In Houston, Mark Blount came off the bench and matched his season high with 22 points to lead the Boston over Houston for its season-best sixth straight victory.
Boston has won 10 of its last 11 games. The loss snapped a six-game winning streak for Houston.
Antoine Walker had 18, Ricky Davis 15, Paul Pierce 12, Tony Allen 11 and Gary Payton 10.
Tracy McGrady led Houston with 22 points, followed by Yao Ming with 18, Jon Barry with 16 and David Wesley with 12.
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