The Pistons (9 - 9) ran away with a 116 - 105 win over the Rockets (7 - 11) at The Palace of Auburn Hills on Monday. After scoring 17 in the first half, Pistons point guard Reggie Jackson went on to finish with a game - high 31 points (11 - 18 FG, 3 - 4 3Pt, 6 - 8 FT) with eight assists and five rebounds. Detroit forced Houston into 40 percent shooting from the field to its 53 percent. James Harden struggled to find his shot, but managed to get to the line enough to post 29 points (6 - 15 FG, 2 - 4 3Pt, 15 - 17 FT) along with nine rebounds and seven assists. Harden had been on a tear since the firing of coach Kevin McHale on Nov. 18, but his scoring has cooled down since Sunday when he scored just 26 points. The Rockets rotation has looked a bit different under interim coach J.B. Bickerstaff, as Clint Capela and Patrick Beverley are now in the starting lineup. Capela's production shot up, but he only managed 11 points and five rebounds against Detroit. Beverley finished with 10 points (4 - 12 FG, 2 - 5 3Pt). Despite Jackson's 31 and a 24 - point, 13 - rebound performance from Andre Drummond, the player of the game award definitely goes to rookie Stanley Johnson. The forward out of Arizona came off the bench and scored 19 points (6 - 11 FG, 4 - 5 3Pt, 3 - 4 FT) with 10 rebounds for his first career double - double. Johnson hit plenty of big 3 - point shots and even showed flashes of his defensive ability with a pair of blocks. point guard Spencer Dinwiddie missed his fourth straight game due to a knee injury. The Rockets return to Honda Center for a date with the Pelicans on Wednesday; the Pistons play the second of a four - game homestand against the Suns.
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