
Friday's Stars
--Yao Ming, Rockets, scored 19 of his season-high 33 points in the fourth quarter and had 14 rebounds and five assists in Houston's 131-112 win over Golden State. Yao was 9-for-9 from the line in the final quarter and 17-of-19 overall. --Dwight Howard, Magic, had 21 points and 23 rebounds to help Orlando beat Oklahoma City 98-89.
--Ray Allen and Rajon Rondo, Celtics. Allen scored 19 points, and Rondo followed his first career triple-double with 16 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in Boston's 93-78 victory over Portland.