HOUSTON (AP) Yao Ming scored 21 points and Cuttino Mobley had 20 to help lift Houston past Philadelphia.

Kenny Thomas had 15 points and 12 rebounds, and Greg Buckner had 13 points and 11 rebounds for the 76ers. They have lost four straight, all on the road, and are 4-7 with Allen Iverson _ sidelined by a right knee contusion _ out of the lineup.