The Houston Rockets (20 - 7) defeated the Portland Trail Blazers (22 - 7) 110 - 95 on Monday. Houston put a stop to their two - game losing streak with the win. James Harden was n't going to let the Rockets lose a third straight game. He put up a game - high 44 points and seven assists in 32 minutes. Corey Brewer and Alexey Shved, acquired in a three - team trade on Friday, made their debuts with the team. Brewer put up 12 points, four rebounds, four assists and five steals in 23 minutes off the bench, while Shved put up three points in 11 minutes off the bench. The Rockets will go on the road Friday to take on the Grizzlies in Memphis. Portland saw their five - game winning streak come to an end with the loss. LaMarcus Aldridge sat out the game with an illness, thrusting Meyers Leonard into the starting lineup at power forward. Robin Lopez (hand) will remain out for about seven more weeks, so the Trail Blazers were running out their backup frontcourt of Leonard and Joel Freeland. Leonard finished with 13 points and four rebounds in 32 minutes. He even converted three three - pointers, showing off the new skill he developed in the offseason. With the game out of reach for most of the second half, coach Terry Stotts gave extra minutes to his bench. C.J. McCollum put on a show with 17 points and three steals in 27 minutes. Portland is on a back - to - back set, they'll play the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday.
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