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MILWAUKEE -- Houston Rockets coach Kevin McHale liked what he saw in the third quarter. So did Jeremy Lin, once he returned from getting stitches. James Harden scored 29 points to lead the Rockets to a 115-101 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night. Harden shot 11 of 18 from the floor to go with seven assists and four steals for Houston, which has won 10 of its last 13 games. After trailing by 18 in the second quarter, Houston outscored Milwaukee 30-14 in the third and led 77-72 at the start of the fourth. "Really, that third quarter is about as good as we can play," McHale said. "We locked down on the defensive end, we pushed it up, we got shots and made shots . Then we started blowing some of their plays up just by being aggressive. I was really proud of the guys." Lin was taken to the locker room with 10:34 left in the third after the left side of his head was slightly bloodied when he collided with the right cheek of Milwaukees Larry Sanders as the two scrambled for a loose ball near midcourt. After getting five stiches, he returned to the bench with just under 3 minutes left in the period and started the fourth quarter. "I just know that when I came back, our guys were flying around with high energy," Lin said. "We were getting stops, just the way were supposed to play, the way that weve played in the past in some spurts. And then we just tried to carry it over to the fourth quarter." The Rockets, who shot 54 per cent from the field, also got 22 points from Carlos Delfino in his return to Milwaukee. He played for the Bucks from 2009-12 before signing with Houston as an unrestricted free agent in the off-season. "I was sad, I thought I was staying in Milwaukee," Delfino said. "I was playing well in the second half last year. When I didnt have an offer on, I didnt blame anyone, I understand its a business." Milwaukee equaled a season worst by losing its third game in a row despite 16 points from Brandon Jennings. "Its almost the second half of the season," Jennings said. "Teams are going to start turning it up a notch and we need to, also." Houston, which remains on the road for eight of its next 10 games, pulled away with a 13-0 run midway through the fourth quarter. It started with three consecutive 3-pointers. After Patrick Patterson drilled one, Harden made two of them. He was fouled on the first but missed the free throw, and then added another after an offensive rebound by Patterson for a 104-90 lead. "Shoot the ball. Catch and shoot," Harden said. "I work on that every single day. The opportunity was in my hands and I took advantage of it." After a layup by Lin, Harden capped the run with two free throws for a 108-90 lead with 4:12 to play. Milwaukee committed five turnovers during that stretch and finished with a season-high 25 in the game. The Rockets scored 19 of the first 21 points of the third period and took a 66-60 lead on a layup by Toney Douglas with 6:19 to play. Milwaukee opened the quarter with three turnovers in a row and then missed 13 straight field goals. The Bucks shot 20 per cent in the quarter. "It just appeared that we just lost focus coming out of the locker room," Milwaukee coach Scott Skiles said. "We had a lot of trouble. Thats as bad a collapse as Ive ever seen. And it happened so fast: turnover, turnover, turnover. And we looked like we just started going 1-on-1 instead of kind of moving the ball like we did in the first half. And then when we did get a decent shot at the basket, if we missed, we didnt run back. They just ran right by us and went down and scored." In the second quarter, a 22-5 run by Milwaukee gave the Bucks an 18-point lead, their largest of the game. Milwaukee held a 26-25 lead when it scored 10 points in a row, capped by a layup by John Henson for a 36-25 lead with 8:37 remaining. Another layup and free throw by Henson gave the Bucks a 48-30 advantage with 5:55 to play. "It looked like they were going to maul us," McHale said. Notes: Harden scored at least 20 points for the 15th consecutive game. . Houston is 13-2 against the Eastern Conference, including 5-1 on the road . ... Jennings has made at least one 3-pointer in 19 straight games and Sanders has blocked at least one shot in the last 18 contests. ... The Bucks are 2-8 against the Western Conference, including 1-6 against the Southwest Division. . The last time Milwaukee lost three straight was Nov. 19-24. Cheap Jerseys Sale . Farmar played in Israel during the NBA lockout last summer and has indicated he may return to Europe. The Hawks also received guards Anthony Morrow and DeShawn Stevenson, and forwards Jordan Williams and Johan Petro, as well as first- and second-round picks, in the deal which became official on July 11. Cheap Jerseys China . Fujita, now with the Cleveland Browns, is undergoing treatment for an injured left knee which he hurt during the preseason and couldnt come to New York, the NFLPA said. