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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Ground it down to any statistic, and the Tennessee Titans havent been able to run the ball well at all this season.They are assured of finishing without a 1,000-yard rusher for the first time since 2005. They rank 28th in the NFL, averaging only 87 yards a game, and are 23rd averaging 3.9 yards per carry. Nobody has run for 100 yards in a single game with the season finale coming up Sunday against the Colts.Perhaps worst of all, the Titans three longest runs this season have come from a pair of quarterbacks and a wide receiver.Would we have like to have had some longer runs by a running back? Sure, you would, but we havent, coach Ken Whisenhunt said Tuesday.The Titans (2-13) certainly have not had the year they wanted offensively after cutting veteran Chris Johnson in April. Theyre using a handful of running backs to replace the man who ran for at least 1,000 yards in each of his six seasons in Tennessee.Before he arrived, LenDale White ran for 1,110 yards in 2007, while Travis Henry ran for 1,211 yards in 2006.Having a 1,000-yard rusher doesnt guarantee a team can run the ball well. Whisenhunt said he was on teams that went to the Super Bowl without a 1,000-yard rusher.Some of its an injury thing, Whisenhunt said. Some of its just where your team is. We do want to run the ball better, no question about that.The biggest measure of how well a team can run comes when the defence knows its coming. The Titans have failed there as well, with the best example a fourth-and-1 against Cleveland on Oct. 5 when the Browns stuffed Charlie Whitehurst.They have topped 100 yards rushing in only three games this season.Rookie Bishop Sankey has the fourth-longest run for the Titans at 22 yards, but the second-round draft pick out of Washington has rushed for only 551 yards on 148 carries with two touchdowns.Its one of those things weve worked on all year. Weve wanted more explosive runs all year from our running backs, Sankey said. Unfortunately, those havent come.Shonn Greene had the best game by a Titans running back this season with a season-high 71 yards in their opening win at Kansas City. Sankey has run for as much as 61 in two games. Leon Washington is averaging a team-high 5 yards per carry but has had only 11 rushes all season.The Titans will have to decide about bringing Greene back for the third year of his contract and whether Sankey can be their main running back in 2015. Rookie Antonio Andrews also may get a chance at more work against the Colts as the Titans gauge their run game.Whisenhunt said success running depends on how the games go. Scoring a lot of points early can allow a team to run the ball and wear out a defence. The Titans simply havent been as consistent running.A lot of times your scheme, how you attack opponents, are important, Whisenhunt said. A lot of times backs, you see guys make guys miss all the time and get extra yards. I think it all ties in together.NOTES: The Titans practiced Tuesday with only LT Taylor Lewan (left ankle) not working. Rookie QB Zach Mettenberger was at practice, but Whisenhunt said Whitehurst will start Sunday.___Online:AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL___Follow Teresa M. Walker at www.twitter.com/teresamwalker Cheap Air Jordan 1 China . -- A year ago, Flavia Pennetta was close to retiring from tennis. Real Air Jordan 1 Shoes Outlet . 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The Rockets shoot a ton of 3-pointers, feed Dwight Howard when the long ball isnt there, and run when they can.So far, its been foolproof.James Harden was one rebound away from a triple-double, Howard scored 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and the Rockets stayed unbeaten by beating the Miami Heat 108-91 on Tuesday night.Weve started great, Howard said. We just want to finish great.Harden finished with 25 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds for Houston, which has won all five of its games — four on the road — by double digits. And after an off-season filled with questions about why Houston didnt do more, the Rockets have been dominant to start.I dont care what anybody thinks, Rockets coach Kevin McHale said. Why would I care what youve thought? I dont care. I care about what we do in that locker room with our guys.Trevor Ariza added 19 points for the Rockets, who used a 13-0 run late in the fourth quarter to pull away. Patrick Beverley scored 15 for Houston.Chris Bosh scored 21 points for Miami (3-1). Dwyane Wade added 19 for the Heat, with Shawne Williams and Mario Chalmers each scoring 12.Thats tough at the end, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. Probably more mental breakdowns than anything else physically going down the stretch. ... You do have to credit them. They dont make it easy. They have a high-octane offence.Houston went 17 for 37 from 3-point range and now has 213 points from beyond the arc this season, as opposed to 198 points on 2-pointers.Youve got the most dominant big man in the league roaming around the rim so somebody has to take him, Harden said. And then you have tremendous shooters on the wing. Its pretty hard to guard.A 17-8 run by the Rockets closed the half and gave Houston a 57-55 lead at intermission. The run continued in the third.Houston scored 18 points in a 44 1/2-minute stretch that was capped by three 3-pointers in 66 seconds — the last two by Beverley, helping the Rockets turn a tied game into a 77-64 lead.ddddddddddddMiami ripped off 10 straight points to get within 83-80 early in the fourth, and 3s from Justin Hamilton and Shabazz Napier cut Houstons lead to 90-86 with 7 minutes left.But Ariza hit a 3, Harden laid in his own miss and then Ariza — over the outstretched arm of the 7-foot Bosh — made a high-arcing 3 to put Houston up 12 and in control for good.That was huge, McHale said.___TIP-INSRockets: Beverley missed Mondays game in Philadelphia with hamstring pain but showed no ill effects. ... F Donatas Motiejunas started because Terrence Jones (knee) was out. ... The Rockets were one of two teams with four road games in the first eight days, along with Oklahoma City. Houston plays eight of its next 11 at home. ... Harden was 10 for 10 from the line in the first half, doing that for the second time in his last three games.Heat: It was Miamis 1,000th regular-season loss. ... Miami was without Danny Granger (hamstring), Udonis Haslem (quad) and Chris Andersen (ribs). ... Heat President Pat Riley sat with his former point guard, Magic Johnson. ... Hamilton, who had three 3-pointers in his career entering the night, made three, including two in a 19-second span of the first quarter.PERFECT STARTHouston is now 5-0 for the first time since 1996-97, a season when it began with marks of 6-0, 15-1 and 21-2. And the Rockets didnt get their fourth win of 10 points or more on the road last year until Christmas.DEFENSIVE STRUGGLEMiami allowed a total of 17 3-pointers in its first three games. The Rockets made 17 against the Heat on Tuesday, the eighth time in Miami history an opponent has hit so many.UP NEXTRockets: Host San Antonio on Thursday.Heat: Visit Charlotte on Wednesday. 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