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Houston coach Kevin McHale figured the best way to beat the Memphis Grizzlies was to get down the court before they could get their dominant defense set.
His plan worked perfectly.
James Harden scored 31 points with eight assists, and the Rockets earned their third straight win, 121-96 over the Grizzlies on Saturday night.
Memphis entered the game allowing an NBA-low 89.2 points a game. But the Grizzlies had no answer for Harden. He did all his scoring in the first three quarters and reached at least 20 points for an eighth straight game…
Mike Conley had 16 points for the Grizzlies on a night when leading scorer Rudy Gay finished with a season-low six points…
”I think tonight we showed how explosive we can be offensively because we put 120 points on a team that hasn’t allowed over 100 since the first game of the season,” Lin said. ”This is just a testament to people moving and passing the ball.” …
Lin added 15 points and a season-high tying 11 assists, and Marcus Morris scored 16 points…
Randolph finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds for his 21st double-double this season, which leads the league.
Houston’s 32 assists were a season-high.
— Reported by Kristie Rieken of the Associated Press
