Steve Novak scored a career-high 17 points off the bench to lead the Houston Rockets past the Seattle SuperSonics, 103-80, at the Toyota Center. Rafer Alston chipped in 18 points and five assists for the Rockets, who have won four in a row and are No. 5 in the Western Conference playoff race, two games behind New Orleans for the top spot in the Southwest Division as well as the conference as a whole. Luther Head added 16 points, while Luis Scola

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