Tracy Mcgrady has put whatever personal problems he had behind him. And it shows. McGrady, who averaged just 15 points in his last three games, followed up his 36-point performance in the All-Star Game with 26 points to help the Houston Rockets to a 106-102 win over the Los Angeles   Clippers on Wednesday night.

   As for what was bothering him, he still wouldn't say. But insists it's in the past. That's over with, he said. It's time to move on. We're not even mentioning that. I'm not going to talk about it.

   His emotional improvement along with Yao Ming's best outing since missing 21 games after toe surgery was enough to hold off the pesky Clippers. Yao scored 29 points and had 15 rebounds.

   Houston is 17-8 with both Yao and McGrady in the lineup. Yao has been playing out of his mind lately, McGrady said. Since the guy's been back, he's been extremely aggressive. He's playing with a great deal of confidence.