Where: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas
Officials: #19 James Capers, #75 Eric Dalen, #49 Tom Washington
Attendance: 15903
Kevin Martin scored 21 points to lead six players in double figures and the host Houston Rockets cruised past the suddenly slumping New York Knicks, 104-89, on Wednesday night.
Kyle Lowry added 18 points for Houston (20-23), which took a lead in the opening minutes and never trailed on the way to its third straight victory. New York has lost four straight games.
The Rockets led, 36-27, after the first quarter. The Knicks (22-19) stayed within striking most of the game until Martin buried a 3-pointer with 5:30 to play to extend the lead to 96-83. New York got no closer
thereafter.
Amar’e Stoudemire scored 25 points for the Knicks, who have lost six of their last eight road games and visit league-leading San Antonio on Friday and Northwest Division-leading Oklahoma City the following night. The two teams are a combined 37-8 at home this season.
Luis Scola and Chase Budinger each had 13 points and eight rebounds for Houston. Raymond Felton scored 14 points for New York.
| New York | Houston | |
| Amar'e Stoudemire 25 | Scoring | Kevin Martin 21 |
| Raymond Felton 5 | Assists | Chuck Hayes 4 |
| Wilson Chandler 8 | Rebounds | Chuck Hayes 12 |
| Landry Fields 3 | Free Throws Made | Kevin Martin 7 |
| Landry Fields 2 | Steals | Chuck Hayes 3 |
| Wilson Chandler 2 | Blocks | Jordan Hill 3 |
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| New York | 89 | 42.2 | 8-24 | 11-15 | 14 | 45 | 6 | 7 | 14 |
| Houston | 104 | 47.1 | 8-31 | 14-16 | 21 | 48 | 7 | 6 | 10 |
- Houston will play their next game on the road against Memphis. The Rockets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
- New York will play their next game on the road against San Antonio. The Knicks have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.