Source: CCTV.com

11-08-2007 15:36

To the NBA now. The Houston Rockets have handed the San Antonio Spurs their first loss of the season. Yao Ming contributed 28 points in Tuesday's game. And, Yi Jianlian's outstanding performance has helped the Milwaukee Bucks play their best game this season.

Yao Ming leads Rockets to beat Spurs

The Rockets lost by one point at Dallas on Monday, but raised their record to 4-1 by beating San Antonio for the first time at the Toyota Center in their last five attempts. The Rockets dominated the boards, out-rebounding San Antonio 55-28 to win. Yao Ming got 13 rebounds. The star center dished out six assists and played strongly matched up with Tim Duncan. Tracy McGrady finished with 12 points to earn the Rockets an 89-81 victory.

Yao Ming said, "I think there were some brave attempts that I tried on today's match. Some passes were risky. I wouldn't have done that before, but today I tried and it worked. I think I will learn from today's experience. "