The Rockets played hard Wednesday Night, just not hard enough.  Yao continued his fantastic season with 34 points, 9 rebounds and 5 blocked shots.  Rafer Alston had one of his better games of the season with 20 points and 8 assists.  Luther Head was very active in this game with 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

The Rockets fell to 15-10 on the season with this loss.