HOUSTON, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Yao Ming dominated with 28 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks Friday night in carrying the Houston Rockets to a 104-88 victory over Milwaukee.
Yao made all 14 of his free throws during a match-up with fellow countryman Yi Jianlian. The game was touted to have drawn an estimated 200 million television viewers in China.
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Yi scored a career-high 19 points, 17 of them coming in the second half.
Tracy McGrady added 21 points and seven rebounds for the Rockets, who have started the season with five wins in six games.
Michael Redd led Milwaukee with 26 points.
The Bucks were within two points midway through the fourth period, but Houston went on a 14-0 run to seize control. Bonzi Wells scored six points in that stretch.
