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Recap: Miami vs. Houston
By Sports Network
Miami, FL (Sports Network) - Yao Ming scored 28 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to lead the Rockets to their third straight victory, 107-98, over the Miami Heat.
Houston won despite a rough offensive night for Tracy McGrady, who was limited to six points on 2-of-7 shooting in 31 minutes of court time.
Ron Artest added 20 points, while Luis Scola contributed 11 points and 13 rebounds for Houston, which moved to 7-3 on the road and beat the Heat for the fourth time in the last five matchups. It was the perfect finish of a three- game road trip for the Rockets, who also beat Washington and Orlando during the swing.
Dwyane Wade and Mario Chalmers each scored 23 for the Heat, who have alternated losses and wins in their last 10 games. Shawn Marion scored 17 to go with seven rebounds.
A three-pointer by Chalmers had the Heat within 95-90 with nearly 4 1/2 minutes remaining, but Carl Landry responded with a three-point play and Miami never got closer than seven the remainder of the game.
Rafer Alston's three-ball expanded Houston to a 25-14 lead with three minutes remaining in the opening quarter, and it was 30-21 going to the second.
It was 56-48 at the half, but the Heat rallied to close the deficit to 58-56 on a Michael Beasley layup with nearly eight minutes remaining in the third. Houston came back with the ensuing 11 points, capped by a Yao three-point play. Yao had 10 consecutive Houston points at one juncture in the quarter, finishing that spurt with a rare three-point jumper, expanding the lead to 71-59.
Miami closed the gap to 80-75 going into the fourth, but the Rockets got quick baskets from Landry and Aaron Brooks to start the last quarter.
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