Darrell Armstrong led New Orleans with 27 points. He hit five 3-pointers, including two early in the fourth quarter to keep New Orleans in the game. One day after being selected to his first All-Star game, Jamaal Magloire had 23 points and 12 rebounds. Jamal Mashburn scored 19 but shot 4-of-17 in the first three quarters.
Rockets 103, Bucks 89
In Houston, Maurice Taylor scored 10 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter as Houston beat Milwaukee to snap a four-game losing streak, its longest of the season.
Steve Francis, returning from a team-imposed one-game suspension, led Houston with 23 points, followed by Cuttino Mobley and Taylor with 19 each, Yao Ming with 16 and Jim Jackson with 14.
Brian Skinner led Milwaukee with 17 points. Joe Smith had 13 and Tim Thomas Michael Redd and Desmond Mason had 12 each.
Lakers 111, Cavaliers 106, OT
In Cleveland, Shaquille O'Neal returned from a one-game suspension and scored a season-high 37 points, and Gary Payton added a season-high 30 as the Los Angeles beat Cleveland to improve to 2-1 on a seven-game road trip -- the club's longest since 1992.
LeBron James scored 32 points.
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