AROUND THE NBA | Tuesday's other games

Pacers 71, Nuggets 60
INDIANAPOLIS -- Jermaine O'Neal had 25 points and 20 rebounds, and Indiana withstood a furious fourth-quarter rally to defeat Denver.
Ron Artest and Al Harrington bottled up Denver rookie Carmelo Anthony, and the Nuggets shot just 29 percent and committed 23 turnovers. The Pacers weren't much better, shooting 35 percent and committing 18 turnovers. But they withstood a 17-2 surge by Denver in the final period.
Anthony scored just 2 points on 1-of-13 shooting in his worst night as a pro. Artest and Harrington harassed and frustrated last year's NCAA Final Four MVP all night, getting a hand in his face on nearly every shot.
Earl Boykins led the Nuggets with 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting. His teammates finished 16-for-67 (24 percent) from the floor.
Artest had 18 points and six rebounds, and Harrington added 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting for the Pacers. The 131 points are the ninth-lowest total since the NBA instituted the shot clock in 1954-55.
Rockets 86, Nets 75
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Steve Francis ignited a game-ending 14-1 run with eight straight points and an assist to lead Houston.
Francis finished with 17 points, 10 rebounds and six assists as the Rockets won for the third time in four games under former New York Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy.
Cuttino Mobley led Houston with 20 points. Maurice Taylor added eight of his 14 points in the final quarter, when the Rockets' league-leading defense limited the Nets to 4-of-18 shooting. Yao Ming added 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Richard Jefferson had 21 points to lead the Nets, who looked a little listless playing for the second straight game without Kenyon Martin, who has an ankle injury. Jason Kidd had 16 points, seven rebounds and nine assists in a performance that was misleading because he had 13 points in the first quarter.