
  • 4/20/04 - Los Angeles Daily News:
    Suddenly, Yao can't be found
  • 4/20/04 - Los Angeles Times:
    Yao Underwhelms Amid Expectations
  • 4/20/04 - San Diego Union Tribune:
    Lakers relocate offense
  • 4/20/04 - Los Angeles Times:
    Bryant Is Perfect to Van Gundy
  • 4/20/04 - Los Angeles Daily News:
    That's the stuff
  • 4/20/04 - MSNBC:
    Has a sleeping giant finally awakened?
  • 4/20/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Van Gundy desperately needs officials to swallow bait
  • 4/19/04 - Los Angeles Times (subscription):
    Back to the Daily Grind
  • 4/19/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Going home tied all that matters
  • 4/19/04 - Los Angeles Times:
    Slower Is Better for the Rockets
  • 4/19/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    OK, Yao, no more Mr. Nice Guy
  • 4/19/04 - Los Angeles Daily News:
    Houston not hurt by playoff jitters
  • 4/19/04 - New York Times:
    Rockets Think They've Found Weaknesses in the Lakers
  • 4/19/04 - Los Angeles Times:
    Mobley's Job Is Kobe Containment
  • 4/19/04 - Long Beach Press-Telegram:
    Win eases painful Game 1 for Lakers
  • 4/19/04 - San Jose Mercury News:
    Shaq has tough time on off night by Yao, who must show more fight
  • 4/19/04 - FOX Sports:
    Rockets-Lakers Game 2
  • 4/19/04 - Los Angeles Daily News:
    One man's search for the Tao of Yao
  • 4/18/04 - Los Angeles Times (subscription):
    Lakers Look Lost, but in the End Find a Way to Escape
  • 4/18/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Rockets fall to Lakers, 72-71
  • 4/18/04 - Los Angeles Times:
    Game 1 Report
  • 4/18/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Maybe Van Gundy's message is getting through
  • 4/18/04 - Los Angeles Times:
    This Time, Bryant's One-Shot Half Is Just Right
  • 4/18/04 - Los Angeles Daily News:
    When it counts, Shaq's all over Yao
  • 4/18/04 - CBS Sportsline:
    Houston just might give L.A. a series
  • 4/18/04 - Los Angeles Times:
    Rockets Fall Flat When It Counts
  • 4/18/04 - Los Angeles Daily News:
    Rockets run out of luck
  • 4/18/04 - Press-Enterprise (subscription):
    This might just be start of something big
  • 4/18/04 - MSNBC:
    Rockets will regret losing this one
  • 4/17/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Rockets, Lakers take center stage
  • 4/17/04 - Los Angeles Times (subscription):
    Late-Season Letdown
  • 4/17/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    How the Rockets, Lakers match up
  • 4/17/04 - Dallas Morning News (subscription):
    Yao gaining, but he's no Shaq
  • 4/17/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Francis has high-stakes audition for his critics in the owner's box
  • 4/17/04 - philly.com (subscription):
    Looks like Lakers are set to rule again
  • 4/17/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Keys to victory
  • 4/17/04 - Record-Searchlight:
    Banged up Lakers host Yao, Rockets
  • 4/17/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    With limited playoff experience, Rockets all ears
  • 4/17/04 - Los Angeles Times (subscription):
    After Time With Clippers, Piatkowski Is Ready to Win
  • 4/17/04 - Press-Enterprise:
    Catalyst Bryant takes the spotlight
  • 4/17/04 - Los Angeles Times (subscription):
    Is Their Rivalry Still a Chief Concern?
