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We got a big halftime lead and didnt play well in the second half," Rockets coach Kevin McHale said. "We came out and really mov

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HOUSTON -- Houston is starting to make a habit of 40-point first quarters. After not scoring 40 points in the opening quarter in the last five seasons, the Rockets have done it five times this season and twice in the last three games. Terrence Jones had 22 points and 10 rebounds, and the Rockets opened a big early lead and beat the Detroit Pistons 118-110 on Saturday night for their third win in four games. Jones finished 10 of 15 from the floor as Houston shot 50 per cent for the game, including 61 per cent in the first half. Houston scored 41 points in the first quarter and finished 11 of 33 from behind the arc. "We got a big halftime lead and didnt play well in the second half," Rockets coach Kevin McHale said. "We came out and really moved the ball. We had it going up and down and just did a nice job of doing what weve been talking about doing, which is attacking early, getting inside to Dwight (Howard) and making some nice passes." James Harden added 20 points and 12 assists, Patrick Beverley had 19 points and Howard chipped in 17 points and eight rebounds. Reserve Omri Casspi scored 16 points and Jordan Hamilton had 13. While saying it was an important win before the Rockets begin a stretch against some of the top teams in the NBA on Tuesday against Miami, Howard did not like the way Houston came out in the second half. "I thought we should have really put the foot on the gas," Howard said. "We didnt. We allowed them to get back into the game, and that is not what we need to do if we want to be a championship team." Rodney Stuckey had 23 points on 10 of 17 shooting off the bench, and Josh Smith added 21 points for the Pistons, who dropped their fourth straight and seventh in eight games. Andre Drummond had 16 points and 17 rebounds, Greg Monroe had 10 points and 14 rebounds, and Brandon Jennings chipped in 11 points and eight assists for Detroit, which shot 45 per cent from the field. "In the first half, we didnt play with the energy, enthusiasm or desire you have to play at to play against any NBA team, let alone a high-level team like Houston," Detroit interim coach John Loyer said. "We came in here, and I told our guys we played harder in practice than the first 24 minutes. We had more juice, energy running a three-man weave than we did in the first half. There are two halves to a game, and fortunately, we played a much better second half." Detroit fell four games out of the final Eastern Conference playoff spot. Drummond said the Pistons have enough time to make the playoffs. "We have enough time to do anything, and were four games out, so it comes to what we do as a team," Drummond said. "It cant be one or two people. We have to be as a collective group to want to buckle down and try to win games." Trailing 102-84 with 10:33 remaining, Detroit outscored the Rockets 13-5 over the next 4:22 to cut the lead to 10 on Smiths free throws, but Beverley nailed back-to-back 3-pointers to push the lead back to 16 with four minutes remaining. The Pistons closed within seven once more with a 10-1 run, capped by consecutive layups by Stuckey, but got no closer. "I think guys stopped playing a little bit because of the lead," Jones said. "We just tried to make sure that we got back to it on the defensive end to make sure we got the win. I think we did that late in the fourth." The Rockets, who never trailed, moved to 40-19. Only the 1993-94 team that started 40-15 got to 40 wins faster. Houston used a 16-2 run over a three-minute stretch of the first quarter to open a 23-6 lead on Howards two free throws 5 minutes into the game. "We did a good job of coming out with some aggression and getting some defensive stops and getting out in transition," Harden said. Houston expanded its lead to 58-33 on Howards free throw with 4:58 remaining in the first half. The Rockets led 69-46 at the break. NOTES: Houston forward Chandler Parsons missed the game with an illness. . Rockets centre Greg Smith underwent an exploratory arthroscopic knee surgery Wednesday to repair a medial meniscus tear and to examine changes to ligament structures in his right knee. Smith, who has missed 36 games this season, is out indefinitely. . Drummond leads the Eastern Conference with 43 double-doubles this season Toronto Blue Jays Gear .com) - Ryan Miller made 28 saves to record his fifth shutout of the season and second in as many nights as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 3-0 on Friday. Toronto Blue Jays Pro Shop . 