Rockets 116, Bulls 98
At Chicago, Tracy McGrady returned to the Houston lineup and had 20 points and eight assists to lead the Rockets past the Bulls.
Yao Ming had 18 points and eight rebounds but sprained his right thumb in the third quarter. X-rays were negative, and Yao retuned in the fourth quarter.
Bonzi Wells scored 20 points for the Rockets, who won for the second time in seven games and snapped a three-game losing streak.
Kirk Hinrich led Chicago with 22 points and Luol Deng added 21 points and seven rebounds.
Bucks 103, Bobcats 99
At Milwaukee, rookie Yi Jianlian scored a season-high 29 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Michael Redd added 27 points to help Milwaukee outlast road-weary Charlotte.
The game was delayed 15 minutes after the Bobcats needed nearly 11 hours to get to Milwaukee after their flight left Charlotte at 9am After several diversions and a refueling and food stop, the team finally landed at Midway Airport in Chicago at 4:30pm and bused to the Bradley Center, arriving 60 minutes before the scheduled tip-off.
Jason Richardson scored a season-high 30 points for the Bobcats before fouling out late in the fourth. Emeka Okafor and Raymond Felton scored 17 points apiece, Gerald Wallace added 15 and Nazr Mohammed 14.
76ers 99, Grizzlies 97
At Memphis, Tennessee, Andre Iguodala made a 20-foot jumper as time expired to give Philadelphia the victory over Memphis.
Iguodala, who had 17 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter, converted the winner over Mike Miller from near the top of the key. By the time it went through the net, Iguodala and his teammates were already headed to the locker room after handing Memphis its ninth loss in the last 11.
Andre Miller led Philadelphia with 29 points, connecting on 10 of 18 shots. Kyle Korver scored 14.
Pau Gasol had 31 points and 13 rebounds for Memphis, including eight points in the final 1:18.
Hornets 110, Timberwolves 76
At New Orleans, Chris Paul had 19 points, 15 assists and five steals in only 30 minutes, helping New Orleans beat the downtrodden Minnesota team.
David West scored 22 points for the Hornets (17-10), who've won two straight overall and four in a row in New Orleans, where they improved to 8-5.
Ryan Gomes scored 20 to lead Minnesota (4-22), which won on Friday night but still has yet to win two straight this season and has won only once in its last eight games.
Al Jefferson and Gerald Green each scored 11 for the Timberwolves. Jefferson also had 13 rebounds.
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