Houston played without point guard Rafer Alston (strained left hamstring) and got a brief injury scare from McGrady early in the game. He had averaged 21 points, 9.7 rebounds and 7.3 assists in three games since sitting out the previous seven to rest his sore left knee, but knocked knees with Spencer Hawes on a drive near the 8-minute mark.

McGrady stumbled into the crowd and winced as he came limping back onto the court. He shook off it off, though, sinking two free throws and scoring on two drives over the next two minutes.

Houston Rockets Carl Landry (L) takes a dive as he goes for a loose ball against Sacramento Kings Jason Tompson in the first half of their NBA basketball game in Houston December 19, 2008.

The Kings led 48-38 with 7:26 left in the half, but Sacramento finally started missing shots and the Rockets finished the half with a 15-4 spurt to forge a 55-all tie at the break.

The Kings coughed up three turnovers early in the third quarter and the Rockets built a six-point cushion. Brad Miller converted two three-point plays to tie it again at 69.

The Rockets outscored Sacramento 13-4 over the final five minutes of the quarter to push the lead to 82-73, their biggest of the game to that point.

In Auburn Hills, Michigan, Deron Williams poured in 29 points as the Utah Jazz continued their mystifying mastery over the Detroit Pistons with 120-114 double-overtime win.

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