Rockets Beat Pelicans 116-104 in Beijing

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The Houston Rockets and New Orleans Pelicans faced off again in the NBA preseason in Beijing Wednesday morning. The two met in Shanghai back on Sunday with the Rockets coming out with the 123-117 win.

The Rockets would best the Pelicans for the second time in China this preseason, beating them by a final score of 116-104. The biggest story from this game is Pelicans forward Anthony Davis left the game in the first quarter with an ankle injury.

James Harden led the Rockets with 14 points on 5-11 shooting from the floor. Ryan Anderson was the only other Rockets player to record double figures (11 points) and also led the team with seven rebounds.

Solomon Hill led the Pelicans with 12 points on 2-8 shooting (1-5 from three). He also led the team with seven rebounds.