Cousins can’t help Pelicans

The Pelicans’ tandem of newly acquired All-Star DeMarcus Cousins and All-Star Game MVP Anthony Davis was no match for the surging Houston Rockets on Thursday night. Reserve Lou Williams hit seven three-pointers and scored 27 points in his Rockets debut after a trade from the Lakers, and Houston crushed New Orleans 129-99.

Harden scores 53 in triple-double, Rockets beat Knicks

Minutes after collecting 53 points, 17 assists and 16 rebounds in his second straight triple-double, Houston’s James Harden was asked what it has been like to play in new coach Mike D’Antoni’s system. It looked more like a nightmare to the short-handed New York Knicks after Harden powered the Rockets to a 129-122 win on Saturday night.

Harden drops career-high 53 in massive triple-double

Harden drops career-high 53 in huge triple-double James Harden poured in 53 points to go with 17 assists and 16 rebounds as Houston beat New York. Check out this story on mysouthshorenow.com: http://usat.ly/2iRwGtv HOUSTON – James Harden had 53 points, 17 assists and 16 rebounds for his second straight triple-double, and the Houston Rockets beat the short-handed New York Knicks 129-122 on Saturday night.