James Harden tied a season high with 38 points, Dwight Howard added 20 points and 13 rebounds and the Rockets used a big third-quarter run to earn a 113-99 victory against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night.
Howard got his first victory against his former team as the Rockets sent the injury-riddled Lakers to their third against loss.
Nick Young scored 25 points to lead Los Angeles and Pau Gasol and Jodie Meeks scored 21 each.