Yao Ming and
LeBron James were upstaged by
Clarence Weatherspoon.
Weatherspoon scored nine of his season-high 12 points in
the fourth quarter to lift the Houston Rockets to a
90-84 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers, who had a
three-game winning streak snapped.
The nationally televised contest was billed as a matchup
of the last two top overall picks in the NBA draft. The
7-5 Yao had 17 points, eight rebounds and three blocks,
including one on James in the fourth quarter. The 6-8
James struggled with just 11 points on 5-of-18 shooting.
"(James) looked tired," Cavaliers coach Paul Silas said.
"Early on, he really struggled. He picked it up in the
second half, but he was not the LeBron we're used to
seeing."
