National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Houston 109, New York 106
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, November 14, 2013
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Officials: #66 Haywoode Workman, #65 Sean Wright, #48 Scott Foster
Attendance: 19812

Rockets 109, Knicks 106: James Harden returned from a one-game absence due to a foot injury to score 36 points and grab nine rebounds as visiting Houston handed New York its fourth straight home loss.

Chandler Parsons scored 22 points and Jeremy Lin added 21 off the bench as the Rockets defeated the Knicks for the eighth consecutive time. Dwight Howard grabbed 15 rebounds and blocked four shots while scoring only seven points.

Carmelo Anthony had a season-best 45 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Andrea Bargnani scored 24 points for New York. J.R. Smith added 15 points but was just 4-of-16 from the field and missed a tying half-court attempt at the buzzer.

Bargnani’s 3-pointer tied the score at 91 midway through the final quarter before Harden scored the final seven points of an 11-2 run. New York pulled within 107-104 on Anthony’s basket with 1:03 to play, and Harden was ruled to have fouled Anthony before he made a tying 3-pointer with five seconds left and Anthony instead settled for two free throws as the Knicks remained behind.

Anthony scored 26 first-half points on 11-of-15 shooting but Houston led by as many as 14 points in the second quarter before settling for a 53-52 lead at the break. Harden scored 11 points in the third as the Rockets took a 75-72 edge into the final stanza.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Houston has won 16 of its last 17 against the Knicks. … Anthony finished 17-of-30 from the field. … Unhappy C Omer Asik never entered the game for the Rockets after playing just four minutes in Wednesday’s overtime contest against the 76ers. Asik has reportedly requested a trade.
Top Game Performances
 
Houston   New York
James Harden 36 Scoring Carmelo Anthony 45
Jeremy Lin 3 Assists Raymond Felton 7
Dwight Howard 15 Rebounds Carmelo Anthony 10
James Harden 16 Free Throws Made Carmelo Anthony 9
Chandler Parsons 2 Steals J.R. Smith 3
Dwight Howard 4 Blocks Carmelo Anthony 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Houston 109 45.6 9-28 38-44 14 43 6 6 18
New York 106 43.7 8-20 22-27 20 36 5 6 9
Upcoming Games
  • New York will play their next game at home against Atlanta. The Knicks have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .600 after a loss.
  • Houston will play their next game at home against Denver. The Rockets have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .750 after a loss.