PHILADELPHIA – Cuttino Mobley scored 19 points, and Yao Ming and Jim Jackson each added 12 to lead the Houston Rockets to a 74-66 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night.
The Rockets, who won for the seventh time in nine games, took a lead late in the first quarter and never trailed again. They led by as many as 15 in the fourth.
Wizards 106, Hawks 97
ATLANTA – Jarvis Hayes keyed a fourth-quarter run with a go-ahead 3-pointer and the Washington Wizards snapped a four-game losing streak with a 106-97 victory over the Atlanta Hawks.
Larry Hughes led the Wizards with 26 points, and Gilbert Arenas added 23.
Mavericks 105,
Trail Blazers 98
DALLAS (AP) – Dirk Nowitzki overcame a slow start to energize a third-quarter rally, and Steve Nash had his first career triple-double to lead the Dallas Mavericks past the Portland Trail Blazers 105-98 Monday night.
Nowitzki, who made his first two shots and then went more than 27 minutes without scoring again, had 20 points.
and eight rebounds. Nash had 14 points, 12 assists and a career-high 10 rebounds, the final one coming in the closing seconds and drawing a loud roar from fans.
Comments are no longer available on this story