PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Portland Trail Blazers love to shoot 3-point shots, but they are not in the same league as the Houston Rockets in that regard.The Rockets warmed up for Sundays Moda Center matchup by attempting an NBA-record 50 shots from beyond the arc in a 117-104 victory at Sacramento on Friday night.Houston (10-6) made 21 treys against the Kings, including 14 in the first half. The Rockets came within two of matching the NBA mark of 23 makes they share with Orlando.I dont mind it, but Id like to get the record for the most makes, not just the most attempts, first-year Houston coach Mike DAntoni told the media.If thats what theyre giving us, thats what well take. We had good looks, and if a guy has a good look, then hes free to shoot it.James Harden was only 3 of 11 on 3-point shots but had a triple-double with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for the Rockets, who attempt an NBA-high 36 treys per game.Houston has made at least 10 3-pointers in its last 15 games, one shy of the NBA record.This is the style of play weve built around James, and we have shooters, said forward Ryan Anderson, who was 3 for 7 from 3-point range and scored 13 points.The great part about it is, it didnt seem like we took 50 (3-point shots). They were in rhythm, they were good looks, and those are shots we normally take.Portland (9-9) shoots an average of a little more than 30 3-pointers a game, sixth-most in the league. The Blazers were 12 for 32 from beyond the stripe in a 119-104 victory over New Orleans on Friday night.However, the story of that one was the Trail Blazers dominance inside against the Pelicans. Portland won the battle in total rebounds (52-34), offensive rebounds (12-2), points in the paint (64-34) and second-chance points (23-2).Although they entered Friday night ranked last in the NBA in rebound percentage, the Blazers have outboarded their opponent in four of the last five games.Weve done a better job on the boards over those games, Stotts told the media after the New Orleans game. We were harping on the rebounding, and it has really improved. It was a big factor for us tonight.The Blazers also entered Friday ranked last in the NBA in defensive efficiency (109.7 rating) and opponents scoring (113.4). Stotts was pleased with his teams defense through most of the final three quarters against the Pelicans.Offensively, we were pretty good most of the night, Stotts said.0 Defensively, we were good after about two minutes into the second quarter. Weve had some struggles, and we needed to get back on track. We did that tonight.Forward Ed Davis would like to see a larger sample size in evaluating the Blazers defense.Im not going to judge it on one game, Davis said. Im glad we got this win, but we had some lapses (in which) we could have done better.Its just one game, man. Im not going to say after one game, problem solved -- you know? Willie McGee . Datsyuk will miss Tuesdays game against New Jersey and could be sidelined longer, while Cleary will likely miss at least the next three games. Its been an injury-plagued season for Datsyuk, who has suited up for just 39 games. Matt Wieters . Soukalova missed only one target and completed the 15-kilometre course in 40 minutes, 32.6 seconds for both victories in this seasons individual discipline. 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WACO, Texas -- Jim Grobe enjoys all the things that go with coaching, that until now he hasnt really been able to do as Baylors acting head coach.This has been far from the typical buildup to a season for the 64-year-old veteran coach who only three months ago took over when two-time Big 12 champion coach Art Briles was suddenly dismissed.Weve spent a lot of time talking about things that have to be talked about, no question. We had to deal with a lot of serious issues, Grobe said Monday. But now its kind of more light-hearted because were getting ready to play a game. And so its fun.Briles was quickly removed, and the schools president and athletic director later left as well, following the May release of a report alleging that the university mishandled complaints of sexual assault, including some against football players.After winning 50 games the past five seasons, the 23rd-ranked Bears get a fresh start Friday night in their season opener at home against Northwestern State.Ive been waiting on it all summer, junior linebacker Taylor Young said. When its time to play everybody is excited about it. We want to win every minute, every day. Thats the mindset right now.Grobe, who won an ACC title with Wake Forest 10 years ago, was in semiretirement and out of coaching for two seasons when he got a call to help Baylor through a trying time.From his first days on the Waco campus, Grobe said players would be held accountable for any off-field issues. He also promised that university officials would be involved in more serious cases, and that no longer would the football coaches and staff solely handle discipline in such instances.On Monday, Grobe said he was waiting for university officials to make their ruling on any discipline for sophomore receiver Ishmael Zamora before deciding what to do from a football perspective. The coach had hoped for a resolutionn last week.ddddddddddddZamora was cited by Waco police for a misdemeanor charge after a video surfaced of him beating his dog with a belt this summer.I think we were criticized in the past for not having a process, and now were following that process, Grobe said. Its important that we strive to understand that were dealing with a young person here, and its critical that were fair and reasonable in our decision.While Zamora is listed as a starter on the initial depth chart released Monday, Grobe said the receiver wouldnt play Friday night if there isnt a decision from the university by then.Grobe said the depth chart was put together last week based on how the kids have performed this summer, and not with any thoughts of potential discipline.Junior safety Chance Waz, a returning starter, wasnt on the two-deep chart. When asked about Waz, Grobe said only that he wouldnt play the first two games because of a discipline issue with the university.After taking the job, Grobe kept all of Briles assistant coaches in an effort to keep things as consistent as possible on the field for the players. He was given the authority to make any necessary changes, but said he is glad he kept intact a group of coaches he called really good teachers who care for the players.This has been a very unusual situation obviously and especially for me in that in the past I had more input. ... Ive had to rely on our coaching staff quite a bit as far as the Xs and Os are concerned, and Ive relied on them primarily to kind of stack the guys up first-, second- and third-team, Grobe said. As we go forward I think I may be more involved, but I really couldnt do that until we start playing games and I see how the kids perform and how things go in competition. ' ' '