NO PROBLEM: ROCKETS BEAT GRIZZLIES
Rockets solve scoring woes in Memphis, hit 35.6 percent of treys
James Harden scored 38 points to lead the Houston Rockets to a 111-96 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night.
After suffering two losses to Memphis in the first two weeks of the season, the Rockets finally solved their shooting woes against the Grizzlies.
In their previous two meetings, Memphis held the Rockets to 90 and 89 points, the only two times the Rockets have been held under 100 points this season, and Houston’s lowest two scoring efforts ever under head coach Mike D’Antoni.
On Saturday night, Houston jumped out to a 9-0 lead by
Harden leads Rockets with 38 points; Eric Gordon adds 26 for Houston
draining three 3s and never let Memphis go ahead, leading by as many as 25 points. The Rockets outdid their previous scoring against Memphis by the end of the third quarter, entering the fourth with a 93-70 lead.
Houston hit 16 of 45 (35.6 percent) from beyond the arc, including 6 of 14 from Harden, who added eight assists and four rebounds. Eric Gordon added 26 points on 6 of 11 3-point shooting for Houston.
Tyreke Evans led Memphis with 22 points.
WARRIORS 135, 76ERS 114
In Oakland, Kevin Durant returned from missing one game with a leg injury to finish with 29 points,
Durant returns from injury, leads Warriors over Philadelphia
leading Golden State past Philadelphia for its sixth straight win.
Draymond Green had 10 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists, five blocks and two steals. Stephen Curry added 22 points and nine assists to surpass the 4,000-assist mark for his career and Klay Thompson scored 23 as the Warriors pulled away in the second half.
Durant sat out Wednesday’s win against the Timberwolves with a bruised left thigh but hardly showed any signs of an issue. Curry, sporting new cornrows in his hair, briefly went to the locker room early in the second but returned. /