NBA results: Rockets surge to win over Thunder

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buy this photo AP photo - Houston Rockets guard Aaron Brooks, left, and Rockets forward Chuck Hayes, right, try to take the ball away from Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook, center, in the an NBA game in Oklahoma City Monday.

OKLAHOMA CITY - Luis Scola scored 23 points, Yao Ming added 19 points and 12 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets made a second-half run without injured seven-time All-Star Tracy McGrady to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 100-89 on Monday night.

McGrady left the game in the opening minute of the second half after aggravating his surgically repaired left knee.

HOUSTON (100)-Artest 7-15 3-3 17, Scola 10-20 3-3 23, Yao 7-8 5-6 19, McGrady 4-6 0-0 8, Alston 6-13 0-0 13, Barry 0-1 0-0 0, Brooks 2-5 4-4 8, Landry 2-4 0-0 4, Hayes 2-5 0-0 4, Wafer 2-6 0-0 4. Totals 42-83 15-16 100.

OKLAHOMA CITY (89)-Green 5-14 4-6 16, Collison 2-4 0-0 4, Swift 3-6 0-0 6, Durant 13-23 2-3 29, Watson 1-6 1-2 3, Petro 1-6 0-2 2, Smith 4-7 2-3 10, Westbrook 5-14 4-6 14, Wilkins 0-4 5-5 5. Totals 34-84 18-27 89.

Houston 32 24 25 19 - 100

Oklahoma City 30 20 19 20 - 89

3-Pointers-Houston 1-8 (Alston 1-3, McGrady 0-1, Wafer 0-1, Artest 0-1, Brooks 0-1, Barry 0-1), Oklahoma City 3-8 (Green 2-3, Durant 1-2, Westbrook 0-3). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Houston 53 (Yao 12), Oklahoma City 48 (Swift, Petro 8). Assists-Houston 18 (Brooks 4), Oklahoma City 16 (Watson, Durant 4). Total Fouls-Houston 20, Oklahoma City 18. Technicals-Houston defensive three second 2. A-18,145 (19,136).

Jazz 109, Suns 97

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Carlos Boozer had 21 points and 15 rebounds, Andrei Kirilenko added 19 points and two big blocks in the fourth quarter, and Utah snapped a three-game losing streak by beating Phoenix.

C.J. Miles scored a season-high 21 points and Brevin Knight had six assists and 12 points, going 6-for-7 from the floor as the Jazz got the Suns in foul trouble and pulled away in the second half.

Amare Stoudemire led Phoenix with 30 points and eight rebounds. Steve Nash had 14 points and eight assists.

PHOENIX (97)-Barnes 8-13 1-2 19, Stoudemire 10-17 10-14 30, O'Neal 3-11 3-4 9, Bell 3-8 2-2 9, Nash 6-10 0-0 14, Diaw 4-5 0-1 8, Hill 2-6 2-2 6, Dragic 0-4 2-2 2, Lopez 0-0 0-0 0, Amundson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-74 20-27 97.

UTAH (109)-Miles 9-13 2-2 21, Boozer 7-15 7-11 21, Collins 0-2 0-0 0, Brewer 2-7 2-4 6, Price 1-6 0-0 2, Koufos 1-3 0-0 2, Kirilenko 5-10 8-8 19, Knight 6-7 0-0 12, Millsap 5-12 1-4 11, Harpring 1-3 2-2 4, Korver 3-7 4-5 11. Totals 40-85 26-36 109.

Phoenix 32 22 23 20 - 97

Utah 23 34 26 26 - 109

3-Pointers-Phoenix 5-16 (Barnes 2-5, Nash 2-5, Bell 1-3, Hill 0-1, Dragic 0-2), Utah 3-8 (Kirilenko 1-1, Korver 1-2, Miles 1-3, Brewer 0-1, Price 0-1). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Phoenix 37 (Stoudemire 8), Utah 63 (Boozer 15). Assists-Phoenix 19 (Nash 8), Utah 28 (Knight, Price 6). Total Fouls-Phoenix 28, Utah 24. Technical-Bell. A-19,911 (19,911).

Spurs 86, Clippers 83

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Roger Mason's 3-pointer with 8.4 seconds remaining lifted the San Antonio Spurs to an 86-83 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night for their third straight victory.

Mason, who led the Spurs with 21 points, got away from Ricky Davis near the top of the key and had no trouble nailing his third 3-pointer of the game after the Clippers had rallied from an 11-point deficit in the final 6 1/2 minutes.

SAN ANTONIO (86)-Finley 7-15 2-2 19, Duncan 9-14 2-2 20, Oberto 0-1 0-0 0, Mason 9-16 0-0 21, Hill 0-5 2-2 2, Bowen 3-6 0-0 6, Udoka 1-3 0-0 2, Vaughn 2-9 0-0 4, K.Thomas 1-3 0-0 2, Bonner 3-7 0-0 7, Ahearn 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 36-81 6-6 86.

L.A. CLIPPERS (83)-Thornton 4-10 1-2 9, Camby 2-6 3-3 7, Kaman 8-13 1-1 17, Mobley 8-18 0-0 18, B.Davis 5-17 1-2 11, T.Thomas 1-7 0-0 2, Gordon 1-3 2-2 4, R.Davis 2-4 0-0 5, Taylor 4-8 0-0 8, Skinner 1-1 0-0 2, Novak 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-87 8-10 83.

San Antonio 21 22 25 18 - 86

L.A. Clippers 23 15 26 19 - 83

3-Pointers-San Antonio 8-20 (Finley 3-5, Mason 3-5, Ahearn 1-2, Bonner 1-3, Udoka 0-1, Bowen 0-2, Hill 0-2), L.A. Clippers 3-16 (Mobley 2-3, R.Davis 1-2, Gordon 0-1, Thornton 0-2, B.Davis 0-8). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-San Antonio 47 (Duncan 15), L.A. Clippers 51 (Kaman 13). Assists-San Antonio 25 (Hill 8), L.A. Clippers 22 (B.Davis 8). Total Fouls-San Antonio 15, L.A. Clippers 9. Flagrant Foul-Kaman. A-14,962 (19,443).

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