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NEW YORK, N.Y. - Just to the left of their bench was a row of fans wearing paper bags over their heads. On the court in front of them, a New York Knicks team filled with unrecognizable faces.Only thing that mattered to the Houston Rockets is how they looked.James Harden had 25 points and nine assists in just three quarters and the Rockets beat New York 120-96 on Thursday night to extend the Knicks longest single-season losing streak to 14 games.The Rockets beat New York for the 11th straight time, though everyone is beating the Knicks these days. New York has lost 24 of its last 25 games to fall to an NBA-worst 5-34.Were kind of looking at the bigger picture. Bigger picture is us playing at a high level, all on the same page. No matter what team were playing against, weve got to play great, Harden said. So tonight was a challenge for us. The Knicks arent doing so well but our mindset was to come in here and play Rockets basketball.Trevor Ariza added 18 points for the Rockets, who improved to just 4-4 in their last eight. Harden didnt reach his NBA-leading average of 26.8 points only because he was limited to 31 minutes, sitting out the fourth quarter with Houston already leading by 24.Rookie Travis Wear scored a season-high 21 points and Langston Galloway had 19 for the Knicks in his second game since being called up from the NBA Development League. Rookie Cleanthony Early added a season-best 16.The Knicks overmatched lineup managed some neat fast breaks and dunks, entertaining a sold-out crowd that featured five fans wearing paper bags sitting right behind one of the baselines, easily noticeable during the nationally televised broadcast.Dwight Howard said he saw the fans, figuring they were just embarrassed about the game.Its an unfortunate situation, but only thing you can do is remember were all blessed to be able to play this sport, blessed to be alive and go from there, Howard said.The Knicks couldnt sustain their brief runs. Without the injured Carmelo Anthony, Amare Stoudemire, and Andrea Bargnani, they sometimes had lineups on the floor more suited to summer league than the NBA.Its tough mentally, but weve got to be professional and just keep playing and working hard, veteran Jose Calderon said after a scoreless performance he called one of his worst games in the NBA.They were close early in the second quarter before Harden scored or assisted on all five of Houstons baskets during a 13-2 run that pushed it to 43-30. He finished the half with a 3-pointer that made it 56-42.Howard opened the third quarter with consecutive three-point plays to push the lead to 20, and coach Derek Fisher soon turned to his youth.Those guys that started the half gave up 12 points in three minutes. So they didnt deserve to be still in the game and we went to the younger guys, Fisher said.Donatas Motiejunas finished with 17 points and Howard had 13 points and 10 rebounds.TIP-INSRockets: Houston hasnt lost to the Knicks since Jan. 26, 2009. ... In a strange bit of scheduling, the Rockets return home for one game before coming right back to New York. They host Utah on Saturday, then turn right around to visit Brooklyn on Monday.Knicks: New Yorks longest losing streak ever is 20 games over two seasons. The Knicks lost 12 straight at the end of the 1984-85 season, then dropped the first eight games of the 1985-86 season even after landing Patrick Ewing with the No. 1 pick in the draft.NO PRESSUREHoward said hes known Josh Smith since he was 3 or 4 years old and they played AAU basketball together. 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If it is, Barroway will replace George Gosbee as the teams chairman and governor.There has never been discussion of moving the franchise (within IceArizona), there has never been discussion of moving the franchise with Andy, Coyotes President Anthony LeBlanc said Friday night. This franchise is here in the Valley, it is not going anywhere. I hope people will listen to that and it will stop the nauseating conversation. We are here to stay.IceArizona purchased the franchise last year from the NHL, which had been running it since Jerry Moyes took the team into bankruptcy in 2009.The members of IceArizona had not considered selling a stake in the team despite numerous offers, spending the off-season upgrading the teams arena and working on a sponsorship and naming-rights agreement with Gila River Casinos.But when Barroway came calling about two months ago, IceArizona listened and, eventually came up with a deal.Barroway has been a successful hedge fund manager, serving as the managing partner of Merion Investment Management LP, an event-driven hedge fund thaat manages more than $1 billion.dddddddddddd He previously tried to buy the New Jersey Devils and New York Islanders.This is truly a dream come true for me and my family, Barroway said in a statement. I am extraordinarily grateful for the opportunity of a lifetime and look forward to working and solidifying a strong partnership with the clubs current ownership group. As a group we are committed to serving our fans with a new level of excellence and our collective goal is to put a competitive team on the ice every season and, one day, win the Stanley Cup.Selling a majority stake to Barroway will give the Coyotes a massive financial infusion while giving the members of Canadian-based IceArizona a substantial tax break. None of the IceArizona members will leave the ownership group and will still have a say in most decisions with the franchise.Theres no question as a 51 per cent owner, you have say over a number of things, but its also fair to say there are a number of things of substantial importance that will require going to the broader group along the lines of budgeting, LeBlanc said.LeBlanc acknowledged that the Coyotes had financial losses in IceArizonas first year of ownership, though said the figures that have been reported a€” up to $24 million a€” are inaccurate and were in line with their forecasts. He said the owners expect another season of losses in 2014-15 and hopefully will start turning a profit next year. ' ' '