Harden applies booster as Rockets blast past Jazz DOWN by five to Utah on their home floor at half-time, the Houston Rockets picked up the pace in the second half to beat the Jazz for the second time in four days. Rockets guard James Harden scored 33 points in the 103-94 victory yesterday as Houston overcame the of centre Dwight who sat out with tightness in his back. Houston, who defeated the Jazz 93-91 in Salt Lake City on Monday, scored 64 points in the second half, connecting on 65.7 per cent of their shots from the floor. After the break, they produced 12 fast-break points, including 10 in the third quarter. "I think we were playing for the most part pretty well defensively. Offensively we were too slow," Harden said of the first half. "We wanted to put anemphasis on pushing the basketball, getting stops and just running out." AFP