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HOUSTON — Dillon Brooks had 27 points, Alperen Sengun and Aaron Holiday added 20 each and the Houston Rockets sailed to a 146-117 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. Houston never trailed in its second straight victory over the Pelicans after getting a 109-97 win in New Orleans on Thursday night. Zion Williamson scored 20 for the Pelicans and Jose Alvarado had 17 off the bench. Houston's Amen Thompson was a rebound shy of a triple-double with 15 points and 11 assists when he was injured with less than six minutes left. The Rockets improved to 7-2 in games where Brooks scores at least 20 points.
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