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  MINNEAPOLIS -- Keeping things simple is working just fine for the Houston Rockets. [b]Vans Old Skool Sale[/b] . Dwight Howard had 18 points and 15 rebounds, and the surging Rockets used a fourth-quarter push to hold off the Minnesota Timberwolves 107-89 Monday night for their sixth consecutive victory. Chandler Parsons had 20 points and James Harden scored 19 for the Rockets, who have won six straight for the first time since taking seven in a row in January 2012. All five starters scored in double figures for Houston, which has won nine of 11 and 14 of 18. "Its just not trying to make the spectacular play, giving up good shots for great shots, not forcing anything. Thats what weve been doing really good lately and its a lot more fun to play that way," Parsons said. "We have so many talented guys, we can be so balanced every single night." The short-handed Timberwolves do not have that luxury right now. Back after missing one game with a bruised left quadriceps, Kevin Love led Minnesota with 31 points and 10 rebounds. Chase Budinger had 15 points as a fill-in starter and Alexey Shved scored 11 off the bench for the Timberwolves, who have lost four straight and six of seven. Ricky Rubio, who had three straight games in double figures, including a career-best 25 points on Saturday, was 2 of 10 for seven points. Loves strong game -- including a career-best 23 first-half points -- was needed because Minnesota played without starting guard Kevin Martin (broken thumb) and centre Nikola Pekovic (right ankle bursitis). Timberwolves coach Rick Adelman also was absent due to personal reasons. He is expected back Wednesday. Assistant coach Terry Porter filled in for Adelman, but was left scratching his head. "Unfortunately for us, we couldnt make shots," Porter said. "Guys that normally make shots struggled. We had good looks, but just couldnt knock them down. On those misses, they ran out, got some easy baskets and extended the lead." After its 15-point lead had dwindled to four, Houston scored the first 11 points of the fourth quarter to push its cushion to 93-78. Parsons had a pair of fast-break layups and a dunk to spark the run. This time, the Rockets did not let Minnesota counter with a run, outscoring the Timberwolves 25-11 in the quarter -- Minnesotas lowest-scoring period of the year. "Its almost been like that three games in a row where weve been in pretty good position, either ahead or right within striking distance," Love said. "Then in those first few minutes the other team just gets off to a better start than you do and pushes the lead up. We just need to be better in the fourth quarter." Howard said the key surge came about because the Rockets slowed things down. "We didnt try to rush shots and rush down the floor and take bad shots. We took our time, shared the ball and got good shots," he said. "We do an excellent job of sharing the ball and finding an open man. When we do that its hard for teams to decide what theyre going to do, if theyre going to double out the posts or stay with the 3-point shooters. We just want to make teams make tough decisions on the floor." Down by nine at the break, Minnesota scored the first six points of the second half, but Patrick Beverley had five of his 14 points as Houston countered with a 12-0 spurt to extend its lead to 79-64. The Rockets then began to work the shot clock, but couldnt get shots to fall. Instead, a 12-3 run got Minnesota within four heading into the fourth quarter. Behind 10 points from Harden -- including a pair of 3-pointers -- Houston led 34-28 after one. Love had 17 points in the quarter, including 15 straight at one point for the Timberwolves. Houston had two dunks and a pair of layups as part of a 10-2 run that bumped the lead to 56-45 with 3:43 to play in the second. The Rockets led 67-58 at the break, the most points Minnesota has allowed in a first half this season. NOTES: The Timberwolves were 21 for 21 from the free throw line, but had no attempts in the fourth quarter. ... Houston, which averages an NBA-high 31.22 free throw attempts per game, had just 20. ... Minnesota starting forward Corey Brewer and centre Ronny Turiaf were a combined 3 for 8, scoring just seven points in 48 minutes. ... Houston is home Wednesday against Washington, its lone home game in an eight-game span. [b]Vans Shoes Sale[/b] . FIFA said in a statement Friday that "several racist and discriminatory incidents were apparently perpetrated by local supporters during the match, in particular by displaying neo-Nazi banners and by making monkey noises and gestures as well as Nazi salutes. [b]Cheap Vans Shoes[/b] . In question is whether 26-year-old Matt Frattin will be on it. A a€?mediocrea€? training camp, as Carlyle put it earlier this week, has Frattin lingering nervously on the bubble at the end of the exhibition season, pushed out of a likely job by Brandon