Matt Barnes Cheap Shot On Rafer Alston

(AP) What was mostly a shoving match broke out just after McGrady's 3-pointer put Houston ahead 74-55 with 27 seconds left in the third quarter. Houston's Rafer Alston, apparently upset after getting... a shoulder from Matt Barnes, shoved the Phoenix player at midcourt.

Steve Nash rushed into middle of things and was pushed to the court by McGrady, who in turn was shoved down by O'Neal.

After coaches and officials separated the players, the referees huddled and decided to eject Alston and Barnes with double technicals. McGrady, Nash and O'Neal all drew technical fouls, an outcome that was greeted by a chorus of boos from the crowd. The net result was a technical free throw for Houston, which Yao Ming missed.more>>