Inside The Rockets - December 31, 2001

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face=Arial size=1<<B<Compaq Center, 7:30 PM CT</B<<BR<<B<FOX Sports Net, KPRC 950 AM (English), KRTX 980 AM (Spanish)</B<<BR<<BR<<B<<A href="http://www.nbateamnews.com/i.cfm?DID=148396&;UID=45456540&MID=199151"<Get Your Tickets Now!</A<</B< </FONT<<BR<<BR<</TD<</TR< <TR< <TD bgColor=#cdd5d5 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cdd5d5; BORDER-BOTTOM: #c6c7ce 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #c6c7ce 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #c6c7ce 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #c6c7ce 1px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT:
0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"<<BR<<FONT face=Arial size=2<<B<SAT., JAN. 5</B<</FONT<<BR<<BR<<FONT face=Arial size=2<<B<ROCKETS VS. PACERS</B<</FONT<<BR<<BR<<FONT face=Arial size=1<<B<Compaq Center, 7:30 PM CT</B<<BR<<B<UPN 20, KPRC 950 AM (English), KRTX 980 AM (Spanish)</B<<BR<<BR<<FONT color=#cc0033<<B<The first 10,000 fans will receive a FREE Rockets T-shirt, presented by Reliant Energy</B<</FONT<<BR<<BR<<B<<A
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BORDER-LEFT: #c6c7ce 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #c6c7ce 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #c6c7ce 1px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px; PADDING-LEFT: 4px; PADDING-RIGHT: 4px; PADDING-TOP: 1px"<<FONT face=Arial<<BR< <CENTER<<B<<FONT color=#00204a face=Arial size=4<ROCKETS 5-GAME OUTLOOK </FONT<</B<</CENTER<<BR<<FONT size=2<The Rockets will open a three-game homestand Thursday against the Detroit Pistons before hosting Indiana on Jan. 5 and New York on Jan. 8. Following a brief stop in Utah to take on the Jazz,
Houston returns home Jan. 12 to face Denver. <P<For more details about Houston's next five games, <B<<A href=""" display_sports.cfm?type="NBA"" rockets wwwroot nba.mynbanews.com http:<check out the Rockets 5-Game Outlook. </A<</B<</P<</FONT<<BR<</FONT<</TD< <TR< <TD bgColor=#ffffff style
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NOSEND="1"< <FONT size=2<This week's returns in the NBA All-Star 2002 balloting program are in and Steve Francis remains second among all Western Conference guards in voting. Trailing only Kobe Bryant, Francis <B<<A href="http://www.nbateamnews.com/i.cfm?DID=148398&;UID=45456540&MID=199151"<increased his lead</A<</B< over Seattle's Gary Payton in his bid to become a starter on this year's All-Star team. <BR<<BR<<B<<A
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PADDING-RIGHT: 4px; PADDING-TOP: 1px"<<FONT face=Arial<<BR< <CENTER<<B<<FONT color=#00204a face=Arial size=4<ROCKETS PHOTO GALLERIES</FONT<</B<</CENTER<<BR<<IMG align=right border=1 height=146 hspace=4 src="http://www.nba.com/media/rockets/gallery011113_grab.jpg" width=120 NOSEND="1"< <FONT size=2<Check out our Photo Galleries page at rockets.com, where you will find the latest action photos of all your favorite Rockets players. <B<<A
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PADDING-TOP: 1px"<<BR< <CENTER<<B<<FONT color=#cd0031 face=Arial size=4<FAN FORUM</FONT<</B<</CENTER<<BR<<FONT face=Arial size=2<We invite you to </FONT<<B<<FONT face=Arial size=2<<A class="" href="mailto:andreww@rocketball.com ?subject=Fan Forum"<send us an e-mail</A<</FONT<</B<<FONT face=Arial size=2< to let us know what's on your mind concerning the Rockets. Would you like to see Eddie Griffin remain in the starting lineup? Do you have observations about the team you would to share? </FONT<
<P<<FONT face=Arial size=2<Just send us your thoughts and we may post your message in the Fan Forum section on our web site. To see a sampling of responses we've received from Rockets fans throughout the month of December, </FONT<<B<<FONT face=Arial size=2<<A href=""" rockets http: Fan_Forum_Responses-31191-34.html" fans www.nba.com<click here.</A<</FONT<</B<<BR<<BR<</P<</TD< <TR< <TD bgColor=#ffffff style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; BORDER-BOTTOM: #c6c7ce 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #c6c7ce 1px
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rockets http: fans www.nba.com Rockets_Fan_Of_The_Week__Dece-32071-34.html"<Click here</A<</B< to see Bill's profile. <P<Think you've got what it takes to be our next Rockets Fan of the Week? If so, drop us a line at fanmail@rocketball.com and let us know why you're the Rockets' biggest fan.</P<<BR<<BR<</FONT<</FONT<</TD< <TR< <TD bgColor=#ffffff style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff; BORDER-BOTTOM: #c6c7ce 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #c6c7ce 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #c6c7ce 1px solid; BORDER-TOP:
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<CENTER<<B<<FONT color=#00204a face=Arial size=4<TUX AND TENNIES CHARITY GALA 2002</FONT<</B<</CENTER<<BR<<IMG align=left border=1 height=97 hspace=4 src="http://www.nba.com/media/rockets/tuxtennies.jpg" width=125 NOSEND="1"< <FONT size=2<Get ready to lace up your tennies! The Clutch City Foundation's sixth annual Tux & Tennies Charity Gala 2002 will be held on Thursday, February 28, 2002 at Compaq Center. For more information on tickets and tables, please call <B<713-963-7350</B<.
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