Rockets
Houston
Western Conference
Southwest
23
10
33
794
99
31
13
42
83
41
49
28
20
71
31
17
48
1
21
13
16
18
115
4
85
23
27
2122
915
43
39
35
90
310
25
335
00
58
52
53
2338
6060
810
53
7
1822
107
6
97
84
87
108
37
145
01
62
33
53
3321
6060
8
2
25
21
9
43
3
3
100
3
2
5
0
5
5
5
23
60
5
3
60
22
15
68
9
5
56
10
5
15
0
8
2
3
38
60
8
5
62
18
10
56
9
8
89
10
3
13
0
6
3
5
33
60
10
3
30
22
7
32
7
4
57
8
7
15
1
2
3
3
21
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
James
Harden
James Harden
True
28
9
17
53
3
6
50
7
7
100
1
4
5
2
1
0
3
1
28
15
none
Donatas
Motiejūnas
Donatas Motiejūnas
True
27
5
11
45
0
2
0
2
3
67
2
0
2
3
2
0
2
4
12
8
none
Dwight
Howard
Dwight Howard
True
26
9
13
69
0
0
0
5
9
56
4
9
13
0
0
0
2
2
23
35
double
Patrick
Beverley
Patrick Beverley
True
24
3
5
60
3
4
75
2
2
100
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
3
11
16
none
Trevor
Ariza
Trevor Ariza
True
23
1
5
20
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
6
0
3
2
2
16
none
Josh
Smith
Josh Smith
False
28
6
9
67
0
1
0
0
2
0
2
5
7
2
0
1
3
3
12
26
none
Corey
Brewer
Corey Brewer
False
25
3
7
43
3
7
43
2
2
100
0
4
4
3
2
0
0
2
11
20
none
Kostas
Papanikolaou
Kostas Papanikolaou
False
23
1
6
17
0
1
0
0
0
0
5
2
7
1
2
0
2
1
2
22
none
Jason
Terry
Jason Terry
False
19
2
5
40
2
4
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
6
14
none
Isaiah
Canaan
Isaiah Canaan
False
7
2
4
50
2
3
67
2
3
67
1
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
8
4
none
Joey
Dorsey
Joey Dorsey
False
7
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
none
Alexey
Shved
Alexey Shved
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
5
January
2015
Monday
United Center
Chicago
Bulls
Chicago
False
Heat
Miami
Eastern Conference
Southeast
14
20
34
754
347
17
4
24
68
30
44
25
15
60
25
8
33
3
20
6
21
18
79
4
43
11
26
1618
99
6
87
83
95
93
31
124
01
64
21
73
2722
6060
46
11
24
1618
48
3
82
22
27
49
22
71
02
46
21
65
1119
6060
4
1
25
16
9
56
8
8
100
9
3
12
0
6
2
7
27
60
3
1
33
18
9
50
7
3
43
3
1
4
1
4
1
3
22
60
4
1
25
16
4
25
8
2
25
4
2
6
0
4
2
6
11
60
6
1
17
18
8
44
2
2
100
9
2
11
2
6
1
5
19
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Chris
Bosh
Chris Bosh
True
27
4
12
33
1
4
25
6
8
75
2
2
4
2
0
0
4
2
15
-27
none
Dwyane
Wade
Dwyane Wade
True
25
5
11
45
0
0
0
5
5
100
0
4
4
3
0
0
2
0
15
-12
none
Luol
Deng
Luol Deng
True
24
5
8
62
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
6
1
1
0
4
1
10
-15
none
Mario
Chalmers
Mario Chalmers
True
20
1
2
50
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
1
1
5
1
0
0
4
3
-10
none
Chris
Andersen
Chris Andersen
True
19
2
2
100
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
3
3
2
0
0
1
0
4
-14
none
Norris
Cole
Norris Cole
False
27
3
7
43
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
0
0
3
4
6
-26
none
James
Ennis
James Ennis
False
24
3
6
50
1
3
33
0
2
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
7
-22
none
Danny
Granger
Danny Granger
False
23
1
6
17
1
3
33
2
2
100
0
1
1
0
2
0
2
1
5
-17
none
Hassan
Whiteside
Hassan Whiteside
False
19
6
8
75
0
0
0
2
6
33
2
4
6
0
0
2
3
2
14
-12
none
Shawne
Williams
Shawne Williams
False
10
0
3
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
-18
none
Andre
Dawkins
Andre Dawkins
False
8
0
3
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
-6
none
Udonis
Haslem
Udonis Haslem
False
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
-1
none
4
January
2015
Sunday
American Airlines Arena
Miami
Nets
Brooklyn
True
The Houston Rockets ( 23 - 10 ) defeated the Miami Heat ( 14 - 20 ) 115 - 79 on Saturday . Houston got back on track with the big win after trudging through three losses over their previous four games . Josh Smith was in the starting lineup for their recent poor stretch , and coach Kevin McHale moved Smith back to a bench role Saturday , allowing the team to go back to the lineup they had success with before Smith was signed . Donatas Motiejunas reclaimed his starting spot at power forward and put up 12 points and three assists in 27 minutes . Smith finished with 12 points and seven rebounds in 28 minutes off the bench . James Harden scored a game - high 28 points in just 28 minutes . Houston will begin a three - game road trip against the Chicago Bulls on Monday . Miami has lost four straight games , but it 's difficult to see why the team is struggling . Chris Bosh has been back in the active lineup for the last three games , though his return has n't helped the team secure more wins in the short term . The Heat gave up 22 points on 22 turnovers , were out - rebounded 46 - 33 and shot just 24 percent from beyond the arc , putting themselves out of contention Saturday . They 'll return home to take on the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday .
