Rockets upend Spurs

Yao Ming had 21 points and 14 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets beat the San Antonio Spurs 83-81 on Saturday night in Houston, handing the defending champions their fourth loss in six games.

Rafer Alston added 16 points and six assists as the Rockets beat their in-state rivals for only the fourth time in the last 13 meetings. Tracy McGrady, who returned after missing 11 games with a sore left knee, had nine points on 4-of-12 shooting.

Tim Duncan had 24 points and 17 rebounds for San Antonio, which lost in Houston for the second time in six visits.

The Rockets committed only seven turnovers, a season low for a Spurs opponent.

Warriors 119, Bucks 99: At Milwaukee, Al Harrington scored 27 points, Andris Biedrins added 20 and Golden State beat the Bucks.

The Warriors have won five of six.

Magic 101, Blazers 94: At Orlando, Fla., Hedo Turkoglu scored 20 points, Rashard Lewis added 16, and the Magic held off a late surge to beat Portland.

Brandon Roy had 25 points and seven assists to lead the Trail Blazers.

76ers 99, Raptors 95: At Philadelphia, Willie Green tied a season high with 23 points and the 76ers survived a late rally for a victory over Toronto.

Andre Miller and Andre Iguodala each added 20 for Philadelphia.

Bulls 97, Pistons 81: At Chicago, Ben Gordon scored 33 points and the Bulls stayed perfect this season against Detroit, using a strong fourth-quarter defensive effort to beat the Pistons.

Bobcats 105, Grizzlies 87: At Charlotte, N.C., Jason Richardson scored a season-high 38 points and had 14 rebounds and the Bobcats held off a fourth-quarter rally to beat Memphis.

Gerald Wallace added 28 points, and Emeka Okafor, Raymond Felton and Matt Carroll had 11 apiece for Charlotte.

Knicks 88, Heat 84: At Miami, Jamal Crawford scored 22 points and Nate Robinson added 19, including a banked jumper with 2:20 left that put New York ahead to stay, and the Knicks beat the Heat – sending Miami to its 13th straight loss.

Kings 110, Pacers 104: At Indianapolis, Ron Artest scored 15 points against his former team and Sacramento beat Indiana.

Mikki Moore added 22 points and 11 rebounds for the Kings.

•Pacers forward Jermaine O’Neal will miss at least two weeks with a bruised left knee.

Nuggets 111, Timberwolves 108: At Denver, Allen Iverson scored 35 points, including a fade-away jumper and two free throws in the final 30 seconds, and Carmelo Anthony added 26 as the Nuggets held off Minnesota.

Clippers 120, Nets 107 (OT): At Los Angeles, Corey Magette had 31 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists to lead the Clippers to an overtime win over New Jersey.

Sam Cassell added 22 points, and Chris Kaman and Tim Thomas scored 10 each for Los Angeles.