Rockets
Houston
Western Conference
Southwest
42
20
62
934
729
28
6
21
91
38
42
25
21
84
42
13
55
6
23
6
19
16
103
4
511
22
4
2426
1110
46
55
53
96
912
74
986
21
58
20
55
2925
6060
39
11
28
2219
107
5
510
58
11
912
20
932
03
55
13
63
2623
6060
5
2
40
24
11
46
5
5
100
9
7
16
2
5
2
5
29
60
11
2
18
26
10
38
5
3
60
12
4
16
1
8
0
5
25
60
3
1
33
22
10
45
5
5
100
9
2
11
0
5
1
6
26
60
9
1
11
19
7
37
10
8
80
12
0
12
3
5
3
3
23
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
James
Harden
James Harden
True
37
10
21
48
2
6
33
16
18
89
1
11
12
12
1
0
7
1
38
28
triple
Terrence
Jones
Terrence Jones
True
32
7
14
50
2
4
50
1
1
100
0
8
8
0
2
3
3
1
17
1
none
Patrick
Beverley
Patrick Beverley
True
30
3
12
25
1
6
17
0
0
0
3
0
3
2
0
0
2
2
7
0
none
Trevor
Ariza
Trevor Ariza
True
27
2
7
29
0
3
0
0
0
0
1
4
5
4
0
0
1
2
4
1
none
Donatas
Motiejūnas
Donatas Motiejūnas
True
18
2
8
25
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
5
5
0
1
0
1
3
4
-16
none
Corey
Brewer
Corey Brewer
False
25
7
12
58
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
3
3
1
0
0
1
0
15
19
none
Josh
Smith
Josh Smith
False
23
2
9
22
0
3
0
4
4
100
2
5
7
2
0
2
0
1
8
15
none
Joey
Dorsey
Joey Dorsey
False
17
3
3
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
4
10
1
1
1
2
3
6
16
none
Jason
Terry
Jason Terry
False
16
1
3
33
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
10
none
Pablo
Prigioni
Pablo Prigioni
False
5
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
-12
none
K.J.
McDaniels
K.J. McDaniels
False
3
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
-12
none
Kostas
Papanikolaou
Kostas Papanikolaou
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
7
March
2015
Saturday
Pepsi Center
Denver
Nuggets
Denver
False
Pistons
Detroit
Eastern Conference
Central
23
38
61
810
853
29
6
21
102
37
36
17
13
76
31
19
50
5
20
12
12
22
93
4
37
11
30
2324
107
5
28
28
100
59
25
84
10
56
23
22
2323
6060
109
22
20
2431
1010
42
25
12
48
710
39
749
31
54
43
44
2324
6060
3
1
33
23
10
43
2
2
100
5
2
7
1
5
2
2
23
60
7
1
14
24
7
29
8
8
100
9
5
14
0
6
3
2
23
60
10
2
20
24
10
42
2
1
50
7
3
10
3
5
4
4
23
60
9
2
22
31
10
32
5
2
40
10
9
19
1
4
3
4
24
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Reggie
Jackson
Reggie Jackson
True
34
7
16
44
1
2
50
2
2
100
0
3
3
7
1
1
4
2
17
-4
none
Kentavious
Caldwell-Pope
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
True
32
3
10
30
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
1
0
2
1
6
2
none
Andre
Drummond
Andre Drummond
True
31
4
16
25
0
0
0
0
3
0
12
9
21
2
0
2
2
4
8
5
none
Greg
Monroe
Greg Monroe
True
29
7
13
54
0
0
0
5
6
83
2
6
8
3
4
1
1
2
19
-14
none
Tayshaun
Prince
Tayshaun Prince
True
21
3
6
50
1
2
50
2
2
100
2
0
2
2
0
0
1
2
9
-7
none
Anthony
Tolliver
Anthony Tolliver
False
18
1
7
14
0
6
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
1
0
0
2
2
-10
none
Jodie
Meeks
Jodie Meeks
False
18
3
8
38
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
7
-14
none
Caron
Butler
Caron Butler
False
17
3
9
33
1
4
25
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
2
1
1
2
7
-13
none
Shawne
Williams
Shawne Williams
False
15
4
11
36
0
4
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
1
0
1
4
8
-1
none
Spencer
Dinwiddie
Spencer Dinwiddie
False
13
0
4
0
0
1
0
4
4
100
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
4
-6
none
Cartier
Martin
Cartier Martin
False
5
2
2
100
2
2
100
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
0
0
2
6
12
none
John
Lucas III
John Lucas III
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Quincy
Miller
Quincy Miller