The Houston Rockets (23 - 10) defeated the Miami Heat (14 - 20) 115 - 79 on Saturday. Houston got back on track with the big win after trudging through three losses over their previous four games. Josh Smith was in the starting lineup for their recent poor stretch, and coach Kevin McHale moved Smith back to a bench role Saturday, allowing the team to go back to the lineup they had success with before Smith was signed. Donatas Motiejunas reclaimed his starting spot at power forward and put up 12 points and three assists in 27 minutes. Smith finished with 12 points and seven rebounds in 28 minutes off the bench. James Harden scored a game - high 28 points in just 28 minutes. Houston will begin a three - game road trip against the Chicago Bulls on Monday. Miami has lost four straight games, but it's difficult to see why the team is struggling. Chris Bosh has been back in the active lineup for the last three games, though his return hasn't helped the team secure more wins in the short term. The Heat gave up 22 points on 22 turnovers, were out - rebounded 46 - 33 and shot just 24 percent from beyond the arc, putting themselves out of contention Saturday. They'll return home to take on the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday.
The Houston Rockets (23 - 10) defeated the Miami Heat (14 - 20) 115 - 79 on Saturday. Houston got back on track with the big win after trudging through three losses over their previous four games. Josh Smith was in the starting lineup for their recent poor stretch, and coach Kevin McHale moved Smith back to a bench role Saturday, allowing the team to go back to the lineup they had success with before Smith was signed. Donatas Motiejunas reclaimed his starting spot at power forward and put up 12 points and three assists in 27 minutes. Smith finished with 12 points and seven rebounds in 28 minutes off the bench. James Harden scored a game - high 28 points in just 28 minutes. Houston will begin a three - game road trip against the Chicago Bulls on Monday. Miami has lost four straight games, but it's difficult to see why the team is struggling. Chris Bosh has been back in the active lineup for the last three games, though his return hasn't helped the team secure more wins in the short term. The Heat gave up 22 points on 22 turnovers, were out - rebounded 46 - 33 and shot just 24 percent from beyond the arc, putting themselves out of contention Saturday. They'll return home to take on the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday.
<GAME> <DATE> 3 January 2015 <DAY> Saturday <STADIUM> Toyota Center <CITY> Houston <HOME> <TEAM> Rockets <CITY> Houston <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 115 <WINS-LOSSES> 23 10 <QTRS> 23 38 33 21 <TEAM-AST> 21 <3PT> 13 <TEAM-FG> 41 <TEAM-FT> 20 <TEAM-REB> 48 <TEAM-TO> 16 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 5 January 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Monday <NEXT-STADIUM> United Center <NEXT-CITY> Chicago <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Chicago <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Bulls <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Heat <CITY> Miami <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 79 <WINS-LOSSES> 14 20 <QTRS> 27 22 11 19 <TEAM-AST> 20 <3PT> 4 <TEAM-FG> 30 <TEAM-FT> 15 <TEAM-REB> 33 <TEAM-TO> 21 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 4 January 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Sunday <NEXT-STADIUM> American Airlines Arena <NEXT-CITY> Miami <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Brooklyn <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Nets <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> James Harden <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 28 <FG> 9 17 53 <FG3> 3 6 50 <FT> 7 7 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dwight Howard <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 23 <FG> 9 13 69 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 5 9 56 <REB> 13 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 9 <OREB> 4 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Josh Smith <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 12 <FG> 6 9 67 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Donatas Motiejūnas <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 11 45 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Corey Brewer <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 11 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 3 7 43 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Patrick Beverley <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 11 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 3 4 75 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Isaiah Canaan <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 7 <PTS> 8 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jason Terry <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kostas Papanikolaou <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 6 17 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 5 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Trevor Ariza <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 4 <STL> 6 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alexey Shved <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joey Dorsey <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 7 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dwyane Wade <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 15 <FG> 5 11 45 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 5 5 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Chris Bosh <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 15 <FG> 4 12 33 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 6 8 75 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Hassan Whiteside <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 14 <FG> 6 8 75 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 6 33 <REB> 6 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Luol Deng <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 10 <FG> 5 8 62 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 3 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Ennis <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Norris Cole <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Danny Granger <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 5 <FG> 1 6 17 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Chris Andersen <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 2 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mario Chalmers <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Udonis Haslem <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 8 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Andre Dawkins <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-10 <MIN> 8 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 3 0 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Shawne Williams <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 3 0 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none