Rockets worry after win

Luis Scola scored 23 points, Yao Ming added 19 points and 12 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets made a second-half surge without injured seven-time NBA All-Star Tracy McGrady to beat the host Oklahoma City Thunder 100-89 on Monday night.

McGrady left the game in the opening minute of the second half after aggravating his surgically repaired left knee, but the Rockets were still able to mount a 14-3 run powered by Scola and Yao.

Ron Artest added 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Rockets but was left clutching his right ankle after driving the lane in the final minute. He limped off the floor with help from team trainers to join McGrady on the bench.

McGrady, who had surgery in the offseason to remove loose bodies from the troublesome left knee, never went to the locker room and instead remained on the bench with a towel draped over his shoulders throughout the second half.

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SPURS 90, KINGS 88: Michael Finley scored 21 points and Tim Duncan had 20, including two key baskets in the final minute.

Duncan's short jumper tied it with 49 seconds left, and his bank shot off a drive put visiting San Antonio ahead for good at 90-88 with 15.5 seconds remaining.

Duncan missed two free throws with 2.3 seconds left, but Quincy Douby threw up an airball on a 3-point attempt. On the Kings' previous possession, Brad Miller shot an airball on a wide-open baseline jumper with five seconds left.

NOTES

SHAQ FINED FOR FOUL: Shaquille O'Neal stayed on the court Sunday to argue vehemently that he shouldn't have been ejected.

On Monday, the NBA fined the Phoenix Suns' center $25,000 for verbally abusing an official and failing to leave the court quickly after the ejection.

O'Neal was ejected for a flagrant foul two after the Detroit Pistons' Rodney Stuckey went up for a layup and O'Neal sent the Pistons' player crashing chest-first to the court.

O'Neal said the play was simply a result of "the laws of physics."

"The laws of physics say that a body in motion stays in motion. So if you have two objects meet in the air, the smaller object is going to fall much harder," O'Neal said. "I've never been the type of player to take anybody out, so I obviously went to the ball. The little guy ran into a brick wall."

GARNETT SUSPENDED: Boston Celtics star Kevin Garnett has been suspended for one game for hitting the Milwaukee Bucks' Andrew Bogut in the face near the end of Saturday's game.

Garnett will sit out tonight when the Celtics host the New York Knicks.

WARRIORS EXTEND JACKSON'S DEAL: Stephen Jackson is one person the Golden State Warriors consider part of their long-term plans.

Golden State has signed its leading scorer to a three-year contract extension, a deal that takes the explosive guard-forward through the 2012-13 season.

Since Jackson arrived in the Bay Area in a trade with the Indiana Pacers in January 2007, he has been a key piece for coach Don Nelson and a major spark for the Warriors. He helped the team end a 12-year playoff drought that year and reach the postseason's second round.

"We're excited to have Stephen under contract for the next several years," president Robert Rowell said in a statement. "He has been nothing short of terrific -- both on the floor and in the community -- since we acquired him almost two years ago. He has embraced this opportunity with the Warriors and has become a leader of a very young basketball team. Furthermore, he expressed a desire to be here long-term and we wanted him to be a part of our team as we move forward. We view this as a win-win for everyone."

WADE TAKES REST: Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade sat out practice Monday to get treatment on a sprained right ankle.

Wade is listed as a game-time decision for Miami's game tonight.