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NEW YORK, N.Y. - Dwight Howards face might have been stinging from Kevin Garnett ramming his head into it, and now his ears were ringing as fans directed loud boos toward him.Howard wasnt tempted to silence them by demanding the ball at the expense of Houstons offence. He was after a win, not revenge.As long as we win the game, thats all that matters, Howard said. Weve got 82 games and the playoffs. Ill do my damage when its time.James Harden scored 30 points, carrying Houston on a night when Howard did little after fighting with Garnett, and the Rockets beat the slumping Brooklyn Nets 113-99 on Monday.Garnett was ejected in the first quarter after head-butting Howard in the face and throwing the ball at him, while Howard received a technical foul after appearing to punch or slap Garnett in the neck.Howard finished with eight points and five rebounds, but the Rockets didnt need much in the middle while dominating from the outside with 16 3-pointers in 40 attempts.The only time they really were stopped is when referees halted the action to review video of the scuffle.I think weve been locked in these last few games and so a little hesitation wasnt going to stop us from our goal, and that was to win the game, Harden said.Mason Plumlee scored a career-high 24 points for the Nets, who lost their sixth straight.Kevin did a lot for us, got us going, Plumlee said of Garnett, who didnt speak to reporters. Those are the kind of games as a team you want to win and we didnt do that.Houston has won four in a row, all by double digits, and blew away a Nets team that had held its previous eight opponents under 100 points, the longest streak in the NBA this season.The Nets consistently lost Houstons shooters on the perimeter, and the Rockets easily surpassed their NBA-best average of 11.8 3-pointers per game.They already had 17 points before Garnett became angry after he was called for a foul against Howard with 7:53 left in the first quarter. The players lightly shoved each other before Garnett threw the ball into Howards back, and as the players went face-to-face, Garnett rammed his head into the area near Howards mouth.Howard responded with his right hand, and even after the players were separated, Garnett tried to get at Howard again before being escorted toward the locker room.In the good old days that was a play-on, now they throw people out, Rockets coach Kevin McHale said. I dont think it was that big of a deal.Howard received only a technical foul, with Nets coach Lionel Hollins saying officials told him it didnt look like Howard threw a punch. If the NBA decides otherwise after a review, he could be suspended Wednesday when the Rockets return to Orlando, his longtime NBA home.Thats not up to me, Howard said.The Rockets broke a tie atop the Southwest Division with the Memphis Grizzlies, whom the Nets host on Wednesday as Hollins faces his former team.TIP-INSRockets: A strange bit of scheduling had the Rockets in New York for the second time in five nights — but with a trip back to Houston in the middle. The Rockets won at the Knicks on Thursday, had to go home to play Utah on Saturday, then turned around and came right back to New York.Nets: Hollins, before the game, on the Nets offensive struggles: We have established an identity. We dont make shots. That is an identity. Among their problems, they came in ranked 25th in both points per game and 3-point shooting percentage. We have guys who have been great shooters or good shooters throughout their careers wherever theyve played and I dont know, maybe Im the problem, Hollins said. I dont shoot them, but Im sure that behind closed doors without the microphone on some players may say that Im the problem that they cant shoot.KEVIN ON KEVINMcHale had praise before the game for Garnett, who started as a teenager in Minnesota when McHale was the general manager and is now in his 20th season.He said, Im going to play longer in the NBA than Im old right now, McHale recalled. I said, You are absolutely out of your mind, but he did it.UP NEXTRockets: Visit Orlando on Wednesday.Nets: Host Memphis on Wednesday. Cheap Wholesale Asics . Poti played in 824 regular NHL games with four teams in his career; the Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, New York Islanders and the Washington Capitals. Cheap Asics Shoes Sale . 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Montreal (3-10-5) lost its third straight and Impact coach Frank Klopas said it literally was a case of his players not stepping up.The Kansas City Royals try to punch their ticket to the World Series for the first time since 1985 on Wednesday, as they attempt to complete a four-game sweep of the Baltimore Orioles in the American League Championship Series. Kansas City has won all seven of its playoff games this October and is now one victory away from appearing in the Fall Classic for the first time since beating the St. Louis Cardinals 29 years ago. Should it close out the series on Wednesday, KC will become the first team to open a single postseason with eight straight wins. Dating back to that wonderful 1985 season, the Royals have now won 10 straight playoff games. Those 10 straight wins are tied for third all-time with the San Francisco Giants (2012, 14), Oakland Athletics (1989-90) and the New York Yankees (1937-39, 41). The Yankees own the top postseason win streak with 12, having accomplished it twice (1927-28, 32 and 1998-99). Kansas City has gotten as far as it has thanks to some timely hitting and outstanding relief pitching. It was more of the same on Tuesday, as Billy Butlers sixth inning sacrifice fly scored Jarrod Dyson and the Royals held on for a 2-1 win. Four Kansas City relievers combined for four perfect innings in the win, as Jason Frasor (2-0) worked a perfect top of the sixth in relief of Jeremy Guthrie before the three-headed monster of Kelvin Herrera, Wade Davis and Greg Holland protected the one-run lead and gave the Royals a 3-0 advantage in this best-of-seven set. To be in this position right here, its tremendous, because theres times you feel like you dont know if (success) going to happen, Butler said. (General manager) Dayton (Moore) has done a great job of drafting tremendous players, and the citys been reaping the benefits of that and so are we. Lorenzo Cain followed up a four-hit performance in Saturdays Game 2 by going 2-for-4 with a run scored, while Eric Hosmer also had two hits for the Royalls.dddddddddddd Cain is 8-for-12 (.667) with five runs scored, two doubles, an RBI and two walks in the ALCS. Cain sits one hit shy of Willie Wilsons 1985 franchise record for hits in a single ALCS. I told the guys to get ready to go, make sure your head is on right, get locked in and try to win another ballgame, Cain said. The Orioles managed just three hits as a team, with J.J. Hardy knocking in their lone run with a second-inning double. (The Royals) have been getting that big hit, that big timely hit that we havent been able to get, said Orioles first baseman Steve Pearce. Of course, there has only been one team to rally from three games down to win a best-of-seven series and that was the 2004 Boston Red Sox, who stunned the Yankees. You never know what can happen when youre playing with house money, Baltimores Adam Jones said. Were both franchises who werent supposed to be here, but were here and were grinding it out. Hoping to close it out for the Royals this afternoon will be lefty Jason Vargas, who hasnt pitched since starting Game 1 of the ALDS against the Los Angeles Angels back on Oct. 2. Vargas overcame a rough September and pitched well in that one, allowing just two runs in six innings. Ive never had this much rest, so I couldnt give you a good guideline on what Ill be looking for, Vargas said. But Ill be ready to go and be ready to try to execute my game plan and execute pitches. Baltimore, meanwhile, will have an equally rested hurler in right-hander Miguel Gonzalez, who will get the call for the first time since Sept. 28. Gonzalez was 10-9 this year with a 3.23 ERA this season for the Orioles. Im excited. Im excited to go out there and give my team a chance to win a ballgame, Gonzalez said. The Royals won four of seven from the Orioles during the regular season, outscoring Baltimore 26-18. 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