Yao had 30, 16 rebounds as Rockets beat Warriors
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-12-15 14:46

Chris Bosh scored 25 points and Mike James added 16 for the Raptors, who slipped to a woeful 4-18.

In New York, Dwight Howard scored 23 points and had 13 rebounds as the Orlando Magic beat the Knicks 105-90.

Hedo Turkoglu added 18 points for the Magic.

Eddy Curry scored 23 points and Quentin Richardson added 16 points for the Knicks.

In Boston, Paul Pierce scored 25 points as the Celtics beat the Indiana Pacers 85-71.

Mark Blount added 22 points for the Celtics.

Stephen Jackson scored 18 points and Jermaine O'Neal added 14 points and had 10 rebounds for the Pacers.

In East Rutherford, Brevin Knight scored 27 points as the Charlotte Bobcats beat the New Jersey Nets 91-83 to end an eight-game losing streak.

In Milwaukee, Dwyane Wade scored 27 points as the Miami Heat beat the Bucks 100-83, improving to 2-0 under Pat Riley.

In Oklahoma City, J.R. Smith scored 21 points as the New Orleans Hornets beat the Los Angeles Clippers 102-89.

In Dallas, Dirk Nowitzi scored 29 points and had 13 rebounds as the Mavericks beat the Phoenix Suns 102-96.

In Memphis, Kobe Bryant scored 27 points as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Grizzlies 94-79.