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PORTLAND, Ore. -- James Harden easily exposed Portlands struggles on defense.Harden had 38 points and 10 assists for his seventh consecutive double-double, and the Houston Rockets beat the Trail Blazers 130-114 on Sunday night. It was his 14th double-double this season.His mentality?Make the right play, thats all, he said.As a point guard Im going to see a lot of defenses, so Ive just got to figure out what theyre doing and how to attack it and just go from there.Eric Gordon added 26 points including six 3-pointers for the Rockets, who have made at least 10 3-pointers in 16 straight games to match the NBA record set by the Warriors and Cavaliers last season. They finished the night with 17.Gordons 3-pointer gave the Rockets a 104-95 lead with just over 10 minutes left in the game. Damian Lillards 3-pointer and Mason Plumlees reverse layup closed the gap to 104-100, but the Blazers couldnt get closer and Trevor Ariza hit a 3 from the corner to put the Rockets up 111-100.CJ McCollum scored 28 points and Lillard had 27 for the Blazers, who have lost six of their last eight games. Portland gave up 30 or more points to the Rockets in each quarter.Theyre a difficult team to guard, Blazers coach Terry Stotts said. I think James does a great job of playing the game and figuring out what needs to be done.The Rockets attempted an NBA-record 50 3-pointers and made 21 in a 117-104 victory at Sacramento on Friday night to open a five-game road trip. Harden had 23 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.First-year Houston coach Mike DAntoni said he feels like the Rockets are finding a groove in his system.I think theyre getting more comfortable with how were doing things. Theyre moving the ball a little better, DAntoni said. We can still do better.The Blazers beat New Orleans 119-104 at home on Friday night after struggling on a 1-4 road trip. Portland is missing starting forward Al-Farouq Aminu, who has been sidelined for more than two weeks with a calf injury. Ed Davis started in his place against the Rockets.Lillard and McCollum combined for 20 points as the teams finished the first quarter knotted at 35. The Rockets went on a 9-0 run late in the second and led 65-62 at the half, paced by Hardens 21 points.Ryan Anderson hit a 3-pointer that made it 83-75 for the Rockets, who led by as many as 10 points in the third quarter. The Blazers pressured, coming within 94-93 late after Lillard made a pair of free throws.Harden finished with five 3-pointers.Right now were not getting it done on the defensive end, Lillard said. I think thats what it comes down to. You look at the Cleveland game, we scored 120-something points and we lose. Thats a lot of points to score and not win the game. Tonight we had 114 and we lose. Obviously were capable of scoring, were going to put points on the board, but weve got to find a way to come up with more stops and be more consistent.TIP-INSRockets: Rookie Kyle Wiltjer has been traveling with the Rockets, although he hasnt played. Wiltjer, who went undrafted out of Gonzaga, is a Portland native and played for Jesuit High School, helping the team to three straight Oregon state championships.Trail Blazers: Through its first 19 games, Portland has made more than 200 3-pointers, more than any Blazers team in franchise history. The Blazers have 209 total.SCORING IS NOT THE ISSUEPortland has scored at least 100 points in 17 of 19 games this season.GORDONS GAMEGordon was just one off his season high for points.I just got off to a great start, he said. I know when I get off to a great start everything comes easier and more comfortable We just played well as a team, we moved the ball and did everything we needed to do to win.UP NEXTRockets: Houston visits the Jazz on Tuesday.Trail Blazers: Portland hosts the Pacers and former Blazers coach Nate McMillan on Wednesday. Air Max 90 Canada . LOUIS -- Heading into the final stretch of the season, the issues for the Chicago Bears banged-up defence only seem to be getting worse. Nike Air Max Canada Sale . Kozun faked to the forehand and beat Monsters starter, Calvin Pickard, pad side in the second round for the winner. Spencer Abbott also scored in the shootout for the Marlies (25-13-4). http://www.clearanceairmaxcanada.com/air-max-90-canada-sale/max-90-mens.html . World champions Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov of Russia won the gold medal with 237.71 points, Moore-Towers and Moscovitch followed at 208.45 and Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov of Russia were third at 187. 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He connected with Moore for a 45-yard touchdown pass and Derrick Hayward for a 9-yard score in the second quarter to give Maryland a 31-7 advantage at halftime. Lorenzo Harrison scored on a 40-yard run for the Terrapins fourth touchdown of the first half.Were doing an unbelievable job of executing, Hills said. We all came out here and had a good time. Thats the final point -- to come out here and have fun.Moore finished with six receptions and 147 yards for Maryland (2-0).We watched on film (FIU cornerbacks) were going to play soft often so that was something we were going to attack, Moore said.First-year Maryland head coach DJ Durkin rested Hills after his third touchdown pass -- a 40-yard catch and run by Moore with 2:21 remaining in the third quarter.Just pleased the way we came out and played, Durkin said. I thought our guys prepared really well, traveled really well. That was a big thing for us coming and how we were going to go through it as a team.Its not easy getting road wins in college football. The way our guys responded, Im really excited for them.The Terrapins never trailed after taking a 10-0 lead on Adam Greenes 23-yard field and Jermaine Carters 15-yard interception return in the first quarter.Carters interception was the third interception return for FIU quarterback Alex McGough.Im proud of this football team; I loove this football team, FIU head coach Ron Turner said.dddddddddddd Im disappointed for them more because we battled and we did a lot of good things defensively and I think they wore our defense down.Alex Gardner rushed for 109 yards and scored on a four-yard run in the second quarter for the Panthers (0-2).We should be putting out more points as an offense because were experienced so its frustrating, Gardner said. But the great thing about sports is that we get another chance.The Terrapins are now 5-0 in their all-time series against the Panthers.THE TAKEAWAYMARYLAND: The passing connection usually is Hills to Moore but the combination switched roles on a reverse play in the first quarter, when Moore completed a 21-yard pass to Hills that led to Greenes field goal. That was fun, I almost lost the ball for a second in the lights, first career catch, Hills said.FIU: McGough limped off the field after attempting to tackle Carter during his interception. Red-shirt freshman Maurice Alexander replaced McGough for the next three series. Although McGough returned with 56 seconds remaining in the first half, Alexander played the entire second half. Turner said McGough experienced stiffness in his lower back and he sat him out the rest of the game as a precaution.UP NEXTMARYLAND: Its back to the Sunshine State next weekend for the Terrapins, who play at Central Florida on Sept. 17 in the final tune-up before opening their Big Ten schedule at home against Purdue on Oct. 1.FIU: The Panthers return to UMass for a second consecutive year, going to Amherst on Sept. 17. ' ' '