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said the players left the NFL offices around 4 p. http://facialhairstyleshq.info/cheapjerseys.html . They got it Tuesday night as Adam Lind and Jose Bautista combined for RBIs in Torontos 7-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.DENVER -- The Denver Nuggets inside game was at its best on Saturday night. Kosta Koufos scored a season-high 16 points, and Kenneth Faried and Andre Iguodala added 15 points apiece as the Nuggets beat Charlotte 110-88 and sent the Bobcats to their 15th consecutive loss. JaVale McGee added 14 points, and Danilo Gallinari had 12 for Denver, which won its sixth in a row at home behind a fast-paced offence fueled by 36 assists and 78 points in the paint, both season highs. "We moved the ball very well," Nuggets coach George Karl said. "We were unselfish from the beginning, and the defence got us in the open court." Koufos (8 of 10), McGee (7 of 8), Faried (6 of 10), and Iguodala (6 of 9) were a combined 27 of 37 from the floor. They took feeds from teammates, finished fastbreaks, and put up high-percentage shots primarily from up close. "It was because of the guards," Koufos said. "They drove into the lane and established themselves very well. They just dumped it off when we were there. I just played within the system, continued to play hard every possession. When the ball comes to me, I just try to finish. If not, do other things defensively." Charlotte, playing the second of a back-to-back set on the road, was without injured guards Gerald Henderson and Ben Gordon. Henderson sustained a bruised shin during the second half of a 115-100 loss at Golden State on Friday. Gordon missed a second consecutive game because of soreness in his right knee. Ramon Sessions had 23 points to lead Charlotte. Byron Mullens added 16 before he went down with a left ankle sprain in the final moments after getting his feet tangled in traffic near the basket. "It was a tough one for us," said Kemba Walker, who had eight points for the Bobcats. "Weve had four games in five nights. We struggled with energy. We just needed a little bit of energy tonight, but we really couldnt find a rhythm. They played tough. They plaayed well.dddddddddddd" Walker said the Bobcats are hurt by inexperience. "Were a young team," he said. "Weve got a few vets, but our core group is really young. Losing is one of the hardest things you can ever go through, especially losing as many as weve lost. But at the same time, youve got to keep your chin up. Youve got to know that these losses will turn into wins one day." Denver lost guard Ty Lawson to a left Achilles strain during the second quarter. He was held out the rest of the game for precautionary reasons, the team said. The Nuggets, who missed an NBA-record 22 3-point attempts in Thursday nights 101-93 loss at Portland, missed their first six against the Bobcats. Jordan Hamilton finally found the range to give the Nuggets a 40-31 lead with 8:02 left in the second quarter. That seemed to break the Nuggets long-distance cold spell, complementing their sizzling inside game that was paced by the Nuggets transition offence. After a driving layup by Sessions pulled the Bobcats to within 44-39, the Nuggets went on a 15-3 run that included a pair of 3-pointers by Danilo Gallinari and Andre Iguodala. That stretched Denvers lead to 59-44 with 45.2 seconds left in the second quarter. Gallinari hit another 3-pointer just before the halftime buzzer to put Denver in front 64-46, the Nuggets biggest lead to that point. By the end of the third quarter, the Nuggets stretched their advantage to 88-65 following a tip shot by McGee, who finished with 14 points. Denver began substituting freely the rest of the way, and the undermanned Bobcats didnt threaten. NOTES: Charlotte hasnt won since Nov. 24, a 108-106 victory at Washington in double overtime. ... Since the 2009-10 season, visiting teams to Denver are 7-39 when playing the second of a back-to-back set. ... The Nuggets have scored at least 60 points in the paint eight times this season. ... Koufos led the Nuggets in scoring for the first time in his nearly three years with Denver. ' ' '