HOUSTON: The Houston Rockets blew a big lead, then relied on Yao Ming to rally the team to a win over the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA on Tuesday.

Yao scored 24 points and grabbed a season-high 19 rebounds as the Rockets came from eight points down in the fourth quarter to beat the Hawks 92-84.

Houston outrebounded Atlanta 57-40 to hand the Hawks their 10th consecutive loss in Houston.