Houston Rockets beat Detroit Pistons 96-82

 HOUSTON, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- James Harden led the Houston Rockets to beat the winless Detroit Pistons¹ 96-82 in a NBA game on Saturday night at Toyota Center.

The Rockets used a third-quarter run to build a big lead and break a three-game losing streak² with their first victory at home.

From the start, the Rockets were moving the ball more crisply, cutting more aggressively and getting good shots much more regularly than they had in their losses in the previous three games.

The team entered the fourth quarter with a 72-57 lead.

James Harden used the second half to step away from his three-game shooting slump³, scoring 20 points for the Rockets. Omer Asik had 14. Toney Douglas added a season-high 11.

Brandon Knight⁴ scored 16 points for Detroit and Greg Monroe added 12 points and 11 rebounds⁵.

1 pistons   

活塞( piston的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Some pistons have seating rings of metal or leather. 有些活塞上有金属或皮革的密封环。
• A pump uses valves and pistons. 泵使用阀和活塞。

2 streak   

n.条理，斑纹，倾向，少许，痕迹；v.加条纹，变成条纹，奔驰，快速移动

参考例句：

• The Indians used to streak their faces with paint.印第安人过去常用颜料在脸上涂条纹。
• Why did you streak the tree?你为什么在树上刻条纹？

3 slump   

n.暴跌，意气消沉，（土地）下沉；vi.猛然掉落，坍塌，大幅度下跌

参考例句：

• She is in a slump in her career.她处在事业的低谷。
• Economists are forecasting a slump.经济学家们预言将发生经济衰退。

4 knight   

n.骑士，武士；爵士

参考例句：

• He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。
• A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。

5 rebounds   

反弹球( rebound的名词复数 )； 回弹球； 抢断篮板球； 复兴

参考例句：

• V is the velocity after the gas particle rebounds from the wall. V是粒子从壁上弹开后的速度。
• In the former case, the first body rebounds with practically its original velocity. 在前一种情况下，第一个物体实际上以原来的速度弹回。