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Rockets defeat Bucks, 111-107, in overtime
Yao Ming finished with 27 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks Sunday, and the Houston Rockets overcame a nine-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 111-107 in overtime.
Francis finished wit 23 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists. Maurice Taylor and Cuttino Mobley each added 19 points for Houston.
Redd had 36 points and a career-high 14 rebounds for the Bucks while Joe Smith scored a season-high 25 points. Milwaukee was without Keith Van Horn, who sprained his left ankle and bruised his left calf Friday against Chicago.
Houston had lost four of six, including a 23-point defeat at Memphis Friday. The Bucks have lost 10 of 13, including four straight at home for the first time since February 2000. They are 8-20 against Western Conference teams this season.
Milwaukee missed a chance to tie New Orleans for fourth place in the Eastern Conference and has just a half-game lead over Miami for the fifth playoff spot.
The Bucks led 87-78 with less than five minutes left in the fourth quarter. But Yao scored six points in a 12-2 run that gave Houston a 90-89 lead with 1:12 to go.
Desmond Mason, who finished with 19 points, made a layup to give Milwaukee a one-point lead with 42.7 left. Jackson and Francis missed back-to-back 3-point attempts, and Mason made 1-of-2 at the line with 2.9 seconds left to make it 92-90.
But Francis redeemed himself, driving the left baseline and sinking a layup at the buzzer to force overtime.
Notes: Dan Gadzuric failed to score in six minutes for Milwaukee after missing one game with a sprained right ankle. ... Clarence Weatherspoon tied his season high by scoring 12 points, all in the first half.
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