minute, the only carryover of the rough play that turned testy in Game 2. Artest was ejected from Game 2 for a verbal altercation with Bryant following Bryant's elbow to Artest's upper chest. Artest was OK with the call in Friday's game, adding that two of the referees explained why they called it that way. "Just the end of the game, keeping things in control,'' Artest said. Yao Ming added 19 points and 14 rebounds for the Rockets but he was bothered by a sore left foot in the final ...