With Dwight Howard out Wednesday night against the Dallas Mavericks with an ankle injury, the Houston Rockets needed someone to step up. What they got was a bevy of players chipping in to pick up the slack. Josh Smith scored 18 points and James Harden added 17 as the Rockets used a balanced scoring effort to outlast the Mavericks for a 99-94 victory. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400578977