Hakeem Olajuwon scored 18 of his team's 25 fourth-quarter points to hold off a Dallas rally and take a 110-98 win.
The Mavericks trailed by as many as 20 points late in the game, but Dallas answered with a 17-2 run. Olajuwon scored the next six points to push Houston's advantage to 103-94 with 3:23 remaining.Jim Jackson scored 27 points and Roy Tarpley added 20 points and 12 rebounds for the Mavericks.
The Rockets were without starting forward Otis Thorpe, who has a strained shoulder, for the fifth straight game.
Nets 114, Pacers 103
New Jersey got nearly everyone back from injuries, and it was well worth the wait. Benoit Benjamin scored a season-high 30 points.
Derrick Coleman, who missed six games with a lacerated left hand, had 20 points and 15 rebounds, and Kenny Anderson, who had a sore shoulder, added 14 points and 16 assists.
Reggie Miller scored a season-high 37 points for the visiting Pacers.
SuperSonics 121, Bullets 107
Long-range shooting by Detlef Schrempf and Sarunas Marciulionis helped Seattle pull away to its 11th straight victory over Washington.
Gary Payton led Seattle with 24 points.
Trail Blazers 103, Hawks 98
Lenny Wilkens' pursuit of a record-setting 939th victory goes on after Portland withstood a Hawks rally to win at Atlanta.
Stacey Augmon had a career-high 36 points, and Mookie Blaylock added 21 for the Hawks.
Suns 108, Kings 100
Charles Barkley scored 11 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter as Phoenix ended Sacramento's four-game home winning streak.
Nuggets 108, T'wolves 99 (2OT)
Brian Williams scored nine of his 15 points in two overtime periods as Denver outlasted Minnesota, which tied an NBA record with its 10th straight overtime loss.
Lakers 105, Pistons 96
Vlade Divac scored 23 points and Tony Smith added 10 of his 13 in the fourth quarter as Los Angeles sent Detroit to its sixth straight loss.
Spurs 91, Warriors 86
Golden State coach Don Nelson returned to the bench after an illness, but the result for the Warriors, who have lost 17 of 20, was the same.
Chuck Person hit a 3-pointer with 52 seconds left, his only points of the game, breaking a tie and giving San Antonio its ninth win in 10 games.