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Posted Mar 25, 08 2:51 AM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – The Houston Rockets were able to fend off a surprisingly frisky Sacramento Kings team and earn a 108-100 victory. The win is the 800th of coach Rick Adelman’s career, which is the third most amongst active coaches and 14th all-time. Adelman earned 395 of those wins while coaching the Kings, according to the Houston Chronicle.

Rafer Alston scored 11 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter for Houston; he went 7-for-8 from the line in the final period as the Rockets hit a season-high 33 free throws. Tracy McGrady turned his ankle four minutes into the game and consequently scuffled through the first three quarters, but was able to find a rhythm in the fourth. He ended up with 17 points.

Source Houston Chronicle

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Houston Rockets coach Rick Adelman talks to his players during the second quarter of a basketball game against the Sacramento Kings. Adelman won his 800th game as the Rockets beat the Kings 108-100.   (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Houston Rockets' Rafer Alston (12) goes up for a shot as Sacramento Kings' Mikki Moore, right, defends during the fourth quarter of a basketball game Monday, March 24, 2008, in Houston.   (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Sacramento Kings' Ron Artest (93) goes up for a shot as Houston Rockets' Luis Scola, left, of Argentina, defends during the fourth quarter of a basketball game Monday, March 24, 2008, in Houston.   (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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