Harden Defeats Former Team!

This week the Rockets played three games, coming with two victories and a loss. The team also traded a few players to boost up their roster. They traded Patrick Patterson, Cole Aldrich, and Tony Douglas for Sacramento Kings Thomas Robinson, Francisco Garcia, and Tyler Honeycutt. Marcus Morris reunites with twin, Markieff in Phoenix for a second draft pick. On Wednesday, James Harden played against his former team Oklahoma City Thunders. Houston played an outstanding game against the Thunders, beating them 119 to 122. I could not keep still watching this tight game. Notable players of the game were James Harden, Jeremy Lin, Chandler Parsons, Omer Asik, and Carlos Delfino. Harden and Lin were the ones who stood out the most from Houston. Harden had a total of 46 points, 6 assists, and 8 rebounds. He scored a career high of 7 three-pointers in this game. Harden even scored a last second half court shot at the end of the third quarter. Jeremy Lin had a total of 29 points, 8 assists, 6 rebounds, and 2 steals. Chandler Parsons had an exceptional game, producing a total of 17 points, 4 assists, 6 rebounds, and 2 steals. Houston's big man Omer Asik almost finished with a double-double. Asik had a total of 9 points and 10 assists. Carlos Delfino had a total of 9 points, 5 assists, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals.

The Rockets headed to the Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York on Friday to play against the Brooklyn Nets. Houston was able to defeat the tough team and bring home an away victory. The game ended with Houston ahead 106 to 96. Notable players of the game were Houston's starting line up. The starting line up consists of Jeremy Lin, James Harden, Chandler Parsons, Carlos Defino, and Omer Asik. Although Lin had 5 turnovers, he was able to a decent performance. He scored 9 points and had 6 assists. Harden and Defino were the top scorers for the team, each scoring 22 points each. A season high for Carlos Defino. They had a combined 10 for 15 from the three point range. Harden also had 4 assists and 5 rebounds. Defino was able to provide 5 assists and 5 rebounds. Parsons had a decent game as well, scoring 10 points, 4 assists, and 5 rebounds. He was able to shoot 50 percent from three point range. 

Houston headed to the Verizon Center, Washington, DC on Saturday to play against a team who has been playing outstanding basketball recently, the Washington Wizards. Houston fell short against the Wizards on Saturday. They loss a very close game. The score was 105 to 103. Notable Players were James Harden, Chandler Parsons, Carlos Defino, and Patrick Beverley. Harden was the leading scorer for the team. He scored 27 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds, and 3 steals. Parsons was second in scoring for the Rockets. He provided 24 points, 3 assists, 7 rebounds, and had a buzzer beater shot in the 3rd quarter. Defino helped the team with 12 points, 3 assists, and 5 rebounds. Patrick Beverley had a great performance coming off from the bench. He shot 9 for 14 against the Wizards. He had 15 points, 3 assists and 4 rebounds. Houston still remain as the 8th seed for the Playoffs, with 31 wins and 27 losses. They have a chance to move above the Utah Jazz and become the 7th seed. Stay tuned to see if Houston can move up higher into the playoff standings.