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Houston Rockets Yao Ming, from China, tries to get past Cleveland Cavaliers Anderson Varejao from Brazil, in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game on Monday in Cleveland. The Cavaliers won 91-85.
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Yao Ming was back in the Houston Rockets' lineup. Too bad he didn't feel like a pro.
Yao struggled in his first game after missing more than two months with a leg injury. LeBron James had 32 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists to lead the Cavaliers past Yao and the Houston Rockets 91-85 Monday night.
The Chinese center's numbers paled in comparison: 16 points, 11 rebounds, two blocks and five turnovers. The 7 foot-6 Yao had just one practice since recovering from a broken bone under his knee and it showed.
Wearing a black brace on his right knee. Yao looked slow and out of synch on offense, letting a crisp pass tip off his hands and missing open shots.
"In the second quarter, third quarter, I was almost like a high school player." Yao said. "Sometimes, Cleveland would just steal the ball from my hand."
"Uneven, which is to be expected," Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy said. "But he has got to cut down on his
Cleveland's rhythm was just fine,
especially lames' performance. He
scored more than 30 points for the
fourth straight game. The Cavaliers
have won three of those four.
turnovers. We can't play well if he goes right back to what he was doing before he got hurt, which is being a high turnover girl. It's impossible to have offensive rhythms."
In other games Monday night, it was. Miami 88, Atlanta 81; San Antonio 88, the Los Angeles Clippers 74; Utah 120, Charlotte 95; Golden State 111, Detroit 93; and Orlando 99, Milwaukee 81.
James got help from Larry Hughes, who had been struggling until recently. Hughes had 22 points, seven assists and six rebounds and said this is the most comfortable hex felt since joining the Cavaliers as a free agent before last season.
With rookie Daniel Gibson out with a strained toe, Hughes played some point guard, which he said hed like to do more often.
"I'm able to create," he said, "I'm able to get everybody involved, feel the flow of the game, know what plays we can run."
james wouldn't mind seeing that
The Rockets, who have lost four of five, cut it to 84-82 on Tracy McGrady's jumper with 1.34 left. But Zydruna liauskas put back James missed jumper on the next possession to protect the lead.
as well.
Iguskaas then stole ball from Yao, who fell to the floor in a heap. Hughes tossed an alley-oop to James on the other end and he slammed in it for an 88-82 lead.
Yao, who said he fell on his elbow to avoid landing on his right knee, got up with help from a trainer, hobbled off, but returned to the game.
Heat 88, Hawks 81
At Miami, the Heat (30-29) got above 500 for the first time in nearly four months. Eddie Jones had 14 of his season high 21 points in the final quarter and Shaquille O'Neal added 14 points and nine rebounds on the eve of his 35th birthday.
Gary Payton had 11 points and seven rebounds and James Posey added 10 points for Miami, which got promising news earlier in the day from star guard Dwyanie Wade. Wade announced he will not have immediate surgery to repair his dislocated left shoulder and will attempt to return by the end of the season.
Josh Smith and Anthony Johnson each had 16 points for Atlanta, which dropped its sixth straight.
Warriors 111, Pistons 93
The Warriors had lost 11 straight at the Palace.
Jason Richardson scored a season high 29 points to help the Warriors end a six-game losing streak. The win also ended Golden State's seven-game road slide, and gave the Warriors a lopsided sweep of the season series. They beat Detroit 111-79 at home on Nov. 11.
Detroit was missing Rasheed Wallace (left toot) for the third game in a row, but the Warriors got Stephen Jackson (turf toe) back after four games.
Lindsey Hunter scored 20 points for Detroit.
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