HOUSTON -- The Houston Rockets didnt seem too impressed with their latest entry in the NBA record book.The Rockets made an NBA-record 24 3-pointers, led by Eric Gordons 7-for-12 effort, and beat the New Orleans Pelicans 122-100 Friday night.We just played how we play, said Harden, who shot 6 for 12 on 3s and finished with 29 points. It didnt feel no different. We shot the basketball, open 3s and you know -- they went in.Harden also had 11 rebounds and 13 assists for his sixth triple-double of the season and 15th of his career -- passing Hakeem Olajuwon for the most in franchise history.The best player in Rockets history -- The Dream, Harden said. For me, its an unbelievable accomplishment. Credit to my teammates for knocking down their shots. Im just trying to make an impact on the game thats all.Ryan Anderson made Houstons 24th 3-pointer of the game with 32 seconds remaining, and the Toyota Center crowd erupted in celebration of the record.Gordon confidently predicted that the best is yet to come.I wouldnt doubt before the seasons over that well break that record again, Gordon said. I think itll happen again, for sure. A lot of teams like to load up and not let us get layups and force us to shoot 3s so why not?In picking up their ninth straight win, the Rockets attempting 61 3s -- making 39.3 percent -- to shatter their own record of 50 set earlier this year. They broke the NBA record for 3s made in a game, shared by Houston in 2013 and Orlando in 2009.Theyve added another dimension to the game because of their ability to be able to shoot the way they do, Rockets coach Mike DAntoni said.Trevor Ariza added 20 points and Patrick Beverley had 13 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists for Houston.Anthony Davis scored 19 points in 22 minutes for New Orleans and rested much of the second half after Houston built a lead as big as 24 points. Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry later said Davis was kicked in his lower leg and was limping so he held him from playing in the fourth quarter.Houston attempted 31 3s in the first two quarters, an NBA record for a half. The Rockets made 14 3s in the first half, entering the break with a 45.2-percent clip. Houston entered the game attempting 37.6 3s per game, tops in the league, and making 38.4 percent.Gentry said Houstons offense is fueled by Hardens abilities as a playmaker.He controls the game, Gentry said. The game is played at his pace. Hes leading the league in assists and he has a lot of shooters around him. He can score and hes playing like an MVP candidate. If you look around the league right now, hes as good as anybody playing.Pelicans point guard Tim Frazier played through a right wrist sprain in his hometown, several miles from his alma mater of Strake Jesuit.There was plenty of familiarity between the two teams. Three Rockets players -- Gordon, Ariza and Anderson -- played previously for New Orleans, while the Pelicans Terrence Jones and Omer Asik are former Rockets. Additionally, Pelicans coach Gentry served as an assistant for Rockets coach DAntoni in Phoenix.TIP-INSPelicans: After playing 11 minutes in his first game of the season on Thursday night against Indiana, Tyreke Evans (knee) was given the night off for rest. ... SF Solomon Hill did not travel with the team to Houston as he stayed in New Orleans with his girlfriend in anticipation of the couples first child.Rockets: C Clint Capela fouled out of the game early in the fourth quarter. He had eight points and 11 rebounds in 22 minutes. ... Harden made 6 of 12 3-pointers, while Ariza made 5 of 14. ... Three Rockets players had double-digit rebounds and Houston outrebounded New Orleans 57-47.REMEMBERING SAGERBefore the National Anthem, the Rockets remembered TNT broadcaster Craig Sager, who died Thursday at 65 after a lengthy battle with leukemia. There was a moment of silence in Sagers honor and fans in the Toyota Center gave a standing ovation when his picture was shown on the videoboard. Sager attended several Rockets games while receiving treatment at nearby MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.HONORING RUDY TAs part of their ongoing celebration of their 50th season, the Rockets honored former player and coach Rudy Tomjanovich with a video montage after the first quarter. Tomjanovich was in attendance and received a lengthy ovation from the crowd. Tomjanovich played for the Rockets from 1970-81, and coached the team from 1991-2003 -- winning back-to-back championships in 1994 and 1995.UP NEXTPelicans: Att San Antonio on Sunday night.Rockets: At Minnesota on Saturday night.Phil Esposito Jersey . Oyama had six birdies and two bogeys at Kintetsu Kashikojima in the event also sanctioned by the Japan LPGA Tour. "I have been having this neck ache thats been affecting my golf recently," Oyama said. Joe Kocur Jersey . A big centre with all the tools to be an elite player, Johansen paced the Blue Jackets with a standout game Saturday night. 