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
8
March
2015
Sunday
Palace of Auburn Hills
Detroit
Hornets
Charlotte
True
The Houston Rockets ( 41 - 20 ) defeated the Detroit Pistons ( 23 - 37 ) 103 - 93 on Friday . James Harden put the Rockets on his back , recording a triple - double in his second game back from his one - game suspension . The MVP-candidate put up 38 points on 10 - of - 21 shooting , 12 rebounds , and 12 assists , leading his team in each category . Harden also shot 16 - of - 18 from the free throw line . Terrence Jones ( back ) played his usual amount of minutes despite being listed as questionable coming into Friday 's game . Jones continued his solid play in Dwight Howard 's ( back ) absence , recording 17 points on 7 - of - 14 shooting and eight rebounds in 32 minutes . Corey Brewer was the only other Houston player to score in double figures , scoring 15 points on 7 - of - 12 shooting in 26 minutes off the bench . The Rockets now find themselves as the four - seed in the Western Conference and are just 3 games behind the Grizzlies for the two - seed . They will next travel to Denver on Saturday to take on the Nuggets . Greg Monroe lead the way in Detroit 's losing effort , recording 19 points on 7 - of - 13 shooting and eight rebounds in 30 minutes . Andre Drummond struggled from the field , managing just eight points on 4 - of - 16 shooting , but managed to grab a game - high 21 rebounds with 12 of them coming on the offensive glass . Reggie Jackson was the only other Pistons player to score in double figures , recording 17 points on 7 - of - 16 shooting and seven assists . The Pistons , now losers of five straight games , are falling fast . They are four games out of the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference and will head back home on Sunday to go up against the Charlotte Hornets .
The Houston Rockets (41 - 20) defeated the Detroit Pistons (23 - 37) 103 - 93 on Friday. James Harden put the Rockets on his back, recording a triple - double in his second game back from his one - game suspension. The MVP-candidate put up 38 points on 10 - of - 21 shooting, 12 rebounds, and 12 assists, leading his team in each category. Harden also shot 16 - of - 18 from the free throw line. Terrence Jones (back) played his usual amount of minutes despite being listed as questionable coming into Friday's game. Jones continued his solid play in Dwight Howard's (back) absence, recording 17 points on 7 - of - 14 shooting and eight rebounds in 32 minutes. Corey Brewer was the only other Houston player to score in double figures, scoring 15 points on 7 - of - 12 shooting in 26 minutes off the bench. The Rockets now find themselves as the four - seed in the Western Conference and are just 3 games behind the Grizzlies for the two - seed. They will next travel to Denver on Saturday to take on the Nuggets. Greg Monroe lead the way in Detroit's losing effort, recording 19 points on 7 - of - 13 shooting and eight rebounds in 30 minutes. Andre Drummond struggled from the field, managing just eight points on 4 - of - 16 shooting, but managed to grab a game - high 21 rebounds with 12 of them coming on the offensive glass. Reggie Jackson was the only other Pistons player to score in double figures, recording 17 points on 7 - of - 16 shooting and seven assists. The Pistons, now losers of five straight games, are falling fast. They are four games out of the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference and will head back home on Sunday to go up against the Charlotte Hornets.
