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Ron Artest scored 22 points Monday night to lead the Houston Rockets to a 97-95 victory over the Denver Nuggets. Aaron Brooks had 19 points and Yao Ming 15 for Houston, which has won five of its last six games. Luis Scola had 15 rebounds for the Rockets. Chauncey Billups had 28 points and Carmelo Anthony scored 21 for the Nuggets, who have lost five of their last six games.

Aaron Brooks put Houston in front with 7.3 seconds to play Friday night and the Rockets held on to defeat Phoenix 116-112. Brooks' layup gave him am NBA career-best 30 points and boosted the Rockets to their ninth win in 11 games. Ron Artest added 21 points, Carl Landry had 16 and Luis Scola 15. Yao Ming scored 15 and equaled his high of the season with six assists. After Brooks gave Houston a 114-112 lead, Steve Nash missed a 3-point attempt. Artest converted two free throws with a second...

Deron Williams hit a jumper with 29 seconds left to give Utah a five-point lead Wednesday and the Jazz went on to defeat Houston 101-94. Utah ran its longest winning streak of the season to nine games. Williams had 26 points and Carlos Boozer contributed 20 for the Jazz, who opened a 13-point lead in the third period and held on to move within a game of Denver in the race for the Northwest Division title. Houston forged an 85-85 tie on Yao Ming's jumper with 4:52 to play, but the Rockets...

Luis Scola had 20 points and 16 rebounds Tuesday in the Houston Rockets' 107-97 victory over the Toronto Raptors. Yao Ming added 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Rockets, who have won eight of their last nine games. Carl Landry had 22 points afor Houston. Yao now has 8,831 career points, which moves him into sixth place on the Rockets' all-time scoring list. Chris Bosh and Andrea Bargnani each scored 25 points for the Raptors. Shawn Marion added 18 points and nine rebounds and Jose...

Ron Artest scored 23 points and Aaron Brooks had 22 for the Houston Rockets, who broke open a close game in the third quarter Sunday and beat Minnesota 105-94. Brooks also contributed 10 assists and Yao Ming had 17 points and 11 rebounds in the Rockets' seventh win in eight games. Houston led by just a point at halftime but used a 17-0 third-quarter run to pull away. Randy Foye's 24 points led the Timberwolves, who have dropped six straight games and 11-of-12. Craig Smith added 20 points....

Derrick Rose had 22 points, eight rebounds and seven assists Saturday night to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 105-102 win over the Houston Rockets. The Bulls used a fourth-quarter rally to end the Rockets' six-game winning streak. Tyrus Thomas had 19 points and nine rebounds, Ben Gordon had 16 points and Joakim Noah finished with 10 points and 15 rebounds for Chicago. Ron Artest scored 32 points for the Rockets, who had beaten the Bulls six straight times. Yao Ming had 17 points, seven rebounds...

Ron Artest scored 21 points Tuesday and the Houston Rockets fended off a late rally by the Portland Trail Blazers for a 98-94 victory. Luis Scola notched his fifth consecutive double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds to help Houston to its fifth straight win. Yao Ming added 15 points and eight rebounds. Aaron Brooks had 20 points. Houston was without swingman Tracy McGrady, who had season-ending microfracture surgery on his injured left knee Tuesday. McGrady said on his Web site that by...

Ron Artest scored 26 points Sunday in a 99-78 Houston Rockets win over the Charlotte Bobcats, who committed 21 turnovers. Yao Ming added 19 points for Houston, which has won 22 of 28 games on its home court this season. Von Wafer, off the bench, had 13 points and Shane Battier and Luis Scola had 12 points each for the Rockets. Scola turned in a double-double, pulling down 10 rebounds. Charlotte's Emeka Okafor also had a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Boris Diaw and Raymond...

Yao Ming led a third-quarter rally Friday that brought the Houston Rockets their sixth consecutive home victory -- 93-86 over Dallas. Yao scored 22 points and hauled in 13 rebounds to help offset a season-high 22 turnovers by the Rockets. Aaron Brooks contributed 19 points and hit two key 3-point shots down the stretch. Dallas owned a seven-point lead at halftime, but the Rockets went on a 24-4 run in the third quarter. The Mavericks had closed to within two when Brooks hit a 3-point shot...

Houston Rockets guard Tracy McGrady suffered a microfracture on his left knee and may miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery. McGrady, a seven-time all-star and two-time NBA scoring champion, has missed 19 games this season after arthroscopic surgery on the knee in May 2008. A recent magnetic resonance imaging test indicated no change in the knee but ESPN said McGrady's appearance in Houston's 114-88 victory Tuesday over New Jersey may be his last this season. The Rockets have...