The Houston Rockets beat Toronto Raptors 107-95 in the NBA regular season game at the Toronto Scotsman Bank Arena in Toronto, Canada.
Houston, who had six consecutive wins, scored 39 wins and 25 losses, and was on the side with Oklahoma City Thunder and Portland Trail Blazers. They also jumped to third place from the 5th in Western Conference.
Toronto, on the other hand, fell to 46-19 with two straight losses. He did not narrow the lead of the Milwaukee Bucks (48-16) and riding (2.5 games).
The first half was Houston's one-sided advantage. Houston, who finished in the first quarter with a 23-19 lead in the second quarter. Gerald green scored seven consecutive points in the second quarter and Houston scored 42-23 in the middle of a scoring run by Austin Rivers and Eric Gordon. In the 25-21, he scored 17 points with only 2 points.
Houston continued the flow. Clint Capela scored 47-27, 20 points ahead of Houston, who was 22 points behind and score 55-37 to take the lead.
By the third quarter, the situation changed 180 degrees. Toronto, which scored 37 points in the first half, scored 34 points in the third quarter. Houston, meanwhile, added 14 points. In the middle of the third quarter, Houston had a knee-jerk reaction, and Norman Powell scored 71-69 and finished the third quarter.
The fourth quarter was also different. Once again, Houston was empowered. Houston, who started the game in the fourth quarter with three Gerald green runs, and scored another run of three shots from Green, three dunks from Nene Hillario, and three from Green and Gordon.
Houston brought the atmosphere to Harden and P.J. Tucker, Harden's three consecutive stores, 94-80.
Houston's Ace Harden scored 35 points (three 3-pointers) to lead the team. Harden scored 19 points in the fourth quarter, including a step-back three-pointers and two bogeys, scoring 16 points in the third quarter.
Gerald Green scored 18 points, including four 3-pointers, and Chris Paul played with ten assists to save his colleagues. Clint Capela managed to score nine rebounds and 15 rebounds.
In Toronto, Kawhi Leonard (26 points), Pascal Siakam (17 points, 10 rebounds) and Serge Ibaka (10 points, 15 rebounds)
Harden led the way to Houston with a breakthrough and free throw. In the end, Houston ended the game with a two-goal score ahead of 107-95.
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