Originally Published: May 12, 2009
Insider Intel: Better without Yao?
Minus center, the Rockets have discovered more effective ways to attack the Lakers
Sunday's Game 4 rout notwithstanding, we're not about to argue that the Houston Rockets are better equipped to beat the Los Angeles Lakers in their Western Conference semifinal without Yao Ming. But while the lopsided nature of Game 4 was an aberration, the final result may not have been.
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