Kozun, the small, but feisty winger determined to make the NHL for the first time.MOSCOW - Russia has left Olympic womens figure skating champion Adelina Sotnikova off its roster for next months European championships.Sotnikova missed this weeks Russian nationals with an ankle injury, but there had been speculation her Olympic achievements could persuade the Russian Figure Skating Federation to give her a place.The team roster was selected exclusively on the basis of the sporting principle, according to the results of the Russian championship, federation president Alexander Gorshkov said in a website statement. The level of results displayed at the Russian championship was fairly high.The Russian womens team for the Jan. 26 to Feb. 1 event in Stockholm consists of Elena Radionova, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva and Anna Pogorilaya, who finished first, second and fourth respectively at Russian nationals.Sotnikova, whose only competitive appearance this season came when she won a minor Russian event in October, was listed as the last of three reserves on the federation website. She hasnt skated in international competition since beating South Koreas Yuna Kim to Olympic gold at Sochi in February.. [b]Vans Slip On Clearance[/b]. .Also missing out is Olympic team event gold medallist Yulia Lipnitskaya, who could only manage ninth at the Russian nationals after a troubled season. The third-place finisher at the nationals, 15-year-old Evgenia Medvedeva, does not meet the minimum age limit to compete internationally.Olympic pairs gold medallists Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov were listed by the federation as reserves despite not having competed this season as Trankov fights injury. Ksenia Stolbova and Fyodor Klimov, who won silver in pairs at Februarys Olympics, lead the Russian charge in that event in Stockholm.Two-time Grand Prix winner and newly-crowned Russian champion Maxim Kovtun is the most prominent of the three Russian mens skaters entered for the European championships, alongside veteran Sergei Voronov and youngster Adnan Pitkeev.The Russian federation traditionally uses results from the European championships to select its team for Marchs world championships. That means that Sotnikova and the other absentees from the European championships might not skate competitively again this season. ' ' '

  MINNEAPOLIS -- Keeping things simple is working just fine for the Houston Rockets. [url=http://www.vanssalestore.com/vans-old-skool-clearance.html][b]Vans Old Skool Sale[/b][/url] . Dwight Howard had 18 points and 15 rebounds, and the surging Rockets used a fourth-quarter push to hold off the Minnesota Timberwolves 107-89 Monday night for their sixth consecutive victory. Chandler Parsons had 20 points and James Harden scored 19 for the Rockets, who have won six straight for the first time since taking seven in a row in January 2012. All five starters scored in double figures for Houston, which has won nine of 11 and 14 of 18. "Its just not trying to make the spectacular play, giving up good shots for great shots, not forcing anything. Thats what weve been doing really good lately and its a lot more fun to play that way," Parsons said. "We have so many talented guys, we can be so balanced every single night." The short-handed Timberwolves do not have that luxury right now. Back after missing one game with a bruised left quadriceps, Kevin Love led Minnesota with 31 points and 10 rebounds. Chase Budinger had 15 points as a fill-in starter and Alexey Shved scored 11 off the bench for the Timberwolves, who have lost four straight and six of seven. Ricky Rubio, who had three straight games in double figures, including a career-best 25 points on Saturday, was 2 of 10 for seven points. Loves strong game -- including a career-best 23 first-half points -- was needed because Minnesota played without starting guard Kevin Martin (broken thumb) and centre Nikola Pekovic (right ankle bursitis). Timberwolves coach Rick Adelman also was absent due to personal reasons. He is expected back Wednesday. Assistant coach Terry Porter filled in for Adelman, but was left scratching his head. "Unfortunately for us, we couldnt make shots," Porter said. "Guys that normally make shots struggled. We had good looks, but just couldnt knock them down. On those misses, they ran out, got some easy baskets and extended the lead." After its 15-point lead had dwindled to four, Houston scored the first 11 points of the fourth quarter to push its cushion to 93-78. Parsons had a pair of fast-break layups and a dunk to spark the run. This time, the Rockets did not let Minnesota counter with a run, outscoring the Timberwolves 25-11 in the quarter -- Minnesotas lowest-scoring period of the year. "Its almost been like that three games in a row where weve been in pretty good position, either ahead or right within striking distance," Love said. "Then in