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HOUSTON -- The Houston Rockets big men dominated Golden State on Thursday, with one of the NBAs greatest centres clapping in approval from his courtside seat. Rookie Chandler Parsons had 20 points and a career-high 11 rebounds, Samuel Dalembert added 15 points and 10 boards and the Rockets routed the Warriors 109-83 on the same night the franchise honoured Hakeem Olajuwon and Houstons championship teams of the 1990s. Goran Dragic added 17 points and nine assists for the Rockets, who outrebounded Golden State 48-31, blocked six shots and scored 58 points in the paint. "When you stay big and they go small, youve got to really make them pay," Houston coach Kevin McHale said. "Youve got to be able to block shots and really control the paint and we were able to do that." Richard Jefferson scored 14 points and David Lee added 12 for the Warriors, whove lost five of their last six games. "To win games, we have to be the hardest working team on the floor every single night," Golden State coach Mark Jackson said. The Rockets maintained their hold on the No. 8 spot in the Western Conference by beating Golden State for the 13th time in the last 15 meetings. The Warriors have lost seven straight games in Houston dating to December 2007. Olajuwon, the NBAs career leader in blocks, joined former Rockets teammates Clyde Drexler, Mario Elie and Robert Horry for the pregame unveiling of a mural honouring Houstons two championship teams in 1994 and 95. The quartet sat courtside with owner Les Alexander as the current Rockets took control of the game. Houston hit 11 of its first 14 shots, most of them from close range, to quickly build a 14-point lead. Scola started 5 for 6 from the field and flipped in an easy hook shot for a 30-16 lead. "There were a lot of guys open," Scola said. "We were talking early about cuts, and how we can get something going. Its good when you make up a play, or you talk about something, and then it works. It gives you a lot of confidence and it opens up a lot of things after that." Golden State rallied in the second quarter against a Houston lineup of mostly reserves. Jefferson finished a fast break with a dunk and swished a 3-pointer during a 17-5 run that cut the deficit to 37-35. Dragic and Parsons answered with back-to-back 3-pointers and the Rockets extended the lead again. Parsons, Scola and Dragic were all in double figures by halftime and Houston led 56-47. The Rockets scored 34 points in the paint in the first half. "When you have athletic big men, you dont have to always go small against other teams," Dalembert said. "I saw an opportunity to go in and just go out there and kill them on the boards." Scola started the second half with a three-point play, following a hard collision with Lee. Scola broke free for a layup on Houstons next possessions, as the Warriors continued to give up easy baskets underneath. Nate Robinson was called for a flagrant foul when he wrestled down Dragic on a breakaway. Dragic landed hard on his tailbone and slid into the base of the stanchion, but he stayed in the game. Houstons left-handed point guard then threw a perfect alley-oop pass to Dalembert for a dunk that made it 68-53 lead five minutes into the third quarter. Dragic sank a 3-pointer later in the quarter to stretch the lead over 20 for the first time. Dragic also had nine of the Rockets 23 assists. He was making his seventh straight start in place of Kyle Lowry, whos recovering from an illness. "Gorans playing great, you cant even complain," Parsons said. "No doubt we want Kyle back, but we havent missed a beat with Goran, hes passing the ball, making big shots and really running our team well." The Rockets outrebounded the Warriors 15-4 in the third quarter and took an 84-67 lead to the fourth. Houstons reserves kept control in the final quarter, and rookie Marcus Morris mid-range jumper with 4:19 left put the Rockets over 100 points for the sixth time in eight games. NOTES: Rockets G Kevin Martin sat out for the sixth straight game with a right shoulder strain. ... The Rockets have won 27 consecutive games when holding their opponent below 90 points. ... Golden State signed free agent centre Mickell Gladness to a 10-day contract. ... Warriors C Andris Biedrins (strained groin) sat out for the second straight game. Adidas Zx 700 Dames .C. -- NASCAR honoured a pair of its most famous and successful families with inductions into the Hall of Fame on Wednesday. Adidas Originals NEO Sneakers . -- Manu Ginobili talked about wanting to find his rhythm after helping the San Antonio Spurs win yet another road game. http://www.nlsneakersoutlet.nl/ . Humiliated by fourth-tier Bradford in the League Cup quarterfinals in December, Arsenal left to jeers from its own despairing supporters after Colin Kazim-Richards stabbed home a 72nd-minute winner at Emirates Stadium to create the latest big surprise in the FA Cup. N... Air Max 90 Heren . The Red Sox right-hander pitched well enough for Boston to win 9-5 on Wednesday night, improving to 4-0 against the Yankees this season with a 1. Adidas Superstar 2 Aanbieding . DiPietro missed roughly five weeks with facial fractures suffered in a fight with Pittsburgh netminder Brent Johnson in early February. (Sports Network) - The Washington Wizards will try to stop a six-game slide when they welcome the New Jersey Nets to the Verizon Center this afternoon. Washington owns a 1-13 mark in its last 14 contests and is coming off Fridays 116-107 loss at Toronto in which Trevor Booker pumped in a career-high 26 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. Jordan Crawford added 25 points and rookie John Wall compiled 21 points with seven assists for the Wizards, who fell to 1-31 on the road this season. I thought with all the rookies we had, they played well, Wizards head coach Flip Saunders said. Booker and [Crawford] took the opportunity and they played hard. JaVale McGee collected 11 points and 12 rebounds in defeat. The Wizards lost both tests on a two-game trek and will return to DC, where they sport a 15-20 ledger in 2010-11. Wizards leading scorer Nick Young missed his second straight game with a bruised left knee and is listed as questionable Sunday. McGee is averaging 12.0 points, 10.3 rebounds and 5.5 blocks in his previous four games while Crawford is posting 20.4 ppg in his previous five contests for a Wizards club mired in a three-game home losing streak.dddddddddddd New Jersey closes out a quick two-game trip Sunday in the nations capital and has dropped four in a row away from home. In a 110-95 loss at Milwaukee on Friday, Brook Lopez had 25 points and Deron Williams chipped in 18 points and nine assists for the Nets, losers in two straight following a five-game winning streak. Kris Humphries scored 10 points to go along with a game-high 11 rebounds. Williams is listed as questionable for todays game with a sprained right wrist and head coach Avery Johnson expressed his concern postgame. Were very concerned and its something were going to have a deep discussion about, Johnson told NBA.com. We were going to leave him out, but he wanted to go back in. I dont think we can continue every game at this rate. Johnsons squad is only 4-28 away from the Prudential Center in 2010-11. The Nets and Wizards have split a pair of matchups so far this season while Washington has won seven of the past nine meetings between the teams. New Jersey has lost three in a row at the Verizon Center. cheap jerseys wholesale jerseys ' ' '
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