RESULTS, SCHEDULE

* Houston 113, at Dallas 98: Tracy McGrady had 31 points and nine assists, helping the Rockets push their team-best winning streak to 17 games in beating the Mavericks without the suspended Dirk Nowitzki. Dallas is 4-5 with Jason Kidd.

* at Chicago 107, Cleveland 96: Ben Gordon and Luol Deng scored 23 points apiece, rookie Joakim Noah had 13 points and 20 rebounds and the Bulls broke the game open with a 17-0 third-quarter run. LeBron James had 39 points.

* at San Antonio 108, Indiana 97: With Coach Gregg Popovich getting ejected in the second quarter for arguing calls, the Spurs won their 11th in a row -- thanks largely to a 14-4 third-quarter run. Manu Ginobili scored 28 points.