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Rockets Hold Off Sonics 79-66

McGrady carries Houston in victory to keep pace in Western Conference race

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(Newser) – For the second straight night, Tracy McGrady carried the Houston Rockets in the second half of a game they couldn't afford to lose. McGrady scored 18 of his 25 points in the third quarter, and the Rockets kept pace in the wild Western Conference playoff race with a 79-66 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics on Friday night.

The All-Star made four of his first five shots to start the third quarter, and his 15-foot jumper with 10:03 left gave Houston the lead for good. McGrady finished 11-of-27, missing four shots in the fourth quarter, but the Rockets stayed even with Phoenix in the battle for fifth in the Western Conference. 

Houston Rockets' Aaron Brooks, center, fouls Seattle SuperSonics' Earl Watson (25) as he goes to the basket during the second half.
Houston Rockets' Aaron Brooks, center, fouls Seattle SuperSonics' Earl Watson (25) as he goes to the basket during the second half.   ((AP Photo/Jim Bryant))
Houston Rockets' Luis Scola, right, of Argentina, is fouled while going to the basket by Seattle SuperSonics' Earl Watson, left, as Adrian Griffin, back, defends during the first half.
Houston Rockets' Luis Scola, right, of Argentina, is fouled while going to the basket by Seattle SuperSonics' Earl Watson, left, as Adrian Griffin, back, defends during the first half.   ((AP Photo/Jim Bryant))
Houston Rockets' Tracy McGrady, center, is boxed in by Seattle SuperSonics' Jeff Green, right, and Nick Collison, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, April 4, 2008.
Houston Rockets' Tracy McGrady, center, is boxed in by Seattle SuperSonics' Jeff Green, right, and Nick Collison, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, April 4, 2008.   ((AP Photo/Jim Bryant))
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