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James Harden agreed to a big new contract extension - and he certainly looked worth it in his first game with the Houston Rockets. Harden had 37 points and 12 assists in a stirring debut for his new team, and Carlos Delfino made four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to lift the Rockets to a 105-96 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night. Detroit led 83-72 early in the fourth, but Harden and Delfino brought the Rockets back. Housto...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Wed 10/31	Det	Hou 105-96
Sat 11/10	Hou	Hou 96-82

Game Stats

Rockets (1-0) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts J. Harden, G 44 6 12 2 37 O. Asik, C 33 9 0 2 12 J. Lin, G 35 4 8 4 12 C. Parsons, F 42 7 6 3 11 M. Morris, F 26 7 1 3 6 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts C. Delfino 24 7 0 3 15 G. Smith 17 5 0 5 10 T. Douglas 13 0 1 1 2 D. Cook 6 0 0 1 0 C. Aldrich 0 0 0 0 0 T. Jones 0 0 0 0 0 D. Motiejunas 0 0 0 0 0 R. White 0 0 0 0 0 S. Machado 0 0 0 0 0 P. Patterson 0 0 0 0 0

Pistons (0-1) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts B. Knight, G 37 4 4 0 15 G. Monroe, C 35 8 4 4 14 T. Prince, F 32 4 1 0 12 J. Maxiell, F 24 8 0 2 10 R. Stuckey, G 37 2 6 0 9 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts K. Singler 16 2 0 0 10 W. Bynum 13 2 2 4 9 K. English 14 0 3 1 8 J. Jerebko 20 4 1 2 7 A. Drummond 13 2 0 2 2 A. Daye 0 0 0 0 0 K. Middleton 0 0 0 0 0 C. Villanueva 0 0 0 0 0 V. Kravtsov 0 0 0 0 0 C. Maggette 0 0 0 0 0

Complete Box Score

Injury Report

Rockets Date Player Injury 5/3 C. Delfino, GF Fractured right foot 11/3 R. White, SF Migraines

Pistons Date Player Injury 4/7 J. Calderon, PG Right triceps strain 4/5 C. Maggette, F Broken nose 4/1 J. Maxiell, PF Detached retina

Player News

Rockets Carlos Delfino (HOU - Guard-Forward) News: Delfino is out for the rest of the playoffs because of a bone fracture in his right foot that will require surgery.  (STATS - Fri. May 3, 2013)

Pistons Charlie Villanueva (DET - Power Forward) News: Villanueva picked up his $8.5-million contract option with the Pistons for the 2013-14 season, the Detroit Free Press reports.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 22, 2013) Andre Drummond (DET - Forward-Center) News: Drummond is expected to work with Hall-of-Fame big man Hakeem Olajuwon this offseason, the Detroit Free Press reports.  (RotoWire - May 12, 2013)