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HOUSTON -- Dwight Howard knows the best way to stop teams from using the "Hack-a-Howard" defence is to make his free throws. Nike Free 5.0 Dames Zwart Wit . On Saturday night, the normally free throw-challenged centre did just that. Howard scored 18 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, including 13 of 19 free throws in a 2 1/2-minute stretch, and the Houston Rockets beat the Denver Nuggets 122-111. "I just kept telling myself go up there and knock them down, make them pay," Howard said. Chandler Parsons added 20 points for Houston and James Harden had 17 for the Rockets, who never trailed and led by as many as 23. It was a welcome change from several of their recent games when they built big leads only to see them evaporate in the second half. The Nuggets tried to get back in it with about 5 1/2 minutes left by intentionally fouling the centre every time Houston had the ball. The plan backfired and Howard, who entered the game shooting 49 per cent from the line, finished 17 of 24 on free throws. Howards 24 free throw attempts were the most by a Rocket since Sleepy Floyd went 22 of 27 in February of 1991. Nuggets coach Brian Shaw lamented using the tactic after the game. "That goes against everything Im about," Shaw said. "I dont believe in that and I dont think its in the spirit of the game. So that is exactly what I get for doing that. Im glad he made his free throws and it shows me to just be true to who you are." They were too slow in fouling him one time and Parsons dunked on a fast break on the other end. The play was reviewed and Houston got the basket and a foul shot by Howard. Denver finally scrapped the defence with about 3 minutes left, to wild applause from the home crowd. Harden took advantage of the change to immediately knock down a 3-pointer to extend the lead to 118-101. Howard was surprised when they stopped fouling him, standing with the ball for the couple of seconds waiting for them to do it. He said he doesnt get irked when hes intentionally fouled, but he knows its not very popular with the crowd. "Its annoying to the fans," Howard said. "I know they dont want to see that. We dont want to have to go through that. But its a part of the game." Ty Lawson had 28 points and a career-high 17 assists to lead Denver. "We just didnt come out ready to play," Lawson said. "It was our defence and our effort. We just didnt play any defence in the first half." Lawson started despite sustaining a corneal abrasion to his right eye on Friday night after taking a hand to the eye. Lawsons eye was almost swollen shut after Fridays game, but Shaw said before the game that only a little swelling remained. Terrence Jones tied career highs with 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Rockets. The Nuggets outscored Houston 11-0 during a 2 1/2-minute stretch early in the third quarter to cut the lead to 66-59 with about 8 minutes remaining. Lawson got things going, hitting the first two baskets and Randy Foye added a 3-pointer during the run. Howard went to the bench near the end of that run when he picked up his fourth foul on an offensive charge. The Rockets rediscovered their offence after that, and used a 14-2 spurt to push the lead to 80-61 a couple of minutes later. Jones was great in those minutes, with two dunks and six points. Houston led by 15 entering the fourth quarter. Howard, who sat out the last eight minutes of the third, was back on the floor for the start of the final period and immediately went to work. He was fouled when he made a nifty reverse layup and made the free throw to push the lead to 93-75. The Rockets led by 10 points with 10 minutes left in the second quarter before scoring 12 straight points to push the lead to 50-28 with about 5 1/2 minutes left in the half. Donatas Motiejunas scored seven points in that stretch and Harden capped it with a 3-pointer. The Nuggets used a 13-7 run at the end of the first half to whittle the lead to 63-46 at halftime. NOTES: Former Rockets star Yao Ming watched the game from a courtside seat. He received a standing ovation when he was shown on the video boards during a timeout in the first quarter. ... Houston C Omer Asik, who has been the subject of recent trade rumours, was not in uniform for the game. Coach Kevin McHale said it was because he was "under the weather" but he didnt elaborate. Nike Free Flyknit Chukka Nederland . World champions Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov of Russia won the gold medal with 237.71 points, Moore-Towers and Moscovitch followed at 208.45 and Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov of Russia were third at 187. Nike Roshe Run Rood Dames ., for the next three years with the signings on Monday of Daryl Townsend and Michael Carter. http://www.kopenfreeflyknit.nl/nike-free-flyknit-nederland/nike-free-3-0-flyknit.html . The Croatian served 21 aces and hit 42 winners against Sijsling, who double-faulted to give Cilic a 4-3 lead in the deciding set. "All the players, they know me and they were really happy