The Houston Rockets (41 - 20) defeated the Detroit Pistons (23 - 37) 103 - 93 on Friday. James Harden put the Rockets on his back, recording a triple - double in his second game back from his one - game suspension. The MVP-candidate put up 38 points on 10 - of - 21 shooting, 12 rebounds, and 12 assists, leading his team in each category. Harden also shot 16 - of - 18 from the free throw line. Terrence Jones (back) played his usual amount of minutes despite being listed as questionable coming into Friday's game. Jones continued his solid play in Dwight Howard's (back) absence, recording 17 points on 7 - of - 14 shooting and eight rebounds in 32 minutes. Corey Brewer was the only other Houston player to score in double figures, scoring 15 points on 7 - of - 12 shooting in 26 minutes off the bench. The Rockets now find themselves as the four - seed in the Western Conference and are just 3 games behind the Grizzlies for the two - seed. They will next travel to Denver on Saturday to take on the Nuggets. Greg Monroe lead the way in Detroit's losing effort, recording 19 points on 7 - of - 13 shooting and eight rebounds in 30 minutes. Andre Drummond struggled from the field, managing just eight points on 4 - of - 16 shooting, but managed to grab a game - high 21 rebounds with 12 of them coming on the offensive glass. Reggie Jackson was the only other Pistons player to score in double figures, recording 17 points on 7 - of - 16 shooting and seven assists. The Pistons, now losers of five straight games, are falling fast. They are four games out of the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference and will head back home on Sunday to go up against the Charlotte Hornets.
<GAME> <DATE> 6 March 2015 <DAY> Friday <STADIUM> Toyota Center <CITY> Houston <HOME> <TEAM> Rockets <CITY> Houston <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 103 <WINS-LOSSES> 42 20 <QTRS> 29 25 26 23 <TEAM-AST> 23 <3PT> 6 <TEAM-FG> 38 <TEAM-FT> 21 <TEAM-REB> 55 <TEAM-TO> 19 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 7 March 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Saturday <NEXT-STADIUM> Pepsi Center <NEXT-CITY> Denver <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Denver <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Nuggets <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Pistons <CITY> Detroit <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 93 <WINS-LOSSES> 23 38 <QTRS> 23 23 23 24 <TEAM-AST> 20 <3PT> 6 <TEAM-FG> 37 <TEAM-FT> 13 <TEAM-REB> 50 <TEAM-TO> 12 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 8 March 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Sunday <NEXT-STADIUM> Palace of Auburn Hills <NEXT-CITY> Detroit <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Charlotte <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Hornets <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> James Harden <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 38 <FG> 10 21 48 <FG3> 2 6 33 <FT> 16 18 89 <REB> 12 <AST> 12 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 11 <OREB> 1 <TO> 7 <DOUBLE> triple <PLAYER> Terrence Jones <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 17 <FG> 7 14 50 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 8 <AST> 0 <STL> 2 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Corey Brewer <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 15 <FG> 7 12 58 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Josh Smith <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 8 <FG> 2 9 22 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 7 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Patrick Beverley <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 12 25 <FG3> 1 6 17 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joey Dorsey <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 3 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 10 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 6 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Donatas Motiejūnas <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 8 25 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Trevor Ariza <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> K. J. McDaniels <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 3 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 1 100 <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> Jason Terry <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kostas Papanikolaou <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> Pablo Prigioni <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 5 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Greg Monroe <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 19 <FG> 7 13 54 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 5 6 83 <REB> 8 <AST> 3 <STL> 4 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Reggie Jackson <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 17 <FG> 7 16 44 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 7 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tayshaun Prince <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Shawne Williams <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 11 36 <FG3> 0 4 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Andre Drummond <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 16 25 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 3 0 <REB> 21 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 9 <OREB> 12 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Caron Butler <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 9 33 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jodie Meeks <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cartier Martin <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 5 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 2 100 <FG3> 2 2 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kentavious Caldwell-Pope <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 10 30 <FG3> 0 6 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Spencer Dinwiddie <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 4 <FG> 0 4 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Anthony Tolliver <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-10 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 7 14 <FG3> 0 6 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Quincy Miller <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-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> John Lucas III <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-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