The Detroit Pistons (18 - 30) outscored the Houston Rockets (33 - 15), 114 - 101. The Rockets suffered a scare when James Harden headed to the locker room clutching his knee. He returned at the start of the second half and nearly triple - doubled with 26 points, nine assists and seven rebounds. Dwight Howard missed his fourth straight game due to ankle and knee issues. John Smith could not find success in his first game against the team that released him last month, shooting 3 - of - 11 from the field. After two consecutive DCP-CDs, Kostas Papanikolaou played 12 minutes and scored eight points. Donatas Motiejunas followed up a career - high 26 - point game with 21 points on 10 - of - 13 shooting in 29 minutes. D.J. Augustin bounced back from a two - point outing to scored 28 points and dish 12 assists in 37 minutes. All five Pistons starters scored in double figures, highlighted by Kentavious Caldwell-Pope's 28 points, five rebounds, four assists, three blocks, one steal, and six three - pointers in 40 minutes. Andre Drummond and Greg Monroe double - doubled, each grabbing at least 12 rebounds and scoring at least 11 points. The Pistons do n't play again until Tuesday, squaring off against the Miami Heat. The Rockets will get three days off before starting a three - game homestand against the Chicago Bulls.
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