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HOUSTON -- Anyone whos seen Jadeveon Clowneys monster tackle against Michigan in the Outback Bowl last year wont be surprised to learn what the No. 1 overall pick likes best about football. "Big hits," he said. "Im all about hitting. I dont care who it is." Thats what the Houston Texans are counting on from the South Carolina defensive end after skipping a chance to take a quarterback -- their top need -- with the top pick Thursday night. Clowney was introduced on Friday in Houston, joining a team that features 2012 Defensive Player of the Year J.J. Watt. Clowney was already known as a top player before that hit in the Outback Bowl. But when he burst through the line and crashed into Vincent Smith, knocking his helmet off and the ball out of his hands in the process, his star power reached another level. Hes hoping to pile up plenty more highlight-reel hits this season, but knows hell have to be careful about how he delivers them. "Thats what I live for is making big hits," he said. "I hope I dont get no fines this year. I might have to dial it down a little." New Houston coach Bill OBrien, who took over a team that hasnt won since Sept. 15, raved about Clowneys many attributes. But one thing stood out to OBrien as he got to know Clowney. "He really talked about how much he loved winning and how winning was important to him," OBrien said. "These are the type guys that were looking for, were looking for team guys, were looking for tough guys, were looking for guys that are going to come in here and understand that theyre part of a team and theyre coming here to work hard." Houston general manager Rick Smith obviously coveted Clowney for his pass-rushing ability, but values his attitude perhaps just as much. "Hes driven, and in my opinion very committed to being an excellent football play, and we need that," Smith said. Clowney doesnt model his play after any player in particular, but he does study many guys to elevate his game. "I watch J.J. Watt, I watch Ray Lewis, I watch Lawrence Taylor before games," Clowney said. "I go out there on the field (and say): Im about to pull a Lawrence Taylor. Im about to pull a Ray Lewis today. I try to take over the game and try to dominate a game and thats what I do." Clowney got a good laugh during Thursdays news conference when OBrien referred to him as J.D. "I guess he has trouble pronouncing Jadeveon," Clowney said. "So I told him: Just call me J.D., man. Were going to keep it simple. And its quicker and easier." This isnt anything new to Clowney, who said people say his unique name wrong all the time. "I ask mom: Where you get that name from? I mispronounce it sometimes," he joked. "Its all right though. Ive got so many nicknames, people give me J., J.D. call me Clowney, 7. Ive got so many names. Just dont call me Clown." Everyone in his family has names that starts with the letter J, and his mother wanted to incorporate his father Davids name into her sons and came up with the hybrid name. Clowney grew up in Rock Hill, South Carolina, which has a population of less than 70,000 people. Hes excited about moving to big city, but is a bit concerned about the traffic in Houston, home to more than 2 million people. "I better get here early," Clowney said. "If I got to be here at 8, Ive got to get up at 5:30-6, get going and get here on time." Cheap Ducks Jerseys Authentic . On the day the club activated Casey Janssen from the 15-day disabled list, his return from a strained oblique that cost him the first six weeks of the regular season, it announced Sergio Santos would be placed on the disabled list on Monday with discomfort in his right forearm. Cheap Adidas Ducks Jerseys . Now, he might be their hottest pitcher. 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He injured his back and left in the second quarter of New Yorks 91-86 road loss to the Houston Rockets on Monday. Anthony finished with 14 points and the Knicks had a six-point lead with just under nine minutes left. The Rockets closed the game on an 18-4 run to send the Knicks to a 1-6 road mark. We just didnt have enough down the stretch, Knicks forward Amare Stoudemire said. Stoudemire was correct indeed. Anthony was the leading scorer despite leaving in the second quarter and no other member of the Knicks finished in double figures. The Knicks have scored over 100 points just three times this season. They rank 25th in the NBA in scoring at 94.8 ppg. New York closes its road trip in Oklahoma City on Friday and it might be just in time for the returns of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, who both returned to practice this week. This matchup on Wednesday has the interesting subplot of Tyson Chandler. He signed with the Knicks as a free agent in 2011, won a Defensive Player of the Year award, then was traded back to the Mavericks this past offseason. There was some hurt feelings between the parties, but Chandler is readyy to move on.dddddddddddd In all honesty, Im so focused on the Mavericks that the Knicks are in my rearview mirror. I dont mean that in a negative way, but its in the past, and Im moving forward, he told ESPNDallas.com Dallas has lost consecutive games for the first time this season. The Mavs fell at Houston to the Rockets, then lost at home to the undermanned Indiana Pacers, 111-100, on Monday. Monta Ellis had 24 points and Dirk Nowitzki scored 22 with 11 rebounds for the Mavericks, who have dropped two in a row following a six-game winning streak. Dallas forward Chandler Parsons called the loss against the short-handed Pacers embarrassing. We have no room for this, especially in the Western Conference, how tight everything is, said Parsons, who scored 16. There is no excuse for this. We have to come out and play harder, and we cant allow a team like this to come into our place and beat us. Dallas shot 50 percent from the field, but the difference was Indiana went 13- for-26 from long range, while the Mavericks shot 8-for-24 from the 3-point arc. The Mavericks hit the road for a four-game trek following the holiday. They will visit the Toronto Raptors, Philadelphia 76ers, Chicago Bulls and Milwaukee Bucks. These two sides have split the previous six meetings, but the Mavericks are 12-2 in their last 14 at home against the Knicks. ' ' '