Yao Not Concerned with Minutes

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<span style="font-style: italic">Nov 14</span> - Center Yao Ming went into Tuesday's action averaging 38 minutes per game, by far the most of his career.</p>

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"This is a big jump," Yao said. "I checked my stats. Last year I averaged, like, 33 minutes (33.8). This year, I average 38. If I continue playing this much, I'll be at 40 pretty quick."</p>

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Yao said he was not overly concerned with the added playing time because he did not consider the workload to have increased. -- <font color="#000000">Houston Chronicle</font></p></div></div>