Houston - The opportunity to perform in the playoffs should continue to thin out the Houston Rockets. As the regular season ended less than a month away, they still rank ninth in the western region. But the Houston Rockets have a way to keep the playoff chances appeared in seven consecutive seasons.

Not much choice for the Rockets to get through the next month other than victory for victory. They are still 4.5 games behind the eighth resident ranked Portland Trail Blazers.

Rockets big challenge is facing one of their main rivals to the big eight, Memphis Grizzlies, yesterday WIT (18 / 3). The two teams alternated inhabited the ninth rank. Fortunately for the Rockets, the consistency to make them keep going.

Great difficulty for each team is facing Grizzlies basketball through the close. Understandably, one of the Grizzlies team that the average height player is superior other NBA teams. Thus, the choice of his rivals are doing a lot of shots from outside.

On the Rockets, the task of firing from a distance it belongs to point guard Aaron Brooks. Yesterday (17 / 3), he put all three of seven shots bring the score to 107-94 victory over Grizzlies. Brooks ended fight with 31 points.

"A strange experience. I guess I've never put seven out of seven three-points in one game. Some of my shots out of balance let go. I do not know, but it feels good,''said Brooks told the Associated Press.

Forward Luis Scola contributed 20 points, while Kevin Martin 18 points. Now, the Rockets record four successive victories. Note these are the first since the season began.

"We entered less than a month to the end of the season (regular). We just have to win many games with the best possible way. Bad? Let it be,''said Scola.

Meanwhile, Michael Jordan's ambition to become the owner of the NBA become a reality. NBA yesterday announced that the board of governors has approved the purchase of Jordan over the majority stake of the Charlotte Bobcats Johnson.v Although Bob announced yesterday, the board of governors meeting has been held since last week.

"We are excited to see Michael's return to the NBA as the owner of the Charlotte Bobcats,''said NBA Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver at the NBA official site.

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