Rockets complete a 3-0 Eastern trip
Yao Ming had 28 points and 12 rebounds, Ron Artest scored 20 points and the Houston Rockets finished off a perfect three-game trip against the Eastern Conference with a 107-98 win over the Miami Heat on Monday night.
Rafer Alston had 14 points for Houston, which finished with six players in double figures and outrebounded Miami, 51-35.
Dwyane Wade scored 23 points for the Heat but missed 16 of 23 field-goal attempts. Mario Chalmers had a career-best 23 points, including five three-point baskets.
It was only the fourth time in the last 12 years that the Rockets were unbeaten on a trip lasting at least three games.
-- ASSOCIATED PRESS
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