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New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - Another home game at Madison Square Garden, another embarrassing loss for the Knicks. James Harden totaled 25 points and nine assists and the Houston Rockets routed New York, 120-96, on Thursday. All five starters reached double figures for Houston, which has dominated the Knicks in recent years. The Rockets have won 11 straight against New York and are 19-1 in the last 20 meetings. Dwight Howard posted his fourth straight double-double with 13 points and 10 boards. Trevor Ariza scored 18 points, Donatas Motiejunas had 17 with seven rebounds and four steals and Patrick Beverley added 14 points on 4-of-6 shooting from behind the arc. Just happy we got the win, said Howard. New York has been struggling a little bit, but we wanted to come out and take care of business early and try to put them away. Travis Wear scored 21 points and Langston Galloway, in his first home game since being signed to a 10-day contract from New Yorks D-League affiliate, netted 19. Cleanthony Early gave 16 points. It was a lot of fun, said Galloway. Just pretty much cherishing the moment and going what Ive been doing my whole career. New Yorks starters did not attempt a free throw, and none of the five reached double digits. The Knicks extended the worst home losing streak in franchise history to 11 games. The Rockets led by 14 at halftime and quickly pushed the spread to 62-42 with Howard converting three-point plays on consecutive trips to start the third. A 6-0 run minutes later, which Harden capped with dunk, made it 70-47. Despite trailing 93-69 after three, the young Knicks never stopped playing. Galloway hit a deep 3 to open the fourth and woke the crowd up with a transition dunk. Early then got hot, hitting a corner trey and stepback jumper less than a minute apart. 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After two full days off, the Montreal Canadiens were back to work with a light 45 minute practice as they continue to wait for their opponent in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Having a rest at this time of year is a luxury every team would love to have, but some fans are worried that this break might kill the momentum the Canadiens gained after sweeping the Tampa Bay Lightning. However, those concerns are not shared in the Habs locker room. "I feel like I ended the series on the right note and that will carry over to the second round,” Max Pacioretty told the media. “Im completely stress free right now and its nice to have a little bit of a mental vacation." The players are viewing this break as a mini training camp, elevating the intensity level every day. The Canadiens will welcome back Traviss Moen for the second round of the playoffs.dddddddddddd. Moen was sidelined with a concussion after a fight with Bruins defenseman Kevan Miller back on March 24. The veteran is part of the teams leadership group and plays a key role on the Habs penalty kill. He also brings plenty of experience in the playoffs, having already won a Stanley Cup with the Anaheim Ducks back in 2007. Now, the challenge for Michel Therrien will be to figure out where Moen might fit in his lineup. "Its always tough to take someone out of the lineup, so we arent quite sure where we are going right now," the Habs bench boss said. Therrien will wait until his second round opponent is confirmed before he gets into his lineup. At the moment he said his focus is to make sure that his players keep their conditioning levels up during this break. ' ' '