Brooks, Landry score 24 apiece in Rockets’ 119-97 win over Golden State

Brooks, Landry lead Rockets past Warriors

HOUSTON — Aaron Brooks and Carl Landry scored 24 points apiece, and the Houston Rockets salvaged the last game of their longest homestand of the season by beating the Golden State Warriors 119-97 on Tuesday night.

Trevor Ariza scored 18 points and Chuck Hayes grabbed 13 rebounds for the Rockets, who finished their six-game homestand with a disappointing 2-4 record.

Monta Ellis scored 34 points for the Warriors, who’ve lost six in a row overall and 12 of their last 13 road games. Corey Maggette, Golden State’s second-leading scorer, sat out with a hip pointer.

The Rockets shot 50 percent (43 of 86) and outrebounded the Warriors 57-35 to beat Golden State for the ninth straight time.

Houston hit 11 of its first 17 shots against the NBA’s worst defensive team and built a 27-10 lead. Golden State matched its sloppy early defense with poor shooting, missing 12 of its first 17 shots.

Luis Scola’s layup with 45 seconds left in the first quarter put Houston up 39-21 and set a Rockets’ season-high point total for any quarter this season.

Ellis scored six points to lead an 8-2 Golden State early in the second quarter. The Rockets gave away five turnovers in the first three minutes of the quarter and led only 41-33 after Ellis’ jumper.

Ellis swished Golden State’s first 3-pointer with 3:38 left in the half, then assisted on Karl’s fast-break layup to draw Golden State within three, at 49-46. The Rockets helped the Warriors by continuing to miss shots and cough up careless turnovers.

Houston’s starters returned and rebuilt the lead to 59-49 by halftime. Ellis scored 27 points in the first half on 10-of-17 shooting. No other Warrior had more than six points at the break.

The Rockets opened the third quarter with a 9-2 burst, running their offense as smoothly as they did at the start of the game. They also held Ellis to one field goal in the first eight minutes of the quarter and extended the lead to 73-57.

Ellis had 34 points through three quarters, his 19th 30-plus game of the season, but no other Warrior had more than seven.

Shane Battier and Brooks sank consecutive 3-pointers early in the fourth quarter to stretch the lead to 20, and Ellis went to the bench for good with 9:18 remaining. Adelman had most of his starters on the bench by the 5-minute mark.

NOTES: The Warriors dropped to 3-28 when they’re outscored in the third quarter. … The Rockets have won 17 consecutive home games in February, dating to a 106-90 loss to Toronto on Feb. 28, 2007. … Adelman said C Yao Ming is on schedule in his recovery from surgery to repair a hairline fracture in his left foot. Yao underwent the complicated procedure in July, and he’s out for this season. But Yao wasn’t wearing a protective boot when he sank more than 90 of 100 free throws before Sunday’s game against Phoenix. Adelman said he isn’t sure when Yao will be ready to resume full basketball activities. Yao did not attend Tuesday’s game.