to see me and they were really happy that this is over for me," Cilic said.SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. -- The Swift Current Broncos took advantage of their power-play chances on Saturday as they edged the visiting Regina Pats 3-2 in Western Hockey League action. All three of the Broncos (2-0-0) goals came by way of the man advantage, including Graham Blacks winner at 13:43 of the third period. Colby Cave and Jake DeBrusk also scored for Swift Current while Julius Honka picked up three assists. Chandler Stephenson and Dyson Stevenson scored for the Pats (0-2-0). Landon Bow made 18 saves for the win as Teagan Sacher turned aside 29 shots in a losing cause. Swift Current went 3 for 6 on the power play while Regina scored twice on five chances with the man advantage. --- Wheat Kings 3 Warriors 1 BRANDON, -- Eric Roy set up all three of his clubs goals and Curtis Honey made 40 saves as the Wheat Kings defeated Moose Jaw. Chad Robinson had a goal and an assist for Brandon (2-0-0) while John Quenneville and Taylor Cooper added a goal apiece. Brayden Point scored a power-play goal for the Warriors (0-2-0) late in the third period to snap Honeys shutout bid. Justin Paulic turned away 28-of-31 shots in defeat. --- Raiders 6 Blades 5 PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. -- Leon Draisaitl scored once and set up two more as the Raiders edged Saskatoon. Sawyer Lange, Dakota Conroy, Matteo Gennaro, Gage Quinney and Dylan Busenius also scored for Prince Albert (2-0-0) as Cole Cheveldave stopped 24 shots for the win. Collin Valcourt led the Blades (0-2-0) offensively with two goals and an assist while Brett Stovin chipped in three assists. Matt Revel, David Nemecek and Ryan Graham each scored once for Saskatoon and Troy Trombley made 26 saves in defeat. --- Rebels 6 Ice 3 RED DEER, Alta. -- Rhyse Dieno, Brooks Maxwell and Lukas Sutter each had a goal and two assists as the Rebels doubled up Kootenay. Brady Maxwell had a goal and an assist for Red Deer (2-0-0) while Adam Musil and Matt Bellerive added a goal apiece. Sam Reinhart, Kyle OConnor and Luke Philp supplied the offence for the Ice (0-2-0). Patrik Bartosak made 29 saves for the win as Mackenzie Skapski stopped 35 shots in a losing cause. --- Tigers 6 Hurricanes 2 MEDICINE HAT, Alta. -- Logan McVeigh had a goal and two assists and Daniel Wapple made 23 saves as the Tigers beat Lethbridge. Blake Penner, Chad Butcher and Trevor Cox each had a goal and an assist for Medicine Hat (2-0-0) while Cole Sanford and Dylan Bredoo added singles. Nike Free 5.0 Rood Dames. Josh Derko Giorgio Estephan scored for the Hurricanes (0-2-0) as Christopher Tai stopped 29-of-35 shots in defeat. --- Silvertips 8 Cougars 3 EVERETT, Wash. -- Joshua Winquist had three goals and an assist as the Silvertips crushed Prince George. Dawson Leedahl and Manraj Hayer each scored twice for the Silvertips (1-0-0) while Tyler Sandhu added a single goal. Matt Pufahl, Brayden Low and Ivan Nikolishin chipped in two assists apiece as Austin Lotz stopped 29 shots for the win. Klarc Wilson scored twice for the Cougars (0-2-0) and David Soltes had the other. Brett Zarowny took the loss after giving up four goals on 20 shots through 21 minutes of action. Ty Edmonds replaced Zarowny and stopped 18-of-22 shots in relief. --- Rockets 5 Blazers 2 KELOWNA, B.C. -- Tyson Baillie had two goals and four points as the Rockets downed Kamloops. Madison Bowey, Nick Merkley and Cole Linaker also scored for Kelowna (2-0-0) while Jesse Lees chipped in two assists. Mitch Lipon and Joe Kornelsen supplied the offence for the Blazers (0-2-0). Jordon Cooke made 24 saves for the win as Bolton Pouliot turned away 37-of-41 shots in defeat. --- Thunderbirds 4 Winterhawks 3 (SO) KENT, Wash. -- Justin Myles made 39 saves and Branden Troock scored the shootout winner as Seattle slipped past Portland. Roberts Lipsbergs scored twice in regulation for the Thunderbirds (1-0-0) while Jerret Smith added the other. Ethan Price, Chase De Leo and Oliver Bjorkstrand supplied the scoring for the Winterhawks (1-0-1) and Taylor Leier had two assists. Brendan Burke stopped 37-of-40 shots in defeat. --- Chiefs 6 Americans 2 KENNEWICK, Wash. -- Mitch Holmberg scored three times and set up one more as Spokane beat Tri-City. Liam Stewart, Mike Aviani and Connor Chartier each had a goal and an assist for the Chiefs (1-0-0) and Jason Fram had two assists. Beau McCue and Taylor Vickerman scored for the Americans (0-1-0). Eric Williams stopped 23 shots for the win while Eric Comrie took the loss after giving up six goals on 37 shots. --- Giants 2 Royals 1 VICTORIA, -- Carter Popoffs second period goal stood up as the game winner as Vancouver edged the Royals. Rob Trzonkowski also scored for the Giants (1-1-0) while Payton Lee stopped 30-of-31 shots for the win. Joe Hicketts scored the lone goal for Victoria (1-1-0) and Patrik Polivka made 19 saves in the loss. wholesale jerseys cheap jerseys cheap nfl jerseys wholesale jerseys cheap soccer jerseys wholesale jerseys wholesale jerseys cheap nfl jerseys china ' ' '