Where: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas
Officials: #75 Eric Dalen, #60 David Guthrie, #23 Jason Phillips
Attendance: 14798
Luis Scola collected 35 points and 12 rebounds and Kyle Lowry added 23 points and 12 assists to lead the host Houston Rockets to a 97-83 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday.
Kevin Martin chipped in 21 points and for the Rockets, who have won three of four this month.
Houston led 54-45 at halftime thanks in part to Detroit guard Richard Hamilton, who was given two technical fouls and ejected just before the break for arguing with officials. Martin, who was fouled on the play, drained all four free throws to stretch the lead.
Detroit made a run at the beginning of the fourth quarter, closing to 78-77 with 8:17 left. Houston responded with an 16-2 burst over the next four minutes to put it away. Scola scored eight points during the spurt and 10 in the fourth quarter.
Rodney Stuckey scored 18 points and Austin Daye had 12 off the bench for Detroit, which has lost five of six.
| Detroit | Houston | |
| Rodney Stuckey 18 | Scoring | Luis Scola 35 |
| Rodney Stuckey 5 | Assists | Kyle Lowry 12 |
| Tayshaun Prince 8 | Rebounds | Luis Scola 12 |
| Greg Monroe 5 | Free Throws Made | Kevin Martin 14 |
| Greg Monroe 2 | Steals | Kyle Lowry 6 |
| Greg Monroe 2 | Blocks | Shane Battier 1 |
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Detroit | 83 | 41.7 | 6-17 | 17-21 | 14 | 36 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| Houston | 97 | 45.8 | 7-14 | 24-31 | 20 | 35 | 5 | 10 | 16 |
- Houston will play their next game on the road against Milwaukee. The Rockets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
- Detroit will play their next game on the road against New Orleans. The Pistons have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.