 On November 16, he had 23 of his 48 points in the second quarter while the Rockets scored 90 points in the first half en route to a 142–116 win over the Phoenix Suns.The Rockets made 61 percent of their first-half shots to get the second-most points in a first half in NBA history.He went on to become the first player in team history to score at least 20 points in each of the team's first 20 games of a season.