NBA

Regular Season Round 53: Detroit P. - Houston R. 97-114

Date: December 21, 2013
Dwight Howard had 35 points and 19 rebounds, leading the short-handed Houston Rockets to a 114-97 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night. In one of his best games since joining the Rockets in the offseason, Howard dominated Andre Drummond, Detroit's promising 20-year-old big man, and helped Houston control the game despite the absence of star guard James Harden, who was out with a sprained right ankle. The Rockets also were without Jeremy Lin, who has been bothered by back spasms, and they lost guard Patrick Beverley to a fractured right hand. Josh Smith scored 19 points for the Pistons. It was the most points Howard has scored as a member of the Rockets. He went 13 of 18 from the field. Detroit blew a 20-point lead and allowed 72 points in the second half of Friday's loss to Charlotte. The Pistons again struggled defensively against Houston, especially against Howard. Drummond looked overmatched as Howard scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in the first half. Houston led 61-53 at the half and 86-71 after three quarters. Drummond's tip-in made it 92-82, but Howard responded by simply backing Drummond down again for two more points. Francisco Garcia's 3-pointer put the Rockets up 97-84. The Pistons shot 1 of 12 from 3-point range, and they also missed a number of shots inside from point-blank range. Houston lost Friday at Indiana in a 114-81 rout, but the Rockets overcame all their injury problems against Detroit. Chandler Parsons scored 20 points on 9-of-15 shooting for Houston, and Garcia added 16 points starting in place of Harden. Omri Casspi and Aaron Brooks had seven assists each off the bench. Drummond finished with nine points, although he blocked four shots. Brandon Jennings had eight points and 10 assists for Detroit before being ejected with 2:10 to go. After a foul call, a clearly frustrated Jennings tossed the ball away for one technical foul, then earned another for arguing. Courtesy of: yumasun.com
  DETROIT P. (coach: John-Blair Bickerstaff)97
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
9 zRjjajDs, mQijdIj 48 8-9 (82.1%) 5-3 (5%) 3-0 (25%) 5 6 6 65 6 5 6 5 5 6 2 2 5
80 AajDlRQ, KFlR 46 0-9 (96.3%) 5-8 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 5 8 8 6 6 5 5 6 5 5 68 66 5
1 ABaUh, zIsh 87 2-62 (33.3%) 5-8 (5%) 4-9 (38.7%) 4 4 1 4 4 5 4 8 5 4 67 66 5
5 gQuBBIjd, SjdQR 87 3-0 (25%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 8 3 1 6 0 5 8 3 5 5 7 60 5
65 bIjQIR, GQRD 81 0-65 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 3 9 66 6 8 5 5 5 5 6 65 63 5
68 mFjuB, Wall 84 0-66 (30.0%) 5-6 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 5 3 3 4 8 5 5 5 5 6 66 2 5
4 AUuZVRF, eIdjRF 84 3-7 (33.3%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 5 6 6 8 5 5 5 5 5 8 7 3 5
0 CildTRll-OIpR, KRjUiLaIus 85 6-8 (05%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 5 6 5 6 5 5 5 8 8 5
64 giUIBR, vuaDa 64 4-3 (90%) 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 8 6 4 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 68 5
46 kallijuRLi, ChiQlaR 0 8-3 (05%) 5-6 (5%) 8-4 (11.9%) 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 6 5 5 1 8 5
7 baUZhRll, wIjF 4 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8-3 (05%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 5 5
00 HiQQRllsIj, zIsh 4 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 -6 5
44 zRQRMVI, zIjis 4 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 8 5
wIUil   47-99 (05.9%) 6-68 (2.4%) 61-81 (16.0%) 66 81 49 88 69 5 2 2 5 2 79 22  


  HOUSTON R. (coach: Ime Udoka)114
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
80 OiQsIjs, ChijdlRQ 34 2-66 (98.9%) 6-3 (80%) 6-6 (655%) 5 9 9 4 8 5 6 5 5 8 85 86 5
68 HITiQd, gTaDhU 35 64-62 (98.8%) 5-5 (5%) 7-63 (13.4%) 3 60 67 0 8 5 6 4 5 0 40 31 5
48 GiQZai, yQijZasZI 40 8-4 (11.9%) 3-2 (05%) 5-6 (5%) 6 3 0 3 3 5 5 6 5 8 61 63 5
5 mQIIVs, SiQIj 43 4-1 (05%) 6-3 (80%) 6-6 (655%) 5 8 8 9 3 5 5 5 5 6 65 2 5
62 Cisspa, PBQa 46 3-9 (09.6%) 6-8 (05%) 8-8 (655%) 5 1 1 9 4 5 5 5 5 6 64 62 5
1 zIjRs, wRQQRjZR 83 6-4 (44.4%) 8-8 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 4 6 5 5 5 5 6 2 7 5
8 mRLRQlRF, OiUQaZV 60 4-0 (15%) 5-6 (5%) 3-3 (655%) 5 4 4 8 6 5 6 5 5 6 65 66 5
65 mQRTRQ, eIjjaR 63 5-5 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 8 5 5 6 5 5 6 5 6 5
3 ABaUh, GQRD 3 6-4 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 8 -6 5
4 SsaV, PBRQ  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
9 vaj, zRQRBF  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
85 bIUaRnujis, gIjiUis 5 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 -6 5
64 HiQdRj, ziBRs  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   40-01 (18.0%) 7-84 (47.6%) 69-84 (94.7%) 0 35 30 44 67 5 3 3 5 63 663 681  



Terms:
Field Goals :  2PM-A  (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)     3PM-A  (3 point Field Goal made-attempts)   FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive)  DEF (Defensive)   TOT  (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed)  RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor)  AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes)  AST (assists)  ST (steals)   TO (Turnovers)   PTS (points)  RNK (ranking)