The Houston Rockets notched their ninth straight win as they defeated the New Orleans Pelicans, 122 - 100, at Toyota Center on Friday night. The Rockets made history in a couple of different ways in this contest, beginning with their nine - game win streak, which is their longest win streak in eight years. They also sank an NBA-record 24 three - pointers, while James Harden passed Hakeem Olajuwon, to become the Rockets' all time triple - double leader, as he notched his second straight triple - double, for the fifteenth of his career. Harden finished with 29 points on 7 - of - 15 shooting, along with 13 assists and 11 rebounds, in 34 minutes. Meanwhile, Eric Gordon notched a season - high 29 points on 10 - of - 17 shooting, including 7 - of - 12 from deep, in 28 minutes off the bench. The Rockets (20 - 7) shot 24 - of - 61 from long distance and tallied 27 assists in the game. They moved to 10 - 2 at home and will head out to Minnesota to take - on the Timberwolves on Saturday, for their second game in as many nights. The Pelicans (9 - 19) fell short on the second night of a back - to - back as they struggled shooting, going 41 percent from the field, 33 percent from long range and only 55 percent from the foul line. Anthony Davis scored 19 points before he was forced to leave the game in the third quarter with a leg contusion, and did not return. No player tallied more than 20 points for the Pelicans but five players scored in double figures, including Cheick Diallo who went 4 - of - 5 from the field, for 10 points, along with seven rebounds, in 22 minutes off the bench. The Pelicans fell to 3 - 10 on the road and will look to bounce back as they visit San Antonio on Sunday.
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