Rockets beat Suns, Cleveland loses James, game

Yao found the answer to the speedy Sun's play, scoring 31 points and adding 13 boards to lift the Rockets over the Suns 100-94. Mcgrady added 18 points for the Rockets, who got a nice spark off the bench from Steve Francis with 9 points and 7 assists. Lebron James hurt his left index finger in the 2nd quarter, leaving the game for good as Cleveland lost to Detroit 74-109. Richard Hamilton led the Pistons with 18 points, while the rest of the team contributed with 10 Piston players scoring at least 7 points.