HOUSTON (AP) Yao Ming scored 23 points and supplied almost all of Houston's offense in the fourth quarter to lead the Rockets over Golden State.

Yao had 15 of the Rockets' 21 points in the final period. The Warriors lost their fourth in a row.

Steve Francis scored 23 points for Houston. Maurice Taylor returned from a six-game suspension and scored seven points in 15 minutes.

Clifford Robinson scored a season-high 23 points for the Warriors. Erick Dampier had 15 points and 11 rebounds, but missed two free throws that would have given Golden State the lead with 18.5 seconds to play.

Kings 118, Jazz 110

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Peja Stojakovic scored 30 points and Sacramento handed Utah its first home loss of the season.

Mike Bibby finished with 18 points and Brad Miller had 17 points and 13 rebounds for Sacramento, which won its seventh straight regular-season game at Utah.

The Kings shot 23-for-37 (62 percent) from the floor in the first half and never trailed in winning for the fourth time in five games.

Carlos Arroyo had 25 points and eight assists and Andrei Kirilenko scored 22 for the Jazz, who received hardly any help from the bench.

Nuggets 94, Bucks 86

DENVER (AP) Andre Miller hit a basket in the lane with 2:33 left, capping an 8-0 run that carried Denver past Milwaukee.

Miller finished with 17 points and eight assists. Francisco Elson added 15 points and Voshon Lenard 14. Rookie Carmelo Anthony had 13 points and 11 rebounds after going scoreless in the first half.

Tim Thomas scored 25 points and Michael Redd 24 for the Bucks.

Pistons 99, Grizzlies 92

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Chauncey Billups scored a season-high 33 points, including 14 during a key third-quarter rally to lead Detroit over Memphis.

Billups, who had 25 points in the second half, not only sparked Detroit's big run but also thwarted Memphis' comeback attempts with clutch baskets in the final quarter.

The Pistons won their third straight and ended Memphis' three-game winning streak, which included victories over the Lakers and Mavericks.

Detroit opened the second half with a 19-3 run, including 15 straight points, to erase the Grizzlies' lead.

Mike Miller and Lorenzen Wright scored 18 points apiece for Memphis.

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