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Resilient Rockets push Lakers to brink (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

The Houston Rockets have played their best this season when everything seems ready to fall apart. They were virtually dismissed as a playoff threat in late February, when Tracy McGrady had season-ending knee surgery and Rafer Alston was traded to Orlando. They fumbled away home-court advantage in the first round with a 95-84 loss to Dallas in the regular-season finale.