ROCKETS 113,
GRIZZLIES 101
HOUSTON -- James Harden had
43 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists in his fourth straight 40-point game,
leading the Houston
Rockets over the Memphis
Grizzlies 113-101 on Monday night for their fifth consecutive
victory.
Harden set an NBA record with his eighth straight game with
at least 35 points and five assists, besting Oscar Robertson, who twice had
seven-game streaks. Harden finished with his fourth triple-double this season
and 39th overall.
Houston has won 10 of its last 11 to improve to 21-15.
Harden continued his incredible run that has powered
Houston's surge up the Western Conference standings after a slow start, making
six 3-pointers and 21 of 27 free throws. He has made at least four 3-pointers
in eight straight games has finished with 30 points or more in 10 games in a
row.
Kyle Anderson had
20 points and Mike Conley added
19 for the Grizzlies, who lost for the seventh time in nine games.
SPURS 120, CELTICS 111
SAN ANTONIO -- LaMarcus
Aldridge scored 32 points and San Antonio rode a 46-point third
quarter to a victory over Boston.
Derrick White had
a career-high 22 points for San Antonio, which has won 11 of 13 to close within
four games of the top spot in the Western Conference.
The Spurs made 19 of 25 shots (76 percent) in the third
quarter, their highest-scoring period since 1993 and the 12th-highest in
franchise history.
Jaylen Brown had
a season-high 30 points, but Boston was unable to maintain its first-half
advantage.
WARRIORS 132, SUNS 109
PHOENIX -- Stephen Curry scored
34 points and Kevin Durant added
25, leading Golden State over Phoenix.
The Warriors beat the Suns for the 17th straight time,
including eight in a row in Phoenix.
Golden State was 14 for 28 on 3-pointers, with Curry going 5
of 9.
Deandre Ayton had
25 points and 10 rebounds for the Suns, who have lost five of six. T.J Warren
added 24 points and Devin Booker 20.
HORNETS 125, MAGIC 100
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Kemba Walker scored
24 points in just 27 minutes, and Charlotte beat Orlando for the 13th straight
time.
Walker had 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting in the first half
and did not play in the fourth quarter. Malik Monk added
21 points as the Hornets put six players in double figures in the easy victory
over the Magic and Steve Clifford, who coached Charlotte for five seasons.
Aaron Gordon scored
14 points and Nikola
Vucevic had 12, but he did not play after leaving the court
with a knee injury late in the third quarter. Mo Bamba had
12 rebounds in 18 minutes for the Magic, who opened a six-game trip by having a
two-game winning streak snapped.
PACERS 116, HAWKS 108
INDIANAPOLIS -- Victor
Oladipo scored 22 points while Domantas
Sabonis and Myles Turner
each added 20 to lead Indiana past Atlanta.
Indiana has won five straight and 12 of 14 to became the
third team in the league with 25 wins this season.
John Collins finished
with 22 points and 16 rebounds to lead Atlanta. Rookie Kevin Huerter
scored 22 points and made six 3-pointers, both season highs, as the Hawks lost
for the second time in seven games -- both to the Pacers in the last week.
PELICANS 123, TIMBERWOLVES 114
NEW ORLEANS -- Julius Randle had
33 points and 11 rebounds, Darius Miller scored
13 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter, and New Orleans overcame Anthony Davis'
absence.
Miller hits five 3s, his last from the left wing to put the
Pelicans up 115-109 with 1:12 to go.
Jrue Holiday had
26 points and E'Twaun Moore scored
17 for the Pelicans, who found out shortly before tip-off that Davis was too
ill to play.
Karl-Anthony
Towns finished with 28 points and 17 rebounds scoring 10 of his
points during a tight fourth quarter before fouling out with 12.5 seconds left.
THUNDER 122, MAVERICKS 102
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Russell
Westbrook had 32 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, and
Oklahoma City gained a split of its back-to-back against Dallas.
Paul George added
22 points and Jerami Grant had
16 for the Thunder, who had dropped three of their last four games. That
included a 105-103 loss at Dallas on Sunday, when Oklahoma City blew a
six-point lead in the final 1:59 and Westbrook went 4 of 22 from the field and
scored only nine points.
Dallas committed 29 turnovers, the most ever by a Thunder
opponent.
Harrison
Barnes led Dallas with 25 points, matching his career high with
seven 3-pointers in nine attempts, and Luca Doncic had 17 points. The Mavericks
are 2-16 on the road, offsetting their 15-3 home record.
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