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Rockets stun Sacramento at Arco

Sunday, March 13th, 2005
by John
Sacramento's Mike Bibby runs into the Great Wall of Yao on Sunday in Sac-town.  The Rockets continue to stun the West, beating the Kings 111-96 in their own gym.  Yao scored 17 points on 5-of-9 shooting and hit 7-of-8 clutch free throws.Sacramento’s Mike Bibby runs into the Great Wall of Yao on Sunday in Sac-town. The Rockets continue to stun the West, beating the Kings 111-96 in their own gym. Yao scored 17 points on 5-of-9 shooting and hit 7-of-8 clutch free throws. Click here for more photos from the game.

by John

SUNDAY, 3/13/05 – Not having won a game at Arco Arena this century, the Rockets came into Sacramento having beaten three of the top four teams in the West: the Mavericks, Sonics and Suns.

Surely the Rockets were due for a loss. That’s what Houston teams are typically known for doing: when they play well and win several in a row, they get complacent and lose games they should win, right? Especially in an arena like Sacramento’s where they have folded multiple times, and with a national television audience watching to boot, right?

Not this Houston team. They are something special to behold in Rocket-lore.

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