But then he hit a jumper for a 97-95 lead.
He hit a jumper and added a stuff for an 80-69 lead with 9:29 left.
But West hit a 15-foot jumper as the first half ended.
And Jordan hit a 30-foot jumper to win the game.
During his first two minutes on the floor, he blocked a shot and hit a 12-foot jumper.
He hit a 19-foot jumper from the right side that gave the Rockets their first lead, 24-23.
Robert Reid hit a short jumper with 3:29 to go for a 108-99 lead.
Just 13 seconds after returning to the game, he hit a short running jumper.
Kurt Thomas hit a jumper to cut the lead to 5 points.
The teams were tied at 8-8 five minutes into the first half, when Jones hit a jumper.