HOUSTON (AP) Jeff and Stan Van Gundy finally faced off as basketball coaches, with Jeff's Rockets sending Stan's Heat to their seventh straight loss.

The game was a mere subplot for the main show between the Van Gundys, who joined Herb and Larry Brown as the only brothers to coach against each other in the NBA.

Cuttino Mobley led the Rockets with a season-high 30 points, and Yao Ming blocked a career-high seven shots, and had 16 points and eight rebounds. Eddie Jones led the Heat with 21 points.

Mavericks 125, Hornets 97

DALLAS (AP) Steve Nash hit all five of his 3-point shots and sparked the Mavericks' 23-2 third-quarter run.

Antoine Walker had 21 points, Michael Finley 20 and Dirk Nowitzki 18 for the Mavericks. Nash finished with 17 points and 11 assists in Dallas' most-lopsided victory of the season.

Baron Davis had 25 points for the Hornets.

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