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The Houston Rockets' balanced scoring was enough to overcome big games by Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. Trevor Ariza and Carl Landry scored 21 points apiece and the Rockets extended their winning streak over the Oklahoma City franchise to 11 games with a 105-94 victory over the Thunder on Friday night. Luis Scola added 19 points and 10 rebounds, rookie Chase Budinger scored 16 and Aaron Brooks added 11 points for the Rockets, who finished with 26 assists.
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Fri 11/6	Hou	Hou 105-94
Date	Home	Time (ET)
Sun 11/29	OKC	7:00 pm
Sat 12/19	Hou	8:30 pm
Wed 3/24	OKC	8:00 pm

Game Stats

Thunder (2-3) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts R Westbrook, G 41 5 7 2 33 K Durant, F 44 9 1 2 27 J Green, F 32 5 1 2 6 T Sefolosha, G 30 3 2 3 4 N Krstic, C 20 6 1 1 3 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts N Collison 22 8 0 3 9 E Thomas 12 1 0 2 4 J Harden 10 1 1 1 4 K Ollie 14 1 1 0 2 S Livingston 5 0 1 0 2 D White 10 1 0 3 0 S Ibaka 0 0 0 0 0 R Bowen 0 0 0 0 0 B Mullens 0 0 0 0 0 K Weaver 0 0 0 0 0

Rockets (4-2) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts T Ariza, G 36 5 6 3 21 L Scola, F 32 10 3 1 19 A Brooks, G 32 2 6 2 11 S Battier, F 35 2 1 2 9 C Hayes, C 27 5 0 3 2 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts C Landry 30 9 0 0 21 C Budinger 22 3 2 1 16 K Lowry 20 3 8 4 4 D Andersen 7 1 0 1 2 B Cook 0 0 0 0 0 P Mensah-Bonsu 0 0 0 0 0 J Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 J Dorsey 0 0 0 0 0 T McGrady 0 0 0 0 0 Y Ming 0 0 0 0 0

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Injury Report

Thunder Date Player Injury 11/17 S Livingston, PG Left knee surgery - out 3-4 weeks

Rockets Date Player Injury 10/20 T McGrady, GF Recovery from knee surgery 7/17 Y Ming, C Left foot surgery

Player News

Thunder Serge Ibaka (OKC) News: Ibaka posted his first career double-double Sunday, totaling 11 points and 13 rebounds.  (RotoWire - Mon. Nov 23, 2009) Serge Ibaka (OKC) News: Rookie Serge Ibaka posted a double-double on Sunday in the Thunder's 101-85 loss to the Lakers in Los Angeles. Ibaka had 11 points, 13 boards, and five blocks in the game.  (Fanball - Mon. Nov 23, 2009) Kevin Durant (OKC) News: Kevin Durant had a bit of a slow night by his standards on Sunday as the Thunder fell to the Lakers 101-85. Durant finished with 19 points and six rebounds in the game.  (Fanball - Mon. Nov 23, 2009)

Rockets Tracy McGrady (HOU) News: USA Today is reporting that Rockets' guard Tracy McGrady returned to practice with the team on Monday for the first time since his microfracture knee surgery. No timetable has been set for McGrady's return to game action.   (Fanball - Mon. Nov 23, 2009) Tracy McGrady (HOU) News: Rockets team doctor Walter Lowe said McGrady (knee) will be evaluated "over the coming weeks," Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle reports.  (RotoWire - Mon. Nov 23, 2009) Tracy McGrady (HOU) News: McGrady returned to practice on Monday for the first time since undergoing microfracture knee surgery in February, the Associated Press reports.  (RotoWire - Mon. Nov 23, 2009)