National Basketball Association

Rockets ride Scola after halftime to outlast Kings

Published Nov. 22, 2009 5:32 a.m. ET

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The Houston Rockets kept their record clean in second games of back-to-backs. Still, it almost got a little messy in the fourth quarter.

After leading by 15 points in the second quarter and holding a 59-52 halftime edge, the Rockets needed 22 points from Luis Scola and some defense down the stretch to beat the Sacramento Kings 113-106 on Saturday night.