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May 05, 20092 X$ u- `& `9 |. n, O- v
1-0: A Career Defining Game For Yao
4 b9 u; T, p/ g4 ]He wouldn't leave. He wouldn't be denied. He couldn't leave his teammates. In excruciating pain after Kobe initiated some pretty blatant lane contact, Yao wept as he was begrudgingly directed to the locker room. The cameras caught him fighting the trainer who insisted he get checked out. Yao would have none of it.
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There he was, in a tunnel to the locker room fighting to stay in the game. After a few stretches to check his range of motion, he convinced the staff he could play. Moments later, he emerged onto the court and quickly reinserted to the lineup. : C) i4 p2 l1 M! M
; k( `6 U% \! J m4 x$ \The box score will tell you he hit a long jumper and his next four free throws. They don't tell half the story of this night.
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8 `$ a# b4 E* e/ A& p5 yLed by a determined Yao, the Rockets defeated the Lakers tonight 100-92 to seize the home court advantage in the Western Conference Semis.
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+ [0 j6 L" y% n1 a2 n( l8 r9 f) W28 points, 10 rebounds, perfect from the line, and the heart of a lion./ X. W& u/ P! D! c
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If he plays like that all series, we're going to The Finals. |
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