Harden leads Rockets to 104-92 win over Hornets

 HOUSTON, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- James Harden scored 31 points to lead the Houston Rockets to a 104-92 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night at Toyota Center.

Omer Asik had 21 points and eight rebounds¹ for the Rockets, and Patrick Patterson, who was back after seven games lost to a bruised² right foot, scored 13 of his points in the fourth quarter.

Despite their slow starts, the Hornets emerged in the fourth quarter.

Greivis Vasquez and Ryan Anderson carried the Hornets on a 16-8 run at the start of the fourth quarter to tie the score at 82. But the Rockets still managed to withstand the Hornets' late surge.

Anderson scored 18 points off the bench, and Greivis Vasquez had15 points and 14 assists for the Hornets.

1 rebounds   

反弹球( rebound的名词复数 )； 回弹球； 抢断篮板球； 复兴

参考例句：

• V is the velocity after the gas particle rebounds from the wall. V是粒子从壁上弹开后的速度。
• In the former case, the first body rebounds with practically its original velocity. 在前一种情况下，第一个物体实际上以原来的速度弹回。

2 bruised   

[医]青肿的，瘀紫的

参考例句：

• his bruised and bloodied nose 他沾满血的青肿的鼻子
• She had slipped and badly bruised her face. 她滑了一跤，摔得鼻青脸肿。