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James Harden committed a season-high eight turnovers against the Hornets. He shrugged that off because he also handed out eight assists, one off his season high, as the Houston Rockets played their best game in almost three weeks. Harden had 30 points and the Rockets broke out of their worst slump of the season by beating New Orleans 100-82 on Friday night. ''It was about making the easy play,'' said Harden, selected to his first All-Star team Thursda...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Wed 11/14	Hou	Hou 100-96
Wed 1/2	Hou	Hou 104-92
Wed 1/9	NO	NO 88-79
Fri 1/25	NO	Hou 100-82

Game Stats

Rockets (23-22) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts J. Harden, G 36 4 8 2 30 P. Patterson, F 34 13 0 2 18 J. Lin, G 37 5 8 1 13 C. Parsons, F 35 3 2 3 10 O. Asik, C 26 6 0 4 0 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts C. Delfino 25 3 2 1 14 M. Morris 17 3 0 4 8 T. Douglas 14 1 2 2 3 G. Smith 13 5 1 5 2 P. Beverley 1 0 0 0 2 C. Aldrich 1 1 0 0 0 J. Anderson 1 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

Hornets (14-29) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts E. Gordon, G 31 0 2 3 20 A. Aminu, F 23 6 2 2 11 A. Davis, F 27 7 0 3 10 R. Lopez, C 18 2 0 1 6 G. Vasquez, G 24 1 6 3 2 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts R. Anderson 33 4 1 2 19 A. Rivers 20 3 2 3 6 B. Roberts 19 1 3 1 4 J. Smith 17 5 2 4 4 R. Mason 17 3 1 2 0 X. Henry 7 2 1 2 0 L. Thomas 4 0 0 0 0 D. Miller 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

Pelicans Date Player Injury 4/10 A. Davis, FC Sprained MCL 3/6 A. Rivers, G Broken right hand 3/1 J. Smith, FC Torn labrum

Player News

Rockets Carlos Delfino (HOU - Guard-Forward) News: Delfino's (foot) $3 million guaranteed option for 2013-14 won't be picked up by the Rockets, the Houston Chronicle reports.  (RotoWire - June 16, 2013) Francisco Garcia (HOU - Guard-Forward) News: The Rockets have told Garcia that they will not be exercising his $6.4 million option for 2013-14, the Houston Chronicle reports.  (RotoWire - June 16, 2013) Aaron Brooks (HOU - Point Guard) News: Brooks has been told by the Rockets that the team will not pick up his $2.5 million contract option for the 2013-14 season at the end of the month, the Houston Chronicle reports.  (RotoWire - June 16, 2013)

Hornets Jason Smith (NO - Forward-Center) News: Smith is continuing his rehab process from shoulder surgery in March to repair a torn labrum, John Reid of the Times-Picayune reports.  (RotoWire - Tue. June 11, 2013) Austin Rivers (NO - Guard) News: Rivers has fully recovered from a fractured hand, John Reid of The Times-Picayune reports. "Austin is back to normal," said coach Monty Williams.  (RotoWire - Tue. June 11, 2013) Eric Gordon (NO - Shooting Guard) News: Gordon is just a few weeks from returning to full strength, the Times-Picayune reports.  (RotoWire - Tue. June 11, 2013)