Zhou Qi scores for first time, Rockets roll past Knicks

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China’s Zhou Qi scored for the first time in the NBA for Houston Rockets, as they rolled past New York Knicks 119-97 on Wednesday night.

Zhou came to the court in the fourth quarter. He made the free throw following Willy Hernangomez’s foul, marking the first point for the Chinese center. The 21-year-old then added two more points when he received Bobby Brown’s assist to tip into the basket.

Harden had 31 points, and nine assists, and the Rockets had their 3-pointers falling again in a 119-97 victory over the Knicks on Wednesday night. Harden made six 3-pointers, and the Rockets hit 19 to bounce back after two straight losses.

James Harden during the game against New York Knicks. / VCG Photo

The Rockets took care of the business at hand early. With a two-game losing streak, applying defensive clamps in the first half to shut down the red-hot Kristaps Porzingis and the Knicks was first on the to-do list.

The Rockets had to do that to turn a first-quarter deficit to a romp, with their lead reaching 29 on the way to victory, their eighth-consecutive win in Madison Square Garden, a run that goes back to when Mike D'Antoni was the Knicks coach.