One thing no one was willing to argue about was Tracy McGrady's taking over when it was time to do so and the fact there was little the Rockets could do about it.

McGrady scored 14 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter and was the reason Orlando pulled away for an 83-74 win over the Rockets at the TD Waterhouse Center.

Nearly lulled to sleep by the low-scoring affair, the 15,426 in attendance came to life when McGrady did. He didn't do so until he glanced at the clock and realized the Rockets were ahead midway through the final period.

"Once they took the lead, I looked up at the clock and saw I had eight points, and I said, `OK, I've got to take over,' " McGrady said.