Kevin Martin glanced at his stat line on the scoreboard with satisfaction after the first quarter on Saturday night.

The Houston Rockets shooting guard knew right then that he was headed for a big game.

Martin scored 32 of his season-high 40 points in the first half and Luis Scola added 14 points and 14 rebounds in the Rockets' 110-95 win over the skidding Cleveland Cavaliers.

Shane Battier scored 16 for the Rockets, who outrebounded Cleveland 48-34 and went 12 for 26 from 3-point range. Martin finished 12 for 19 from the field, sank three 3-pointers and hit 13 of 14 from the free throw line.

"It was just a nice rhythm," Martin said. "I had 'em on a real string tonight. It was fun."

Martin scored a career-high 50 points on April 1, 2009, when he played for Sacramento, in a game against Golden State. He reached 40 points for the seventh time in his career on Saturday, and for the first time since the Rockets acquired him in February 2010.

"He came out at the very start and was very aggressive," Houston coach Rick Adelman said. "He made 3s, he got fouls, but when he passed the ball early in the game, he made two or three hard cuts. That's something he's just got to continue to do. When he passes, he's got to make hard cuts, because he's so quick, it's going to give him the opportunity to get open."

Antawn Jamison scored a season-high 24 points and Mo Williams added 18 points and nine assists for Cleveland. The Cavaliers have lost seven in a row, matching their longest slide since they dropped seven straight from March 29 to April 9, 2004.

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