The Houston Rockets built a 25-point lead, lost all of it and then some, then rallied from five down late in the fourth quarter for a 114-107 win over the Washington Wizards.
James Harden finished with 25 points to lead the Rockets. John Wall led Washington's comeback and finished with 23 points and 10 assists, Trevor Ariza had 23 points and 14 rebounds, and Kevin Seraphin had all of his season-high 18 points in the second half.
A leak in the roof caused the officials to hit the pause button 9 seconds into second quarter and again at the start of the second half. Two trash cans and an array of towels were spread at the midcourt line close to the scorer's table during the first delay to catch the apparent remnants of the heavy rains that had fallen in the area for much of the day.