those first few minutes the other team just gets off to a better start than you do and pushes the lead up. We just need to be better in the fourth quarter." Howard said the key surge came about because the Rockets slowed things down. "We didnt try to rush shots and rush down the floor and take bad shots. We took our time, shared the ball and got good shots," he said. "We do an excellent job of sharing the ball and finding an open man. When we do that its hard for teams to decide what theyre going to do, if theyre going to double out the posts or stay with the 3-point shooters. We just want to make teams make tough decisions on the floor." Down by nine at the break, Minnesota scored the first six points of the second half, but Patrick Beverley had five of his 14 points as Houston countered with a 12-0 spurt to extend its lead to 79-64. The Rockets then began to work the shot clock, but couldnt get shots to fall. Instead, a 12-3 run got Minnesota within four heading into the fourth quarter. Behind 10 points from Harden -- including a pair of 3-pointers -- Houston led 34-28 after one. Love had 17 points in the quarter, including 15 straight at one point for the Timberwolves. Houston had two dunks and a pair of layups as part of a 10-2 run that bumped the lead to 56-45 with 3:43 to play in the second. The Rockets led 67-58 at the break, the most points Minnesota has allowed in a first half this season. NOTES: The Timberwolves were 21 for 21 from the free throw line, but had no attempts in the fourth quarter. ... Houston, which averages an NBA-high 31.22 free throw attempts per game, had just 20. ... Minnesota starting forward Corey Brewer and centre Ronny Turiaf were a combined 3 for 8, scoring just seven points in 48 minutes. ... Houston is home Wednesday against Washington, its lone home game in an eight-game span. [url=http://www.vanssalestore.com/][b]Vans Shoes Sale[/b][/url] . FIFA said in a statement Friday that "several racist and discriminatory incidents were apparently perpetrated by local supporters during the match, in particular by displaying neo-Nazi banners and by making monkey noises and gestures as well as Nazi salutes. [url=http://www.vanssalestore.com/][b]Cheap Vans Shoes[/b][/url] . In question is whether 26-year-old Matt Frattin will be on it. A a€?mediocrea€? training camp, as Carlyle put it earlier this week, has Frattin lingering nervously on the bubble at the end of the exhibition season, pushed out of a likely job by Brandon Kozun, the small, but feisty winger determined to make the NHL for the first time.MOSCOW - Russia has left Olympic womens figure skating champion Adelina Sotnikova off its roster for next months European championships.Sotnikova missed this weeks Russian nationals with an ankle injury, but there had been speculation her Olympic achievements could persuade the Russian Figure Skating Federation to give her a place.The team roster was selected exclusively on the basis of the sporting principle, according to the results of the Russian championship, federation president Alexander Gorshkov said in a website statement. The level of results displayed at the Russian championship was fairly high.The Russian womens team for the Jan. 26 to Feb. 1 event in Stockholm consists of Elena Radionova, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva and Anna Pogorilaya, who finished first, second and fourth respectively at Russian nationals.Sotnikova, whose only competitive appearance this season came when she won a minor Russian event in October, was listed as the last of three reserves on the federation website. She hasnt skated in international competition since beating South Koreas Yuna Kim to Olympic gold at Sochi in February.. [url=http://www.vanssalestore.com/vans-slip-on-clearance.html][b]Vans Slip On Clearance[/b][/url]. .Also missing out is Olympic team event gold medallist Yulia Lipnitskaya, who could only manage ninth at the Russian nationals after a troubled season. The third-place finisher at the nationals, 15-year-old Evgenia Medvedeva, does not meet the minimum age limit to compete internationally.Olympic pairs gold medallists Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov were listed by the federation as reserves despite not having competed this season as Trankov fights injury. Ksenia Stolbova and Fyodor Klimov, who won silver in pairs at Februarys Olympics, lead the Russian charge in that event in Stockholm.Two-time Grand Prix winner and newly-crowned Russian champion Maxim Kovtun is the most prominent of the three Russian mens skaters entered for the European championships, alongside veteran Sergei Voronov and youngster Adnan Pitkeev.The Russian federation traditionally uses results from the European championships to select its team for Marchs world championships. That means that Sotnikova and the other absentees from the European championships might not skate competitively again this season. ' ' '