Dirk Nowitzki hit a fade away jumper with 10.4 seconds left in the game to tie the score at 111-111, but with no timeout coming from Jeff Van Gundy, Tracy McGrady came off a Yao Ming screen and with no defensive help from Keith Van Horn, hit a 22-footer to take a 2-point lead with just 2.2 seconds left.

After having difficulty getting the ball inbounds, Michael Finley couldn?t convert a game-tying basket, and so the Rockets take a 2-game lead back to Houston.

Yao scored a game-high 33 points on 13-14 shooting, giving the Rockets an element that they have been uncertain about all season long and makes them take complete control of the series.

McGrady hit the game-winner to go with his 28 points, while they got 16 points from Jon Barry, 14 from Bobby Sura and 10 from Mike James.