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Rockets' Artest, McGrady out vs. Pacers (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Houston's Ron Artest and Tracy McGrady were sidelined for Friday night's game against the Indiana Pacers with injuries. McGrady missed his 16th game this season with a sore left knee. He sat out the second game of Houston's past four back-to-back sets and hasn't played since Jan. 9. Artest has missed 13 games this season with a bone bruise in his right ankle, an injury he suffered in a Nov.