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Rockets' Artest, Battier out to slow Roy (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

It will be up to Houston's physical tandem of Ron Artest and Shane Battier to stop Brandon Roy, Portland's top scorer and team leader heading into the upstart Trail Blazers' first playoff appearance since the 2002-03 season. Bring them on, Roy says. "I think that just like they're getting excited about shutting me down, I'm getting excited about not letting them to," he said.