Houston Rockets Lose To New Orleans Hornets 88-79

The Houston Rockets were unable to get things going last night as they fell to the New Orleans Hornets 88-79.

James Harden led the Rockets in scoring with 25 points.  He was the only Houston player to score in double figures last night.  Carlos Delfino and Jeremy Lin contributed with nine points.  Omer Asik and Chandler Parsons rounded out the scoring with eight points.  The Rockets were outscored 28-10 in the fourth quarter.

At the other end of the court, Roger Mason, Greivis Vasquez and Jason Smith led the Hornets in scoring with 17 points.  Robin Lopez contributed with 14 points.  Rookie Anthony Davis rounded out the scoring with six points.  New Orleans have now won three games in a row and have a record of (10-25) overall.

Houston hits the road to take on the Boston Celtics tomorrow.  Tip off is at 6:30 pm.