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ROCKETS 105, THUNDER 94
Trevor Ariza and Carl Landry scored 21 points apiece as Houston extended its winning streak over the Oklahoma City franchise to 11 games.
Luis Scola added 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Rockets.
Russell Westbrook scored 33 points and Kevin Durant added 27, but they were the only players in double figures for the Thunder, which has lost nine straight games in Houston.
Rookie Chase Budinger scored 16 and Aaron Brooks added 11 points for the Rockets. Houston made 6 of 16 three-pointers.
SCORING
| Okla. City | 21 | 24 | 24 | 25 | -- | 94 |
| Houston | 26 | 24 | 30 | 25 | -- | 105 |
| Okla. City Min | FG | FT | O-T | A | PF | Pts. |
| Totals 240 | 40-92 | 12-17 | 11-40 | 15 | 19 | 94 |
| Green 32:28 | 3-15 | 0-2 | 1-5 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Durant 43:38 | 11-22 | 4-5 | 1-9 | 1 | 2 | 27 |
| Krstic 20:12 | 1-8 | 1-2 | 2-6 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Westbrook 40:55 | 14-25 | 4-4 | 3-5 | 7 | 2 | 33 |
| Sefolosha 30:20 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Thomas 11:49 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Harden 10:02 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Ollie 13:49 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Livingston 5:16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Collison 21:38 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 2-8 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| White 9:53 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Percentages: FG .435, FT .706. 3-Point Goals: 2-8, .250 (Durant 1-1, Westbrook 1-3, Green 0-4). Team Rebounds: 13. Team Turnovers: 15 (18 PTS). Blocked Shots: 8 (Collison 2, Green 2, Durant, Krstic, Sefolosha, Thomas). Turnovers: 13 (Westbrook 4, Durant 3, Sefolosha 2, Thomas 2, Green, Harden). Steals: 8 (Durant 3, Green 2, Collison, Krstic, Westbrook). Technical Fouls: None.
| Houston Min | FG | FT | O-T | A | PF | Pts. |
| Totals 240 | 42-78 | 15-19 | 8-40 | 26 | 17 | 105 |
| Battier 34:32 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Scola 31:51 | 8-13 | 3-4 | 1-10 | 3 | 1 | 19 |
| Hayes 27:13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Brooks 31:46 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| Ariza 36:19 | 8-18 | 3-3 | 1-5 | 6 | 3 | 21 |
| Landry 29:58 | 8-12 | 5-7 | 5-9 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Budinger 21:36 | 6-10 | 2-2 | 1-3 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| Lowry 19:47 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 0-3 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Andersen 6:58 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Percentages: FG .538, FT .789. 3-Point Goals: 6-16, .375 (Budinger 2-4, Ariza 2-5, Battier 1-2, Brooks 1-4, Lowry 0-1). Team Rebounds: 4. Team Turnovers: 19 (21 PTS). Blocked Shots: 10 (Lowry 4, Hayes 2, Battier, Brooks, Budinger, Landry). Turnovers: 17 (Brooks 6, Ariza 3, Lowry 2, Scola 2, Andersen, Battier, Budinger, Landry). Steals: 6 (Hayes 2, Ariza, Battier, Lowry, Scola). Technical Fouls: None.
A: 14,911 (18,043). T: 2:11.
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