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Auburn Hills, MI (SportsNetwork. Tim Frazier Jersey .com) - Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and D.J. Augustin each scored 28 points as the Detroit Pistons beat the Houston Rockets 114-101 on Saturday night. Augustin added a season-high 12 assists for one of three double-doubles by the Pistons. Greg Monroe had 19 points and 12 rebounds, while Andre Drummond finished with 11 points and 16 boards. Kyle Singler scored 14 points and Anthony Tolliver supplied 12 for Detroit, which snapped a four-game losing streak and ended a seven-game skid against Houston. We needed this win; it was a big win against a good team, Augustin said. It just builds our confidence and lets us know if we stick together and stay with it, we can beat any team in the league. James Harden left the game late in the second quarter with a bruised left knee, but returned for the Rockets at the start of the second half and went on to score 26 points with nine assists and seven rebounds. Donatas Motiejunas had 21 points and Trevor Ariza added 15 for the Rockets, who had won four straight. Josh Smith missed eight of 11 shots while scoring just seven points in his first game against the Pistons since they waived him in December. Houston clearly felt Dwight Howards absence as Detroit scored 58 points in the paint. Howard missed his fourth straight game with a knee injury. The team held its breath as the training staff huddled around Harden with 4:48 left in the second quarter. Harden went down on a drive to the basket, clutching his knee. I went up to the rim; knee on knee, right on the bone. I couldnt feel my leg, Harden said. My leg was numb for a minute. I was just hoping it wasnt as bad as it felt. I came back here and just took some time. The doctor said its going to be painful for a short amount of time, but you should be alright. So I just took a couple of deep breaths, relaxed and got back out there on the court. The Rockets were down 21 late in the third quarter, but rallied to trim their deficit to 92-88 on a Motiejunas alley-oop layup with 5:58 remaining in the game. Detroit fended off Houstons surge and restored a double-digit lead at 104-94 on two Augustin free throws with 1:41 left. Game Notes The Pistons shot 50 percent and had a 44-39 rebounding advantage ... Patrick Beverley and Corey Brewer each scored 10 points for Houston. Darius Miller Jersey . The 20-year-old Barkley, whose impressive form this season could earn him a place in Englands World Cup squad, was hurt in Evertons 4-0 win over Queens Park Rangers in the FA Cup on Jan. Pete Maravich Jersey .Y. - Terry and Kim Pegula have no immediate plans to tinker with their new NFL team. https://www.cheappelicans.com/255u-david-west-jersey-pelicans.html . -- The Minnesota Vikings released reserve cornerback A.SURPRISE, Ariz. - Russell Wilson is getting on the diamond again. The Texas Rangers expect Seattles Super Bowl-winning quarterback to participate in a team workout and then be in uniform for a Cactus League game when Wilson visits camp Monday. Wilson tweeted last week his plans to visit the camp. The Rangers selected Wilson from the Colorado Rockies in the Triple-A portion of baseballs December draft at the winter meetings. Affter playing football and baseball at North Carolina State, Wilson played parts of the 2010 and 2011 seasons in Colorados organization The second baseman hit . New Orleans Pelicans Store. 29 with five homers in 93 professional games, none above the Class A level. He then transferred to Wisconsin to play football. He just finished his second NFL season with the Seahawks, with a win earlier this month over Denver in the Super Bowl. ' ' '