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Rockets defeat Thunder 112-101

Xinhua, January 16, 2015 Adjust font size:

The Houston Rockets beat the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder 112-101 on Thursday night at the Toyota Center, bringing its total winning games to 28 in this season.

The Rockets did a great job in the first quarter by a score of 40-18, and the Thunder won the second quarter with a score of 35-24, but it was the Rockets that finished the first half of the game with 11 points more than the Thunder's.

In the second half of the game, the Rockets further strengthened its capability of defense and offense while the Thunder tried hard to narrow the gap with the Rockets. But the Rockets, which played even better than the Thunder in the whole game, had the last laugh on Thursday night.

James Harden had 31 points, nine rebounds and 10 assists.It was the 17th 30-point game this season for Harden, who leads the NBA in scoring.

Dwight Howard added 13 points with 8 rebounds for the Rockets while four other players of the Rockets also finished in double figures.

For the Thunder, Kevin Durant enjoyed 24 points and 10 rebounds. Endi