Ben McLemore led Houston with 28 points as the Rockets snapped a three-game road losing streak. Pascal Siakam had 24 for Toronto , which lost its second straight at home after winning its first nine of the season at Scotiabank Arena.
Harden scored 17 of his points in the second half. Russell Westbrook had 19 points on 7-of-27 shooting.Toronto kicked it up a gear in the third quarter, taking the lead for the first time after trailing by as many as 16. Still Houston, with Harden scoring 11 in the third, led 94-88 going into the final quarter.
Harden headed to the locker-room after taking a blow to the head at the end of the third as bodies clashed under the basket, but returned minutes later.
Raptors HoustonRockets Chemistry is an anigma...when you have it,you no it....then its Gone like a ghost in the alley. With Lowery and abaka back It was gone..now we need coach nurse to figure this out
Raptors HoustonRockets Raps forgot he ain't the only one on the team
Raptors HoustonRockets These losses are on Nick Nurse for poor substitutions. You cannot be playing Lowry so many minutes, Ibaka who got no energy, etc. Terrence Davis will certainly help the rebounding from the guard spot (via PhoenixGolf55 ) WeTheNorth OneMission
Raptors HoustonRockets Houston made 22 of 55 attempts from beyond the arc. Raptors need to learn not to give open looks. Ben McLemore finished with 28 pts. Of his 18 fg attempts, 17 were beyond the arc. He made 8 of them. Raptors cannot expect to win giving Rockets open looks OneMission WeTheNorth
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