Nuggets Stop Rockets 93-88
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DerMarr Johnson scored all eight of his points in the final two minutes, helping the Denver Nuggets rally for a 93-88 victory over the Houston Rockets on Thursday night in the final preseason game for both teams.
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Dirk Nowitzki scored nine of his 35 points in the final 5 minutes &#151; including a three-point play with 17.9 seconds &#151; to lift the Dallas Mavericks past the Denver Nuggets 95-93 on Sunday.
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Kevin Garnett scores 26 points and Paul Pierce, above, adds 19 as the Celtics improve to 27-3 to match the best 30-game start in the shot-clock era with a 97-93 victory over the Rockets.
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Kevin Garnett jumper with 8.3 seconds remaining lifts the Timberwolves to a 96-91 win over the Rockets on Thursday.  Garnett finished with 20 points, 17 rebounds and nine assists.
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Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony (15) goes to the basket while guarded by Houston Rockets center Yao Ming (11) of China in the first half Saturday, Nov. 27, 2004, in Houston.
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The Houston Rockets went straight back  to their winning ways after the All-Star break, beating the  Cavaliers 93-85 in Cleveland on Tuesday to earn their ninth win  in a row.
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Tracy McGrady scored 34 points and Yao Ming had 23, leading the Houston Rockets to their eighth-straight win with a 123-93 victory over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night.
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Carmelo Anthony had 34 points, seven rebounds, five assists and four steals to break out of his early season slump and help the Denver Nuggets end a three-game losing streak with a 117-109 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night.
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Chris Paul has 23 points, 17 assists and nine rebounds, and the Hornets run away with their ninth-straight win, 117-93, over the visiting Nuggets on Monday night.
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Juwan Howard scored 20 points for the Rockets, who dropped the Grizzlies to 0-and-4. Yao Ming added 14 points and eleven rebounds to the win.
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Shawn Marion scored a season-high 27 points, blocked 6 shots and made 5 of Phoenixâs 20 3-pointers to lead the Suns to a 137-115 victory over the visiting Denver Nuggets.
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The red-hot New Orleans Hornets cruised to their ninth consecutive victory, crushing the Denver Nuggets 117-93 on Monday.
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Earl Boykins broke the NBA record for points in an overtime, scoring 15 of Denver's 21 points in the extra period as the Nuggets, without two key players, beat the Seattle SuperSonics 116-110 Tuesday night.
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The NBA tips off its new season as the defending champions, the Detriot Pistons, overpowered the Houston Rockets 87-79. Rasheed Wallace led the offensive, scoring 24 points while
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J.R. Smith scored a career-high 36 points, Carmelo Anthony added 29, and the Denver Nuggets beat the struggling Chicago Bulls 113-109 on Tuesday night.
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Allen Iverson had 31 points and 10 assists, and Carmelo Anthony added 29 points in the Denver Nuggets' 107-99 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night.
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HOUSTON Yao Ming&#39;s 21 points and nine rebounds led the Houston Rockets to an 89-to-81 victory over the hapless New Orleans Hornets.