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Yao, Rockets upset Lakers to win Game 1
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Yao, Rockets upset Lakers to win Game 1

Published May. 5, 2009 6:59 a.m. ET
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Blood flowed, players were sprawled on the court and the Houston Rockets came into Staples Center and outmuscled Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals.

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