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Mike Richter Jersey . - The Oakland Raiders re-signed offensive lineman Khalif Barnes on Friday.TORONTO -- An Ontario judge quashed a last-minute effort to attempt to bar the Cleveland Indians from using their team name and Chief Wahoo logo during Mondays night playoff game in Toronto.The legal challenge by indigenous activist Douglas Cardinal came hours before the team played the Blue Jays in Game 3 of the AL Championship Series.The long-standing logo, which appears on some team caps and jerseys, depicts a grinning, red-faced cartoon with a feather headband.Ontario Superior Court Justice Tom McEwen dismissed Cardinals application on Monday and said he would give his reasons at a later date.Monique Jilesen, the lawyer for Cardinal, earlier told McEwen that the game could be played with spring training uniforms that dont carry the name or Chief Wahoo logo.You could not call a team the New York Jews. Why is it OK to call a team the Cleveland Indians? Jilesen told the judge, calling the team name and logo racist and against Ontarios human rights code.At least 27 lawyers representing the Cleveland Indians, Major League Baseball and others, including the plaintiffs, attended the hearing, which was moved to a larger court room to accommodate the crowd.MLB said it appreciates the concerns of those who find the name and logo offensive.We would welcome a thoughtful and inclusive dialogue to address these concerns outside the context of litigation, the league said in a statement. Given the demands for completing the League Championship Series in a timely manner, MLB will defend Clevelands right to use their name that has been in existence for more than 100 years.The Indians dropped Wahoo as their primary logo two years ago, switching to a block C, and reduced the logos visibility. However, one of the caps the Indians wear at home has the Wahoo logo on its front and Clevelands jerseys remain adorned with the Wahoo logo on one sleeve.Cardinals lawyers asked the court to bar the usage of the name and logo by the team, MLB and Toronto team owner Rogers Communications, which rebroadcasts the TBS game in Canada.Cardinal believes the team shouldnt be allowed to wear their regular jerseys, the logo shouldnt be broadcast and the team should be referred to as the Cleveland team.Jilesen said the club was informed of this Sunday, and there was no atteempt to stop the game.ddddddddddddIts quite obviously a derogatory, cartoonish representation of an indigenous person, said Michael Swinwood, another of Cardinals lawyers, said in a phone interview. The whole concept of how it demeans native people is essentially his concern.Swinwood acknowledged the legal challenge is a high-profile opportunity to bring awareness to the racism aboriginal people face in North America.Kent Thomson, a lawyer for Rogers, told the judge that Rogers would have to black out the game in Canada because they cant control what TBS shows during the game.It would punish millions and millions of Canadians, Blue Jays fans, and owners of bars and restaurants across the country, Thomson said.He said the case was sprung on them late Friday night and noted that Cardinal wont even be watching the game because hes in China.Markus Koehnen, a lawyer for MLB, said it would be absurd for an Ontario court judge to order a major league team to alter its uninform. He noted that Andrew Miller was acquired during the season and doesnt even have a Cleveland spring training uniform.This is very, very unusual. A superior court judge telling a MLB team to find another uniform, he said.Indians spokesman Curtis Dansburg said the team is focused on the playoffs and will not comment any further on matters that distract from our pursuit on the field.Mark Shapiro, a former Cleveland Indians president and current Blue Jays president, has promoted use of the other logo, the simple C. He said last week the Wahoo logo personally bothered him but said the people of Cleveland thought differently. Shapiro was asked about it after Blue Jays broadcaster Jerry Howarth said he refuses to use the team name after getting a letter from an aboriginal person saying such terms were deeply offensive.Were just happy that all the millions of fans across Canada will still be able to watch the game, Shapiro said after the judges ruling.Cleveland first baseman Mike Napoli said a lot of people might be offended by things in todays world.Im pretty sure its not a reason to offend anybody, he said. Theyve been the Indians for a long time. ' ' '
