The Houston Rockets successfully rebounded from their first pre-season game defeat against the New Orleans Pelicans at home, on their second pre-season game held in the Philippines on Thursday the defeated the Indiana Pacers with the final score at 116-96.
Rockets vs. Pacers highlights video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXCa94bmanI
The Rockets dominated the entire four quarters of the game to the delight of the Filipino crowds who were estimated to reach more than 13,000 fans despite the fact that the MOA Arena have already sold out the tickets. James Harden led all scorers with a total of 21 points production.
The most popular among the Filipino fans was Jeremy Lin, the Taiwanese-American and Harvard graduate who started “Linsanity” in New York. Also popular among the Filipino fans was the sophomore Rockets forward Chandler Parsons who is linked to Kapamilya actress KC Concepcion.
Here’s some of the highlights of the Rockets vs. Pacers Pre-Season Game at MOA:
Chandler Parsons’ one-handed dunk:
Dwight Howard Block on Paul George:
Donatas Motiejūnas falls awkwardly after dunk:
Here’s the scores of Pre-Season NBA Game:
HOUSTON 116 – Harden 21, C(–foul word(s) removed–)pi 17, Motiejunas 16, Parsons 15, Lin 14, Beverley 12, Howard 9, Jones 5, Brooks 5, Brewer 2, Canaan 0, Covington 0.
INDIANA 96 – George 17, West 14, Johnson 11, Hill 10, Scola 10, Granger 9, Watson 9, Hibbert 6, Stephenson 4, Armstrong 4, Copeland 2, Mahinmi 0, Sloan 0, Butler 0.
Quarter-scores: 31-24, 61-55, 79-67, 116-96
The complete video replay will be added here as soon as available.