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Harden leads Rockets over Pistons by 126-124 with his 43 points

Houston Rockets have put behind their terrible start and now they are on a roll.

James Harden scored 43 points and Clint Capela added in 27 points to help Rockets move past Detroit Pistons for their fifth straight victory by 126-124.

Rockets have managed to won 8 out of their 10 previous games and now they are 9-7 for the season.

Blake Griffin scored 4 points to give Pistons a lead with 90 seconds to the game. Houston’s were struggling to fend off Griffin after their guard P.J. Tucker was ejected during the third quarter after he received two technical fouls with officials.

Griffin was able to led Pistons with his 37 points and 11 assists. Andre Drummond helped Pistons with his 20 points and 11 rebounds for the night.

Harden’s as tight performance allowed him to move past Rudy Tomjanovich for the third place on the team’s all time scoring list with his career total points 13391.

Up next Denver Pistons will be hosting Houston Rockets on Friday night and Rockets will visit Detroit on Friday night.

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