Yao scores 38 to spark NBA Rockets past Wizards

时间：2006-12-11 05:28:18

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Chinese star Yao Ming, pictured 08 December 2006, scored 38 points, 23 of them in the fourth quarter after Tracy McGrady departed with back spasms1, to lead the Houston Rockets past Washington 114-109.(AFP/File)
 
WASHINGTON, Dec.11 - Chinese star Yao Ming scored 38 points, 23 of them in the fourth quarter after Tracy McGrady departed with back spasms, to lead the Houston Rockets past Washington 114-109.

 

The 7-foot-6 (2.23m) center took command of the National Basketball Association game by scoring Houston's first 12 points of the final period after McGrady, who expects to return Tuesday, was sent to the locker2 room.

 

"I had to do more work to put the team in a good position," Yao said.

 

"Tracy McGrady is the best player on our team. Somebody had to step up."

 

Yao's season-high point total was only three points off his NBA career high. He scored eight points during a 3:04 stretch of the fourth quarter played in diminished brightness due to a lighting3 malfunction4.

 

The bulbs began shining but Yao turned the lights out on the Wizards, spoiling a 41-point performance by Gilbert Arenas5.

 

"He obviously delivered," Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy said of Yao. "He can have bad nights but consistently he is going to score."

 

Yao also grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds6 and swatted aside six shots in nearly 40 minutes, sparking another solid performance by the NBA's toughest defensive7 unit.

 

"Yao took over in the fourth quarter. That's what the big fellow can do," said McGrady, who did not expect a long-term injury absence.

 

"I feel pretty good. I'm confident I'll be back on the court Tuesday. I'm not worried about it.

 

The Rockets won for the eighth time in 10 games and improved to 14-6, their best start since 1996 and trailing only Utah and San Antonio among NBA rivals. The Wizards slid to 9-11.

 

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1 spasms 5efd55f177f67cd5244e9e2b74500241     
n.痉挛( spasm的名词复数 )；抽搐；（能量、行为等的）突发；发作
参考例句：
  • After the patient received acupuncture treatment,his spasms eased off somewhat. 病人接受针刺治疗后，痉挛稍微减轻了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The smile died, squeezed out by spasms of anticipation and anxiety. 一阵阵预测和焦虑把她脸上的微笑挤掉了。 来自辞典例句
2 locker 8pzzYm     
n.更衣箱，储物柜，冷藏室，上锁的人
参考例句：
  • At the swimming pool I put my clothes in a locker.在游泳池我把衣服锁在小柜里。
  • He moved into the locker room and began to slip out of his scrub suit.他走进更衣室把手术服脱下来。
3 lighting CpszPL     
n.照明，光线的明暗，舞台灯光
参考例句：
  • The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
  • The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。
4 malfunction 1ASxT     
vi.发生功能故障，发生故障，显示机能失常
参考例句：
  • There must have been a computer malfunction.一定是出了电脑故障。
  • Results have been delayed owing to a malfunction in the computer.由于电脑发生故障，计算结果推迟了。
5 arenas 199b9126e4f57770e1c427caf458ae03     
表演场地( arena的名词复数 )； 竞技场； 活动或斗争的场所或场面； 圆形运动场
参考例句：
  • Demolition derbies are large-scale automobile rodeos that take place in big arenas. 撞车比赛指的是在很大的竞技场上举行的大型汽车驾驶技术表演。
  • Are there areas of privacy in the most public of arenas? 在绝大部分公开的场合中存在需要保护隐私的领域吗？
6 rebounds 87b0c2d1da6e752183ab26d425c5acd4     
反弹球( rebound的名词复数 )； 回弹球； 抢断篮板球； 复兴
参考例句：
  • V is the velocity after the gas particle rebounds from the wall. V是粒子从壁上弹开后的速度。
  • In the former case, the first body rebounds with practically its original velocity. 在前一种情况下，第一个物体实际上以原来的速度弹回。
7 defensive buszxy     
adj.防御的；防卫的；防守的
参考例句：
  • Their questions about the money put her on the defensive.他们问到钱的问题，使她警觉起来。
  • The Government hastily organized defensive measures against the raids.政府急忙布置了防卫措施抵御空袭。

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