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Found May 11, 2009 on The Sporting Truth:
PLAYERS: Yao Ming
TEAMS: Houston Rockets,  Los Angeles Lakers

If you didn’t enjoy the Houston Rockets - Los Angeles Lakers game on Sunday, than you’re clearly not a fan of good basketball. The Rockets, a team already without Tracy McGrady that had just lost their best player in Yao Ming for the playoffs, dominated a heavy favorite Lakers’ team in game four. The Rockets not only showed no fear against the Lakers, they simply embarrassed them. The Rockets are filled with underdogs and overachievers who showed more heart that I have seen from a team in a long time.
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