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Rockets ground Timberwolves in Mexico City
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JAMES Harden scored 23 points and Dwight Howard added 22 to lead the Houston Rockets over Minnesota 113-101 on Wednesday in only the second National Basketball Association regular-season game played in Mexico City.
Harden passed out 10 assists and Howard pulled down 10 rebounds for the Rockets, who defeated Dallas in 1997 in the NBA’s only prior regular-season matchup in the Mexican capital.
The Timberwolves were supposed to have played the San Antonio Spurs last season in Mexico. But the game was called off after a generator malfunction sent smoke pouring into the arena, forcing an evacuation 45 minutes before the planned tip-off.
This time, 18,996 spectators watched as the Rockets improved to 7-1, matching Toronto and Memphis for the best record in the league, while Minnesota fell to 2-5.
The Rockets, who began the season with six wins in a row before losing last Saturday to Golden State, have now defeated the Timberwolves in 21 of their past 27 meetings.
Trevor Ariza added 19 points for the Rockets, who also had 14 points off the bench from Kostas Papanikolaou.
Corey Brewer scored 18 points off the bench to lead Minnesota, while Andrew Wiggins added 15 points and Montenegrin center Nikola Pekovic contributed 11 points and 13 rebounds. With point guard Ricky Rubio sidelined indefinitely with an ankle sprain, the Timberwolves lost their third in a row.
Elsewhere, it was: Wizards 107, Pistons 103; Hawks 100, Jazz 97; Pacers 81, Heat 75; Thunder 109, Celtics 94; Magic 97, Knicks 95; Pelicans 109, Lakers 102; Suns 112, Nets 104; and Trail Blazers 130, Nuggets 113.
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