HOUSTON - James Harden loved how the Houston Rockets played in the first quarter Thursday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Devin White Womens Jersey .He only wishes theyd play that way more often.Thats the beauty of this thing, Harden said. We could be so good, but at times we have mental lapses where we let teams get comfortable.Harden scored 15 of his 31 points in the first quarter and the Rockets won 112-101.The Rockets led 40-18 after one and didnt trail again to bounce back after a loss to Orlando on Wednesday night that snapped a four-game winning streak.Harden came just short of a triple-double with 10 assists and nine rebounds. Trevor Ariza added 17 points and four steals for Houston.The Thunder scored the first three points of the fourth quarter to cut it to 10, but Houston used a 12-0 run to make it 100-78 and cruise to the victory — the 200th of coach Kevin McHales career.It was the 17th 30-point game this season for Harden, who leads the NBA in scoring.Kevin Durant had 24 points and 10 rebounds for the Thunder. They have lost three of their last four games.Thunder coach Scott Brooks said his team cant play like it did in the first quarter and expect to win.We struggled getting back, Brooks said. We struggled covering the 3-point line. They were getting everything they wanted in the first quarter ... we cant give up a 40-point quarter.A 6-0 run by Oklahoma City got the team within 11 with about four minutes left, but Houston scored six quick points after that to make it 108-91.They are a very good team, KD and Russ (Westbrook) are capable of going on a run by themselves, and so we put emphasis on it to kind of slow them down and try to make other players make plays, Harden said.Harden made his fifth 3-pointer with about 4 minutes left in the third quarter before back-to-back 3s by Serge Ibaka got the Thunder to 82-71.Josh Smith got going after that, outscoring Oklahoma City 6-4 in the next 2 minutes.Houston was up 88-75 entering the fourth quarter.A 3-pointer by Patrick Beverley pushed Houstons lead to 47-26 with about 9 minutes left in the first half. The Thunder rolled for a bit after that, using a 10-3 spurt, punctuated with a dunk by Durant to cut it to 50-36. That run was helped by a pair of turnovers by Harden.Westbrook had turnovers on back to back plays with about 5 minutes left in the second quarter with the first one resulting in a one-handed dunk by Harden to leave the Rockets up 54-39.Durant had 15 points in the second quarter to cut Houstons lead to 64-53 at halftime.The Rockets made three 3-pointers, with two from Harden, in the games first 3 1/2 minutes to jump out to a 12-4 lead. Howard had three dunks in the next couple of minutes to power an 11-2 run that extended the lead to 23-6.The Rockets were up by 15 later in the quarter scoring nine straight points, with the first six from Harden to make it 40-16.They made 6 of 10 3-pointers in the period with three from Harden to score their most points in a quarter this season.TIP-INSThunder: The 40 points the Thunder allowed in the first quarter were the most theyve allowed in a quarter since moving to Oklahoma City in 2008. ... Westbrook finished with 16 points, eight rebounds and eight assists.Rockets: F Terrence Jones remains out with nerve inflammation in his left leg. He hasnt played since Nov. 3. ... It was Throwback Thursday with both teams wearing throwback uniforms, fans receiving Clutch City T-shirts and 1980s rapper Tone Loc performing his hits Wild Thing and Funky Cold Medina at halftime.HARDENS BIG MONTH: Harden was presented with a trophy for being named the Western Conferences player of the month for December before the game. Its the first time Harden has received the honour and the first time a Rocket has gotten it since Yao Ming in January of 2008. He earned it after averaging 30.6 points, 7.1 assists, 6.0 rebounds and 1.9 steals a game in a month where the Rockets went 9-5. He led the NBA with eight 30-point games, including three with 40 or more points, in that span.UP NEXTThunder: Host Golden State on Friday night.Rockets: Host Golden State on Saturday night. Devin White Buccaneers Jersey . Snedekers best result so far this year is a tie for eighth place at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in March. He sits 113th in FedEx Cup standings and has dropped to 31st in world rankings — not the results expected from a player ranked fourth in the world only two years ago. Jameis Winston Jersey .com) - The Carolina Hurricanes hope to remain perfect at home in January on Friday night as they welcome the Vancouver Canucks to PNC Arena. http://www.authenticbuccaneerspro.com/Gerald-mccoy-buccaneers-jersey/ . -- Oakland Athletics starting pitchers Jarrod Parker and A.At 48-years-old, Lorie Kane has been around enough U.S. Opens that when Thursday rolls around and play gets underway at Sebonack GC in Southampton, N.Y., she wont be surprised. This will be Kanes 12th appearance in the American championship and she knows the course will be difficult and patience will be tested. But as always with the eternal optimist, she cant wait to get started. "My game is good, Im healthy and Ive been working hard," she summed up on Wednesday before heading to the course for one last practice spin. "If I can just clean up a mistake here and there, Ill be happy." After a slow start to the year, Kane has made the cut in four of her last six starts. Shes collected just over $17,000 and is now just shy of $7 million in career earnings. Despite giving away some years to the current crop of youngsters on Tour, Kane is still putting in some impressive stats, being inside the top 60 in both driving accuracy and greens in regulation. Shes hoping that coupled with her U.S. Open experience, it will give her a leg up this week on what appears to be an extremely challenging golf course. "The U.S. Open is not a traditional golf tournament," she stated. "Theres really no par on these holes. You just try to gget the ball in the hole in the fewest numbers. Ronde Barber Buccaneers Jersey. "There are some short holes, some long holes and then some really long holes," she added, chuckling to herself after the comment. While she knows that this week is all about patience on a brutal golf course, Kane said that shes also trying to remind herself she can enjoy this experience. "Im looking forward to this, to going out there and having as much fun as I can," she stated. "This is game and we have to keep reminding ourselves about that." As the senior Canadian at the Open, Kane has been keeping an eye out for the other women with the Maple Leaf on their golf bags, but hasnt yet come across them, not unusual during the busy practice round days. She is, however, impressed by all those who are in the field including Brooke Henderson, the 15-year-old phenom who wasnt born when Kane played her first U.S. Open. "I met her last year at the CN Womens Open and shes very impressive," Kane said. "We have a lot of great young players in Canada right now. Its exciting." Kane is still an impressive golfer and shes hoping to do some exciting things of her own this week. No matter what the outcome, you can be sure shell have fun. ' ' '