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HOUSTON -- The Houston Rockets overcame their inability to make defensive stops by running over the Brooklyn Nets on the offensive end.James Harden had 36 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds to lead the Rockets to their seventh straight win, 122-118 over the Nets on Monday night.Theres 82 games -- every game isnt going to be perfect, Harden said. Youve got to figure out ways to win, and thats what we did tonight.Eric Gordon scored 24 points on 6-for-10 shooting on 3-pointers, and Ryan Anderson added 19.for the Rockets. Houston shot 17 for 43 on 3s, making at least 10 for an NBA-record 24th straight game.Brook Lopez scored 26 points and Sean Kilpatrick added 17 for the Nets.They made some plays and we didnt, Brooklyn coach Kenny Atkinson said. It couldve gone either way.Jeremy Lin returned to action for Brooklyn for the first time since Nov. 2 when he suffered a strained left hamstring. Although Lin did not start, he played 20 minutes off the bench, scoring 10 points.Atkinson said Lins presence on the court helped Brooklyns offense by keeping the team organized and said he was glad Lin didnt try to do too much following a five-week absence.I felt a lot better than I thought I would with my wind, but I struggled with the rhythm, Lin said. The shots, the feel and getting back out there -- you practice all these shots, but I got in there and it felt like I was shooting a football.Brooklyn trailed for much of the game until Joe Harris tied it at 118 with a layup with less than 40 seconds remaining.Gordon gave Houston a two-point lead with a free throw with 11.9 seconds left, and the Rockets came up with a key steal on the ensuing inbound pass. Gordon then made two more from the line and the Rockets held on for the win.We were just lackadaisical, Gordon said. Luckily, we made some plays in the end that helped us win. We definitely need a wake-up call, but we know what we need to do. Its good that we get a win, but theres all the little things that we need to do to be a better team.The Rockets improved to 7-0 in December while knocking Brooklyn down to 1-5 in the month. The Nets havent won on the road since Nov. 12.Houston outscored Brooklyn by five in each of the first two quarters to take a 53-43 lead at the half. Brooklyn cut the lead to five to start the fourth quarter.I think we can look at ourselves in the mirror and say individually we could have done a better job, and as a team, we could have done a better job, too, Anderson said.TIP-INSNets: C Justin Hamilton missed his second straight game with migraines. Atkinson said he will be reevaluated in a few days. ... The Nets scored 42 points in the third quarter, the teams most points in a quarter this season.Rockets: Houston allowed 68 points in the paint, a season high for their opponents. ... Harden passed Eric Sleepy Floyd (2,363 assists) for seventh on the franchises all-time assists list. ... Trevor Ariza had three steals and two blocks for Houston.COVERING LOPEZThe Rockets struggled to contain Brook Lopez for the entire game. Rockets coach Mike DAntoni switched gears and let veteran center Nene play 24 minutes off the bench and starting center Clint Capela less than 19 minutes.When asked if Nene was a better matchup for Lopez than Capela, DAntoni didnt hesitate.Much better, much better, DAntoni said. Nenes more experienced, more bulk. Clint will learn through this stuff, and Brook is a very good offensive player, really good offensive player. They all had their hands full with him.WRONG PLACE, WRONG TIMEUntil he came up with his only rebound of the game with less than 16.9 seconds remaining, Lopez was nearly held without a rebound for the first time since March 26, 2011, when he went without a rebound in 31 minutes against Atlanta.I need to be more aggressive getting to the glass, Lopez said. Im not trying to make any excuses -- I need to do better in that category.HONORING SCOLANets forward Luis Scola, who played with Houston from 2007-12, was honored by the Rockets after the first quarter as part of the teams celebration of its 50th season. A video tribute featuring interviews from Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady and Shane Battier was played and Scola was given an ovation when shown on the videoboard.UP NEXTNets: Host the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night.Rockets: Host Sacramento on Wednesday night. 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The Oilers signed Bryzgalov to a one-year $2 million contract last Friday after shedding payroll by dealing defenceman Ladislav Smid to the Flames. American swimmer Ryan Lochte said the fallout from his incident at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics has been dragged out way too long, speculating that people must be sick and tired of hearing about this.Lochte once again apologized for his actions in Rio during an interview Tuesday with ABCs Good Morning America. He stressed, however, that he thinks the coverage of the incident has been blown way out of proportion.I just want to move forward and want the whole world to move forward, Lochte said. Everybodys got to be sick and tired of hearing about this. I know I am. I just want to move forward.Lochte reiterated that he was still intoxicated when he initially told NBC earlier this month that a gun had been cocked and pointed at his forehead after an altercation at a gas station involving the 11-time Olympic medalist and three of his teammates.Lochte originally said that he and Jack Conger, Gunnar Bentz and Jimmy Feigen were robbed at gunpoint in a taxi by men with a police badge as they returned to the Olympic Village from a party Aug. 15. However, security video suggested the four actually faced security guards after vandalizing a gas station restroom.Lochte left Brazil shortly after the incident. Three days later, local authorities took Conger and Bentz off an airliner heading to thhe United States so they could be questioned about the robbery claim.dddddddddddd. They were later allowed to leave Brazil, as was Feigen, after he also gave testimony. Feigen, who initially stood by Lochtes testimony, was not charged.Were just trying to get this over with, Lochte said Tuesday. Its been dragged out way too long. The media has taken this to a whole new level.Weve been talking about this way too long. There are other issues the world needs to deal with.The story that dominated the headlines during the second week of the Olympics has resulted in a wave of negative backlash for Lochte, who has issued multiple apologies and has lost endorsements with four major sponsors, including Speedo and Polo Ralph Lauren.He also apologized Tuesday to his mother, who contacted multiple media outlets the morning after the incident, and Feigen, who donated $10,800 to a Brazilian charity as part of an agreement with a judge before being allowed to leave the country.The emotional part is the hardest thing, Lochte said. The past two weeks have been the lowest part of my life ... the fans, my family, my friends have been really positive and keeping me going. ' ' '