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Custom Toronto Blue Jays Jerseys . -- Wichita State is all alone in the record book.MEDICINE HAT, Alta. - Offence was easy to come by for the Medicine Hat Tigers on Sunday night.Cole Sanford recorded a hat trick and added two assists, while Trevor Cox had two goals and four assists as the Tigers doubled up the Lethbridge Hurricanes 8-4 in Western Hockey League action.Steven Owre, Kyle Becker and Anthony Ast also scored for Medicine Hat (25-9-2).Jaeger White, Giorgio Estephan, Jamal Watson and Zane Jones supplied the offence for the Hurricanes (9-21-5), who had a three-game winning streak snapped.Nick Schneider started in net for the Tigers and Zac Robidoux started for Lethbridge, but both goaltenders were ejected after a third-period fight.Schneider made 10 saves on 13 shots through 48:27 while Marek Langhamer turned aside 3-of-4 shots in relief. Robidoux turned away 36-of-43 shots and Stuart Skinner stopped 6-of-7 shots the rest of the way.Medicine Hat went 2 for 6 on the man advantage while the Hurricanes failed to score on one power play.---BLADES 5 RAIDERS 0SASKATOON — Nik Amundrud stopped all 35 shots he faced as the Blades blanked Prince Albert.Nikita Soshnin and Sam McKechnie both scored twice for Saskatoon (9-25-3) and Alex Forsberg added the other Blades goal.Nick McBride turned away 27 shots for the Raiders (16-20-1).---ROYALS 4 COUGARS 0VICTORIA — Coleman Vollrath kicked out 38 shots as the Royals shut out Prince George.Austin Carroll had two goals and an assist to lead Victoria (18-18-3), helping the Royals snap a five-game losing skid. Dante Hannoun and Brandon Fushimi also found the back of the net.Tavin Grant made 26 saves in net for the Cougars (18-19-0).---WHEAT KINGS 4 WARRIORS 2BRANDON, Man. — Rihards Bukarts had a goal and three assists as the Wheat Kings doubled up Moose Jaw.Colton Waltz, Jayce Hawryluk and Tim McGauley rounded out the attack for No. 5 Brandon (26-7-4).Jiri Smejkal and Torrin White replied for the Warriors (15-19-3), who have now lost five straightt.dddddddddddd---THUNDERBIRDS 3 GIANTS 2VANCOUVER — Scott Eansor scored the winner at 17:50 of the third period as Seattle edged the Giants.Lane Pederson and Ethan Bear opened the scoring for the Thunderbirds (16-15-4). It was their third-straight victory.Jackson Houck and Alec Baer responded for Vancouver (16-19-1) for its first regulation loss since Nov. 28.---ICE 4 HITMEN 3CALGARY — Luke Philp scored his 15th goal of the season as Kootenay slipped past the Hitmen.Jon Martin, Zak Zborosky and Levi Cable also had goals for the Ice (20-17-0), who have now won five straight.Adam Tambellini struck twice for Calgary (19-14-3) with Kenton Helgesen adding the other the Hitmens third-straight loss.---REBELS 3 OIL KINGS 1RED DEER, Alta. — Conner Bleackley scored twice and added an assist as the Rebels rallied to beat Edmonton.Brooks Maxwell had the other Red Deer (20-13-4) goal, all of which came in the third period.Andrew Koep opened the scoring with his 10th of the year for the Oil Kings (16-16-5).---PATS 6 BRONCOS 1REGINA — Patrick DAmico scored the first of five straight goals to lead the Pats over Swift Current.Adam Brooks, Rykr Cole, Austin Wagner, Jared McAmmond and Dryden Hunt supplied the rest of the offence for Regina (21-12-2).Colby Cave had a power-play goal for the Broncos (18-15-4).---CHIEFS 4 WINTERHAWKS 3PORTLAND, Ore. — Kailer Yamamoto had a hat trick to lead Spokane over the Winterhawks for its sixth straight win.Adam Helewka had the other goal for the Chiefs (20-12-3).Ethan Price, Keegan Iverson and Paul Bittner scored for Portland (19-16-3).---AMERICANS 3 SILVERTIPS 2KENNEWICK, Wash. — Justin Gutierrez had the winner in the third period as Tri-City edged Everett.Parker Wotherspoon struck twice for the Americans (18-16-1), who snapped a three-game losing streak.Montreal Canadiens prospect Nikita Scherbak and Noah Juulsen found the back of the net for the Silvertips (21-10-4). 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