CLEVELAND, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Chase Budinger kicked off a late-game spurt and combined with Kevin Martin to score 60 points Wednesday, leading Houston to a 124-119 victory over Cleveland.
The Rockets were holding a one-point lead when Budinger hit a 3-pointer with 4:30 to play and the Houston lead eventually grew to 10 in the final minute.
Both Budinger and Martin scored 30 points while Courtney Lee and Luis Scola both had 16 for the Rockets, winners of two straight.
Antawn Jamison had 26 points for the Cavaliers and Ramon Sessions produced 20.
Cleveland had won two of its last three contests prior to the All-Star break, including an unlikely triumph over the Los Angeles Lakers. The Cavaliers allowed 27 second-chance points and were outrebounded 57-37.
