Rockets Rally For NBA Victory, Scores

Trevor Ariza has rediscovered his long-range shooting, and that is really good news for James Harden and the Houston Rockets.

Ariza scored a season-high 29 points, Harden had 23 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists, and the Rockets rallied for a 115-104 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday.

Ariza made a season-high six 3-pointers after making five on Friday following a three-game stretch when he made just four combined. The always low-key Ariza downplayed his big game.

"I was just getting a lot of open looks," he said. "I had a bigger guy on me and I had the option of going by him when I shoot the ball, and I just felt good shooting."

Harden isn't surprised to see what Ariza has done the past two games.

"He finally found a rhythm," Harden said. "We knew it was going to come."

The Rockets trailed by one entering the fourth quarter, but they used 14-4 run, highlighted by consecutive 3-pointers by Ariza, Jason Terry and Josh Smith, to take a 98-89 lead with about nine minutes left.

Chandler Parsons made a layup for the Mavericks before Houston scored five straight points to push the lead to 103-91. Terry started that stretch with a 3-pointer and Smith juked Dirk Nowitzki to get open for a hook shot, and the Mavericks didn't threaten again.

Sunday, January 24 Scoreboard

Houston 115, Dallas 104
    
Toronto 112, Los Angeles 94

Boston 112, Philadelphia 92
    
Brooklyn 116, Oklahoma City 106

Monday, January 25 Schedule (All Times Central)

Minnesota at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

Boston at Washington, 6 p.m.

Miami at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Orlando at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Houston at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Denver, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Utah, 8 p.m.

Charlotte at Sacramento, 9 p.m.

San Antonio at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.