HOUSTON (AP) Yao Ming scored a career-high 41 points, including eight in the last of three overtimes, to help the Rockets win the NBA's longest game since the 2000-01 season.

Cuttino Mobley added 28 points, and Steve Francis had 16, including nine in the overtimes. Jason Terry led Atlanta with 27 points, and Stephen Jackson added 24.

Houston also won the NBA's last three-overtime game, beating visiting Indiana 127-118 on March 13, 2001.