HOUSTON, May 15 (UPI) -- Aaron Brooks and Luis Scola halted a third-quarter charge Thursday and Houston downed the Los Angeles Lakers 95-80 to force a Game 7 in their playoff series.
DENVER, May 14 (UPI) -- Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups teamed for 58 points in a hot shooting performance Wednesday, giving Denver a series-ending 124-110 win over Dallas.
LOS ANGELES, May 13 (UPI) -- Kobe Bryant had 26 points Tuesday and the Los Angeles Lakers routed Houston 118-78 to take a 3-2 lead in their Western Conference semifinal series.
HOUSTON, May 10 (UPI) -- Aaron Brooks had 34 points Sunday and the Houston Rockets blasted off with a 29-point first quarter, going on beat the Los Angeles Lakers 99-87.
HOUSTON, April 22 (UPI) -- Yao Ming had 28 points and 13 rebounds Saturday night as the Houston Rockets beat Utah, 84-75, in the opener of their Western Conference quarterfinal series.
LOS ANGELES, April 8 (UPI) -- Tracy McGrady scored 27 points Thursday to lead the Houston Rockets to a 114-100 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, who have lost 14 of their last 17 games.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Kobe Bryant's 27 points helped Los Angeles fight off a Houston comeback bid Friday night and give the Lakers a 111-104 win over the Rockets.
LOS ANGELES, April 18 (UPI) -- Shaquille O'Neal's follow dunk over Yao Ming boosted the Los Angeles Lakers to a 72-71 victory at home Saturday over the Rockets in the Western Conference.
SALT LAKE CITY, April 9 (UPI) -- The Utah Jazz scored the game's first 11 points Wednesday night, and went on to bury the Houston Rockets, 94-73.
SEATTLE, March 23 (UPI) -- Desmond Mason scored 22 points and Gary Payton added 13 of his 19 points in the opening period Friday night as the Seattle SuperSonics extended their winning st