Houston Rockets Must Find Minutes For Marcus Thornton

He also added nine rebounds and six assists, but where the Nets succeeded was limiting his free throw attempts.

Cory Joseph notched 15 points, DeMar DeRozan had 14 and Jonas Valanciunas contributed 11 points and 12 rebounds for the Raptors, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Harden last week, appeared to shake off the shooting bug he had in the beginning of the season as he shot over 46 percent in three of the last four victories.

The IN forward scored 17 of his 26 points IN the second half, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out three assists to lead the Pacers to a victory over the Celtics.

For the Nets, their last game was one of the closer games they had this season – a 94-86 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks.

The Rockets have two veteran players in the backcourt, so …

Larkin added 15 points on 6-for-10 shooting, and his flurry of scoring bridging the third and fourth pushed Brooklyn back into contention after the Rockets extended to an 11-point lead with 3:15 left in the third.

In spite of getting three starts so far, Capela is only averaging 17.8 minutes per game, but he’s making the most of it when he gets on the floor, averaging 17.2 points and 12.2 rebounds per 36 minutes. He has been a solid help to the hometown favorite Harden. “When you do get a victory you can say: ‘Hey, this is what we’re talking about.’ Because in that victory there’s a lot of things that I’ve been preaching and other coaches have been preaching”.

Toronto had a season-high point total.

Now when Rockets star Center Howard is not playing, Houston’s backup Center, Clint Capela, has thrived in his few starts early on in the season. The backup has averaged 8.6 points per game and about seven rebounds per game. While those do not appear to be stellar numbers, he has shown great upside in wins over the Kings where racked up 13 points and 12 rebounds and also against the Clippers, scoring nine points and eight rebounds in the win.

The second year center’s statistic that stands out most is that since November began, he is shooting 87 percent from the field. The Rockets as a team are working on staying healthy and incorporating the new members of the squad into the rotation which might explain the slow start of the season as they attempted to implement Ty Lawson as a primary facilitator.

NOTES: Rockets G Patrick Beverley was arrested in the Houston suburb of Pearland and later released on Wednesday after paying a fine for an open warrant for a toll system violation.

The Rockets’ bid for their fifth straight win fell short as they fell to the winless Brooklyn Nets, 106-98. I just hope that he and his teammates will be hoisting up the most important award sometime in June. Rockets coach Kevin McHale maintained his starting lineup despite the return of F Terrence Jones (lacerated right eyelid), with G/F Marcus Thornton and F Trevor Ariza flanking C Dwight Howard…. “It takes time. I’m not anxious about that”. They are a good complement to Harden who has shown just last week how unsafe he can be on the court when hot.

Saturday, November 14- Dallas Mavericks- 7 p.m.