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Texas teams
live for the
Lone Star state
Thus far, the NBA
Playoffs have taken on an almost fairy
tale-like atmosphere for the Houston
Rockets, Dallas Mavericks and San
Antonio Spurs.
It’s true, Dorothy. There’s no place
like home.
Through the first 16 playoff games,
the home team has gone 15-1. That
shouldn’t be surprising. During the
regular season, the home team won 64
percent of its games.
When you take an NBA playoff game,
with intensity turned up a couple of
notches and the home crowd buzzing,
that advantage becomes a huge one.
Just ask the Rockets.
Sneaking into the eighth and final
See Tijerina/Page 11
Rockets’ Chaney
guarantees sweep
in Summit games
HOUSTON (AP) — Coach Don Chaney
of the Houston Rockets didn’t back off
from his victory guarantee Monday and the
Los Angeles Lakers think he’s doing the
right thing.
“I think that’s exactly what he should do,
get his players to thinking they can win,”
Lakers center Mychal Thompson said.
“These guys are capable of beating us here
as they almost did in Los Angeles.”
The Lakers rallied from deficits of 13
and 17 points in the first two games and
took a 2-0 lead in their best-of-5 first-round
NBA playoff series.
After Sunday’s loss, Chaney guaranteed
Houston would win Tuesday and Thursday
in The Summit and return to Los Angeles
for the final game Sunday.
“That was the word (guaranteed) that I
used,” Chaney said. “Of course, nothing is
guaranteed, but our guys know we can win
two games in our building.
“Then we can go back to Los Angeles
and that one is a toss up.”
The Rockets will have to find more
fourth-quarter consistency in order to win
Tuesday and extend the series.
The Rockets took a 13-point lead in the
first half of the series opener, but even
tually lost 101-89. They led 65-48 at the
half in Sunday’s second game before losing
104-100.
Only twice in NBA history has a team ral
See Rockets/Page 11
Dallas coach
checks referee
for vendetta
DALLAS (AP) — Mavericks coach Richie
Adubato says he may be overreacting, but
he intends to double-check game records to
see if an NBA referee has a “personal vend
etta” against guard Derek Harper.
“It seems like Hue Hollins has given
Derek a technical in every game he offi
ciates,” said Adubato, angered because
Harper was issued a technical Saturday
night in the 114-107 playoff loss at Port
land. “And last year, he threw Derek out of
a game in Utah.
“There seems to be a personal vendetta
here. We’re double-checking to see 'if it’s
true. If it is, then we expect the league to
look into it.”
Adubato said Harper did not deserve a
technical after Trail Blazers guard Drazen
Petrovic began shouting in Harper’s face
midway through the second period Satur
day. Replays indicated Harper did not re
taliate, but both players received technical
fouls from Hollins.
The Mavericks coach said Harper’s play
dropped off during the rest of the first half.
“I think something like that has a psycho
logical effect on a player,” Adubato told the
Dallas Times Herald.
“It definitely affected Derek for three or
four minutes. It’s not good for Derek and
it’s not good for our team.
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