National Basketball Association
Houston 90, New Orleans 88
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 19, 2012
Where: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas
Officials:
# Tre Maddox, #73 Ed Malloy, #59 Gary Zielinski
Attendance:
10845
By SportsDirect Inc.
Samuel Dalembert's rebound slam dunk with 11 seconds remaining in overtime broke a tie and gave the Houston Rockets a 90-88 win over the visiting New Orleans on Thursday night.
Houston (8-7) has won five straight and six of seven. New Orleans (3-12) has lost six in a row and 12 of 13.
Kevin Martin, who scored a season-high 32 points - including 27 in the first half - set up the winning basket with a steal. He drove the length of the floor and missed a layup, but Dalembert trailed the play and slammed home the winning basket.
Marco Belinelli missed a potential game-tying jumper at the buzzer.
Dalembert finished the game with 15 points and 17 rebounds.
Houston led 80-70 with 5:42 remaining in regulation, but the Hornets rallied to tie the game at 82 and force overtime.
New Orleans went ahead early in the extra session, as Jarret Jack's jumper with 3:47 remaining gave the Hornets their first lead of the game.
New Orleans led 88-83 with 2:17 left, but didn't score again. Dalembert's three-point play cut the lead to two before Luis Scola's two free throws tied the game with 1:10 remaining.
Jason Smith scored 17 points to lead New Orleans.
Top Game Performances
New Orleans |
|
Houston |
Jason Smith 17 |
Scoring |
Kevin Martin 32 |
Jarrett Jack 7 |
Assists |
Kyle Lowry 8 |
Emeka Okafor 12 |
Rebounds |
Samuel Dalembert 17 |
Trevor Ariza 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Luis Scola 5 |
Chris Kaman 2 |
Steals |
Courtney Lee 3 |
Jason Smith 3 |
Blocks |
Samuel Dalembert 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
New Orleans
|
88 |
39.4 |
3-11 |
11-16 |
20 |
48 |
5 |
9 |
14 |
Houston
|
90 |
39.8 |
9-27 |
11-13 |
17 |
53 |
7 |
11 |
20 |
Upcoming Games
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Houston will play their next game at home against San Antonio. The Rockets have a W/L % of .571 after a win and .500 after a loss.
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New Orleans will play their next game at home against Dallas. The Hornets have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .091 after a loss.