Harden leads Rockets rout of Warriors
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E-mail Xinhua, December 7, 2013
The Houston Rockets' shooting guard James Harden scored 34 points Friday night when hosting the Golden State Warriors at Toyota Center, leading his team to a 105-83 victory.
Frustrated from a terrible offensive in their last defeat against the Suns Wednesday, the Rockets started Friday's game with an urge to win.
With both good defensive and offensive, Houston dominated the first quarter and jumped out to a 31-12 lead. They maintained the gap and led 61-37 at halftime. The Warriors shot only 27 percent in the first half.
In the second half, the Warriors failed to sustain any runs and Houston continued to play strong defense. The Warriors made just 35.5 percent of their shots in the whole game.
Harden bounced back from his 3 of 17 shooting night on Wednesday, making 13 of 22 shots to score 34 points. Dwight Howard had 22 points and 18 rebounds while Terrence Jones added 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Rockets.
Stephen Curry led the Warriors with 22 points and five assists. Harrison Barnes had 14 points and seven rebounds, and Kent Bazemore added 12 and David Lee 11 points as the Warriors saw their two-game win streak end.
The win snapped Houston's two-game losing streak and improved their record to 14-7. The team will host the Orlando Magic on Sunday.
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