The Houston Rockets defeated the Charlotte Hornets, 107 - 95, at Spectrum Center on Thursday evening. James Harden had exploded for a 40 - point, 15 - rebound, 10 - assist triple - double in his previous encounter with the Hornets (24 - 29), so it was little surprise that his contributions spearheaded Houston's 19th road win of the season Thursday. The perennial All-Star tallied a game - high 30 points that he supplemented with 11 boards, eight assists, one steal and one block. The rest of the starting five also posted double digits in the scoring column, and although they committed 17 turnovers, the Rockets (39 - 17) countered their mistakes by eliciting 21 from Charlotte. Patrick Beverley followed Harden with 17 points, three assists, two rebounds and three steals. Ryan Anderson was next with 14 points, four rebounds and one assist. Trevor Ariza and Clint Capela rounded out the first unit's productive night with matching 11 - point efforts, with the former adding seven rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocks, and the latter supplying seven boards, two assists, three steals and a block. Montrezl Harrell paced the second unit with 15 points, four rebounds, one assist and a steal. Nicolas Batum's 15 - point, 10 - assist double - double that also included eight rebounds and one steal paced the Hornets. Kemba Walker managed 14 points, five rebounds, five assists, one steal and one block. Marvin Williams tallied 12 points, seven boards and two steals. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had a modest but full stat line with eight points, nine rebounds, four assists, two blocks and one steal. Cody Zeller returned from a seven - game absence with a quad injury and generated nine points, four rebounds, one assist and two steals over 22 minutes before exiting with soreness. Marco Belinelli led the bench with 10 points, four boards and one assist. Frank Kaminsky (nine points) and Jeremy Lamb (eight points) were productive with the second unit as well. The Rockets return home to face off with the Phoenix Suns on Saturday evening, while the Hornets remain home to tangle with the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday afternoon.
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