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Los Angeles, Dec. 1: James Harden and Chris Paul combined for 37 points as the Houston Rockets snapped a fourgame losing streak by clobbering the rebuilding San Antonio Spurs 136-105 on Friday. Harden delivered 23 points and 10 assists while Paul put up 14 points and

10 assists for the Rockets, who won the battle of the struggling Lone Star State teams.

“We’re a confident group when we have all of our players. When we’ve got a healthy roster, we can compete with anybody in the league,” Harden said.

Houston’s Clint Capela led all scorers with 27 points, as the Rockets handed the Spurs their second straight lopsided defeat – San Antonio lost

128-89 to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday. The Rockets and Spurs are two former NBA juggernauts who few would have guessed would both be under 500 at this point in the 2018-19 season.

Houston (10-11) have made some key adjustments to their lineup through the first quarter of the season, and Paul’s return after missing three games with a hamstring injury also helped them get back on track Friday. The Rockets built a large enough lead that they were able to sit their starters for most of the final quarter.

LaMarcus Aldridge had

20 points and DeMar DeRozan added 18 for the Spurs, who have dropped to 10-12 on the season.

The numbers are not good – the Spurs allowed their biggest point total in a half this season and matched the most points they have allowed in the