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OAKLAND, Calif. – Kevin Martin made a tying basket and a go-ahead 3-pointer in crunch time on the way to 30 points, and the Houston Rockets won for the fifth time in six games, beating the short-handed Golden State Warriors 121-112 on Monday night.
Luis Scola had 20 points with a key late jump hook, nine rebounds and six assists. Chuck Hayes added 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Rockets, who have won eight of 11 this month.
Monta Ellis scored 44 points — nine straight during a key fourth-quarter stretch — for his third 40-point game of the season. He added seven assists, but the Warriors lost for the 14th time in 16 games and for the sixth time in seven at Oracle Arena after beginning 5-0 on their home floor.
Kyle Lowry made two free throws with 1:54 to play after Golden State's Vladimir Radmanovic threw him down and was whistled for a flagrant foul. Lowry finished with 13 points and eight assists, and Shane Battier scored 14 points as all five starters reached double figures.
Houston pulled off back-to-back road wins in consecutive nights after beginning the season 3-11 away from home. The Rockets, who won Sunday night at Sacramento, will try for a road sweep on this California swing Wednesday against the Los Angeles Clippers.