Tracy McGrady scored 31 points and the Houston Rockets roared to their 17th consecutive win in a 113-98 road victory over the Dallas Mavericks yesterday. The Rockets, in stretching their franchise-record run, tied the seventh-longest streak in NBA history.

Rafer Alston added a season-best 24 points for Houston, continuing to play well without injured Chinese centre Yao Ming.

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