  • 4/17/04 - KTRK:
    Houston to be at the center of the sports world again
  • 4/16/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Rockets begin quest for the ring
  • 4/16/04 - Los Angeles Times (subscription):
    Injuries Add to Volatility
  • 4/16/04 - San Francisco Chronicle:
    Rockets like chances against powerful Lakers
  • 4/16/04 - New York Times:
    In the West, It's Always About Lakers
  • 4/16/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Lakers remain a formidable foe
  • 4/16/04 - CNN/SI:
    No. 2 L.A. Lakers vs. No. 7 Houston
  • 4/16/04 - Press-Enterprise:
    LA hopes to ride momentum
  • 4/16/04 - Toledo Blade:
    Jimmy Jackson buys building, parking lot
  • 4/15/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Rockets lose to Mavs, await Lakers
  • 4/15/04 - Los Angeles Daily News:
    L.A. gets Houston in opener
  • 4/15/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Rockets done waiting, ready for LA
  • 4/15/04 - Los Angeles Times (registration):
    First Look
  • 4/14/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Yao accepts playoff responsibilities
  • 4/13/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Rockets wrap up seventh seed
  • 4/13/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    FSN takes a hit in court
  • 4/12/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Rockets finding their bad habits are hard to break
  • 4/11/04 - Salt Lake Tribune:
    Francis' bad night good for Jazz
  • 4/11/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Rockets hurt by poor play in loss to Jazz
  • 4/11/04 - Salt Lake Tribune:
    Jazz: Keeping pace
  • 4/11/04 - Los Angeles Daily News:
    Yao standout player, interview
  • 4/11/04 - New York Times:
    Rockets' Glare Is Van Gundy's Scowl
  • 4/10/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Rockets back in playoffs
  • 4/10/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Alexander reborn in playoff berth
  • 4/9/04 - Denver Post:
    Nuggets vs. Rockets
  • 4/9/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Rockets know playoff spot is there for the taking
  • 4/9/04 - Denver Post:
    Nuggets' weekend could decide race
  • 4/8/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Rockets plug leak, clobber Clippers
  • 4/8/04 - Los Angeles Times (subscription):
    Clippers Make It an Even Dozen
  • 4/8/04 - Los Angeles Daily News:
    Clippers' misery hits 12
  • 4/8/04 - Orange County Register (registration):
    Clippers still hurting
  • 4/8/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Oakley balked at going on injured list
  • 4/7/04 - San Francisco Chronicle:
    Warriors 97, Rockets 90
  • 4/7/04 - Contra Costa Times:
    Warriors down Rockets, inch way to respectability
  • 4/7/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Trip to California no remedy for Rockets
  • 4/7/04 - San Francisco Chronicle:
    Claxton makes a Speedy return in win
  • 4/6/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    'Historic collapse' on Rockets' minds
  • 4/6/04 - San Francisco Chronicle:
    Claxton will get eased back into the lineup
  • 4/5/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Rockets again fall awkwardly at crunch time as Kings left standing
  • 4/5/04 - Sacramento Bee:
    Lone victory means a lot
  • 4/5/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Hall to welcome Clyde the Glide
  • 4/4/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Late miscues dog Rockets
  • 4/4/04 - San Jose Mercury News:
    NBA wants to turn Yao Ming admirers into full-fledged fans
  • 4/4/04 - Salt Lake Tribune:
    Houston's gentle giant gets no calls from refs
  • 4/3/04 - Rocky Mountain News:
    Nuggets sweat little vs. Rockets
  • 4/3/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Nuggets put heat on Rockets
  • 4/3/04 - Boulder Daily Camera:
    Nuggets turn up heat with another victory
  • 4/3/04 - FOX Sports:
    Report: Man comes to Murphy's defense
  • 4/3/04 - Rocky Mountain News:
    Camby jumps at chance
  • 4/2/04 - Los Angeles Times (subscription):
    O'Neal Proves Only One Can Dominate
  • 4/2/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Lakers pull away from Rockets
  • 4/2/04 - Los Angeles Daily News:
    Deadlock in the West
  • 4/2/04 - Orange County Register (registration):
    Jackson praises Yao
  • 4/2/04 - Los Angeles Daily News:
    Yao now Shaq's top foe
  • 4/2/04 - Buffalo News:
    Murphy denies charges of abusing his daughters
  • 4/1/04 - ESPN.com:
    Yao's the better building block
  • 4/1/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Yao's treatment a sticking point
  • 4/1/04 - Los Angeles Times (subscription):
    O'Neal Keeps Hearing About Yao
  • 4/1/04 - Houston Chronicle:
    Murphy: 'It was horrific' hearing charges he faces
  • 4/1/04 - Rocky Mountain News:
    Portrait of Yao may have color barriers
  • 4/1/04 - USA Today:
    Shaq brushes off Yao's statistical edge