HOUSTON, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- James Harden led the Houston Rockets to beat the winless Detroit Pistons 96-82 in a NBA game on Saturday night at Toyota Center.
The Rockets used a third-quarter run to build a big lead and break a three-game losing streak with their first victory at home.
From the start, the Rockets were moving the ball more crisply, cutting more aggressively and getting good shots much more regularly than they had in their losses in the previous three games.
The team entered the fourth quarter with a 72-57 lead.
James Harden used the second half to step away from his three-game shooting slump, scoring 20 points for the Rockets. Omer Asik had 14. Toney Douglas added a season-high 11.
Brandon Knight scored 16 points for Detroit and Greg Monroe added 12 points and 11 rebounds.