Kyrie Irving had 31 points and a season-high 12 assists, and the Brooklyn Nets rallied from 18 points down in the first quarter to beat the Houston Rockets 120-108.
The Nets trailed 24-6 with 7:10 left in the first quarter and 68-57 at halftime. They outscored the Rockets 114-84 the rest of the way.
During clutch time, the Nets outscored the Rockets 7-0.
Joe Harris scored 28 points (14 in the fourth quarter) with 7 3-pointers. James Harden added 17 points (14 in the first quarter), 8 rebounds and 6 assists, and Blake Griffin scored 11 points off the bench. Harris scored 14 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Rockets, Kevin Porter Jr. had 20 points and 6 assists.
The Nets grabbed 12 offensive rebounds to the Rockets’ 6. The Nets outscored the Rockets 23-7 in 6 minutes with Griffin, Irving, Harris, Brown and Claxton on the floor together.