Houston may have finally put an end to questions with a 106-94 win over Charlotte today. The team has had its ups and downs recently, with some off-the-field incidents involving key players ruining the team's focus. Sims was at the center of the controversy, after being arrested for weapon violations just three days ago. His legal problems were sorted out quickly, but the attention drawn to the incident received more news than today's game against Charlotte. Sims let his play do the talking today, helping his team put the unfortunate incident behind him with a solid game. "Definitely nice to be asked about a game MVP performance than about an arrest," he said later on.

Houston was led by Sims (17 points, 7 boards, 3 assists, 3 blocks), Battle (17 points, 8 boards, 0 assists, 2 blocks), Vigil (6 points, 8 assists, a steal). Charlotte was led by Leonard (36 points, 5 boards, 1 assists), Murphy (16 points, 13 boards, 1 assists, a steal, a block), Morse (13 points, 2 blocks).

After the win, Houston jump to 8-2. They stay at #2 in the Southwest and advance to #4 overall in the Western Conference. Charlotte drop to 6-5 and 4-3 at home with today's defeat. They improve to #1 in the Southeast and move up to #2 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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