James Harden scored 21 of his 29 points in the first half of the game and added 11 assists in the Houston Rockets' 104-119 win over the Atlanta Hawks, who lost for the eighth straight time.
The Rockets (7-3), who traveled to Atlanta to appear at the "Philips Arena", improved their record to 6-1 in games as a visiting team. Houston led with numbers of 69-51 at halftime, scoring his best score for one half of the game so far this season. The Houston team takes the lead in the Southwest Division and concludes a five-game tour to return to their field, where they will play against the Utah Jazz on Sunday. Eric Gordon and reserve Luc Mbah a Moute scored 20 points apiece for the Rockets. The Brazilian reserve center Nené Hilario scored eight goals in 17 minutes of play when he scored 4 of 8 shots, got six rebounds and delivered an assist.
The Hawks (1-8) remain on the road to defeat and have not won since their victory in the season opener against the Dallas Mavericks. The Atlanta team had Kent Bazemore as their best scorer with 18 points. Taurean Prince and reserve Dennis Schrodder scored 16 points apiece for the Hawks. Argentine reserve wing Nicolás Brussino was without score in six minutes of play. Brussino, who missed his only field goal, scored a rebound.
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