National Basketball Association

Mutombo turns back the clock vs. Warriors

Published Apr. 11, 2009 7:19 a.m. ET

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The Houston Rockets are trying to hang on to the third seed in the Western Conference and they got a boost from an unlikely, finger-wagging source.

Dikembe Mutombo, who turns 43 in June, made a rare start in place of injured center Yao Ming and came up with his biggest game in more than a year, scoring 10 points and grabbing 15 rebounds to lead the Rockets to a 113-109 win over the Golden State Warriors on Friday.