Houston, with Luis Scola coming on, won its first back-to-back set and had at least five players in double figures for the second straight game, both without Tracy McGrady. It's giving the team more reason to move McGrady, who is said to have quietly let it be known he's no longer happy in Houston.

Guard Bonzi Wells and center Yao Ming sat out Sunday's practice, Wells to get treatment on his sore left shoulder and Yao with the flu. Both are expected to play tonight.

Wells took a hard foul from Stromile Swift on Friday but played 33 minutes against the Raptors.

"He'll be all right," Rockets' Coach Rick Adelman said of Wells. "He was just sore, and they held him out to get treatment."

Though officially listed as "day-to-day" and out tonight against the Warriors, Rockets' guard Tracy McGrady said his time away to rehabilitate a sore left knee likely will be measured in weeks rather than days.

McGrady, 28, said Sunday he has been told he could miss three weeks because of a "deep bone bruise." He missed games last week against the Grizzlies and Raptors and doubts he will play Wednesday against the Celtics or Friday against the Magic.

"I'm the same," McGrady said. "They told me three weeks. I don't have a timetable. I can't do anything about it. It's not tendinitis. It's a deep bone bruise. I'm just doing therapy every day. I lost the strength in my leg. I'll see how I feel toward the end of the week, but Boston, doubtful; Orlando, doubtful."

There appears to be no shortage of potential destinations for Miami's Smush Parker, who Pat Riley confirmed has been shopped in trades in recent weeks.

Cleveland, Boston, Houston and Golden State are believed to be among the teams the Heat has talked with regarding a deal. Parker has missed the past 18 games since his Nov. 27 altercation with a female valet attendant at a Miami condo.

Although Tracy McGrady reportedly only has inflammation in a tendon in his left knee, the Rockets star is being cautious in his return to the court.

"Right now, I'm saying a week to see how I feel," McGrady told The Houston Chronicle. "Come in here, get a couple practices, get up and down the court. Don't want to rush it because we don't want the same thing to happen again. We'll see."

Although Tracy McGrady reportedly only has inflammation in a tendon in his left knee, the Rockets' star is being cautious in his return to the court.

"Right now, I'm saying a week to see how I feel," McGrady told The Houston Chronicle. "Come in here, get a couple practices, get up and down the court. Don't want to rush it because we don't want the same thing to happen again. We'll see."

McGrady is officially listed as day-to-day. An MRI on McGrady's left knee Monday showed swelling in the tendon but no damage, according to the Houston Chronicle.

"It's definitely a relief," McGrady told The Chronicle. "I thought I had something torn in there. That's not the case. It's just sprained. I'll probably be out a week. I don't really know. I can't really put a timetable on it. I know I'll miss the next few games."

McGrady, who is the Rockets' leading scorer at 22.8 points a game, left at halftime of Houston's loss at Detroit on Sunday after aggravating his knee.

The rumors are starting to get to Heat guard Jason Williams, according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.  Williams' name recently was linked to the Houston Rockets.

"The thing about it is how it affects your family," Williams said before scoring nine points in Tuesday's 96-82 loss to the Cavaliers.

With the trading deadline less than two months away, Williams said he can't help feel he's viewed more as an expiring contract than a needed contributor.

"We're like some high-paid prostitutes anyway in this league," he said. "They just use and get rid of us whenever they want."

Williams is in the final year of a contract that pays $8.9 million this season.

"If it happens, it happens," he said.

The MRI exam on Tracy McGrady's sore left knee Monday showed no damage beyond the swelling in the tendon the Rockets have been treating the past several weeks.

McGrady missed 1? games on the team's trip. On Sunday McGrady said Sunday that he is doubtful he can play Friday night in Memphis and is listed as day-to-day.

"There was no structural damage," Rockets' trainer Keith Jones said of the MRI results. "There was some inflammation in the tendon by the kneecap where the tendon starts. That's really it. Now, we stay aggressive with it. We'll change a few things and get it stronger and see where it goes. He's still day-to-day, and we'll see what happens."

The Houston Chronicle reported that the Rockets would have some interest in trading for Heat guard Jason Williams, who has been inconsistent this season but has an attractive expiring contract. Another was mentioned in The (New York) Daily News, which claimed the Heat and Grizzlies are discussing a deal that would bring Mike Miller to Miami and send either Williams or Ricky Davis to Memphis.

The Heat has a number of needs, which include point-guard depth, a long-range shooter and help in the post. Riley recently said he anticipated there would be plenty of misinformation affiliated with the Heat's interest.

"The real stuff, if anything happens, most people don't know about it," Riley said.

The Rockets were running on fumes Sunday night then lost their two best players while playing the NBA's hottest team.

The result wasn't a surprise.

Richard Hamilton scored 17 points, and Antonio McDyess and Rasheed Wallace added double-doubles, helping the Pistons beat the shorthanded Rockets 94-82.