Home>News Center>Sports
         
 

Pacers beat Rockets; Yao Ming had 24, 13 rebounds
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-11-21 09:22

Jackson scored 17 points and Jermaine O'Neal added 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Pacers. Derek Anderson scored 13 points, David Wesley 12 and Juwan Howard 11 for Houston.

Raptors shock star-studded Heat for first NBA victory

TORONTO (AFP) - The Toronto Raptors made their first victory of the National Basketball Association season a big one.

Toronto Raptors Mike James, left, drives to the basket against Miami Heat's Alonzo Mourning during first half NBA action in Toronto, Sunday Nov. 20, 2005.
Toronto Raptors Mike James, left, drives to the basket against Miami Heat's Alonzo Mourning during first half NBA action in Toronto, Sunday Nov. 20, 2005. [AP]
The Raptors, who lost their first nine games of the season, ended the skid with a dramatic 107-94 victory over Miami thanks to a fourth-quarter rally sparked by Chris Bosh and Jalen Rose.

In ending the worst winless start in franchise history, the Raptors never led until the 4 1/2-minute mark of the fourth quarter, then never trailed thereafter.

They scored 40 points in the final period as they thoroughly outplayed and outworked the Heat down the stretch.

"It feels good," Toronto coach Sam Mitchell said. "We're not going to say, 'It feels like more than one because it's just one.'

"I'm happy for those guys in there," he added. "You look at how we started the first quarter, I thought we were getting good shots, we just weren't making them. I think in the last three quarters, we scored 94 points."

Bosh registered his seventh straight double-double with 27 points and 12 rebounds, adding three blocks.

He triggered a game-ending 27-9 surge and also had the hoop that gave Toronto the lead for good.

Rose scored 10 of his 22 points in the final five minutes, draining a 3-pointer and sinking 7-of-8 free throws in the last minute to seal the elusive win.
Page: 12345



Costacurta's wife Martina Colombari
Houston Rockets rooters
Ashley Cole's girl friend second most sexy woman
 
  Today's Top News     Top Sports News
 

China, US leaders highlight common interests

 

   
 

Ma Ying-jeou: Deadlock does Taiwan no good

 

   
 

Japan comic books fan hatred towards China

 

   
 

China tightens rules on animal epidemics

 

   
 

Boeing signs US$4b deal for 70 aircraft

 

   
 

Al-Zarqawi may be among dead in Iraq fight

 

   
  Shao's goal help Munich 1860 go atop Bundesliga 2
   
  Milan sunk by Toni double, Inter stay fourth
   
  Pacers beat Rockets; Yao Ming had 24, 13 rebounds
   
  Celta go third with win over Atletico Madrid
   
  Nalbandian ends Federer's 35-win streak to lift Masters Cup
   
  Zou wins China's first world boxing title
   
 
  Go to Another Section  
 
 
  Story Tools  
   
  Related Stories  
   
Brawl at the Palace lives in infamy
   
Lakers' Jackson wins Duel with Knicks
   
McGrady leads Rockets past Wolves; Yao had 13
   
Wrap-Up: Brown gets first win as Knicks coach
   
Bryant and Ford garner NBA weekly honors
   
Nuggets' Miller arrested on warrant
   
NBA kicks off season with familiar faces
Manufacturers, Exporters, Wholesalers - Global trade starts here.
Advertisement