LOS ANGELES: Shaquille O'Neal outscored and outrebounded Yao Ming in their individual matchup, but the Chinese star had the last laugh on O'Neal as the Houston Rockets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 99-87 here on Thursday.
The National Basketball Association's featured Christmas showdown saw the Lakers' league-best record fall to 20-7, level with Sacramento atop the Pacific Division.
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