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The Rockets are getting to work.

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"The Rockets had a 90-minute film session followed by a two-hour practice on Thursday, undoubtedly working on better ways to control Roy, the NBA’s 10th leading scorer. At Thursday’s practice, Houston also worked on delivering the ball to leading scorer Yao Ming, who scored 24 in Game 1, then took only six shots and scored 11 in Game 2. Opponents had success late in the season putting a defender in front of Yao and sending a second defender in from behind to keep the ball away from him. The Blazers worked that strategy well with Aldridge, Joel Przybilla and Greg Oden on Tuesday, holding Yao to one shot in the fourth quarter. The Rockets say the necessary adjustment is simple. "When the first pass to Yao is not there, we can’t panic," said reserve guard Von Wafer, who scored 21 points in Game 2. "We’ve just got to move the ball and keep moving it. I don’t feel like they’re that good defensively. We have to exploit them."-Yahoo