ROCKETS 141,
CAVALIERS 113
HOUSTON -- James Harden had
43 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists in three quarters to lead the Houston
Rockets to a 141-113 rout of the Cleveland
Cavaliers on Friday night.
After the Cavaliers won the first meeting with Houston this
season, the Rockets were determined to take care of business this time. They
did that, racing to a 28-point lead after scoring a season-high 77 points in
the first half behind 24 points from Harden. The Rockets led 113-81 after three
quarters.
Harden had his 15th straight game with at least 30 points,
his franchise-record 13th game with 40 points this season and the seventh in
the last nine games.
Harden needed less than 2 1/2 quarters to reach 30 points,
hitting a 3 with 7:41 left in the third to give him 32 points and push
Houston's lead 91-58. He joins Kobe Bryant (16 games in 2003) as the only
players to score 30 points in at least 15 games in a row since the 1972-73
season.
About three minutes later, he pushed his total to 40 after
he was left wide open to drive into the lane for an easy layup to make it
99-68. Harden grabbed his 10th rebound with about 90 seconds left in the third
quarter to give him his sixth triple-double this season and the 41st of his
career. He made eight 3-pointers to extend his NBA-record to 12 games in a row
with at least five.
Ante Zizic led
Cleveland with 18 points. They have lost 12 straight.
WARRIORS 146, BULLS 109
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Klay Thompson picked
up where he left off on his record-setting night in Chicago earlier this
season, making seven more 3-pointers and scoring 30 points to lead the Golden State
Warriors to a victory over the Bulls.
Thompson set an NBA mark in the first meeting between the
teams on Oct. 29 by hitting 14 3-pointers as part of a 52-point night while
playing only the first three quarters. He made three from long range in the
first 70 seconds of the rematch and the rout was on in the most lopsided win of
the season for Golden State.
Stephen Curry made
back-to-back 3-pointers early in the third quarter to move past Jason Terry
into third place all-time in made 3-pointers. He made five overall and finished
with 28 points. His 2,285 career 3s trail only Reggie Miller (2,560)
and Ray Allen (2,973) in NBA history.
Zach LaVine scored
29 points to lead the Bulls, who have lost six straight games.
WIZARDS 113, BUCKS 106
WASHINGTON -- Bradley Beal scored
32 points, and Tomas
Satoransky had 18 points, a career-high 12 rebounds and 10
assists for his first career triple-double to help Washington beat Milwaukee.
With Milwaukee star Giannis
Antetokounmpo sidelined by hip and quad injuries, Washington
came out aggressively and never trailed after the opening two minutes. The
Wizards finished with 18 3-pointers, matching the franchise record. Khris
Middleton scored 25 points for the Bucks.
RAPTORS 122, NETS 105
TORONTO -- Kawhi Leonard had
20 points and 11 rebounds, Pascal Siakam scored
16 points and Toronto beat Brooklyn for its second seven-game home winning
streak of the season.
Serge Ibaka added
14 points, OG Anunoby and Norman Powell each
had 13, Delon Wright had
12 to help Toronto improve to 18-4 at home. They last lost at home Dec. 9 to
Milwaukee. The Raptors have won four straight overall and six of seven. The
only loss in that span was Jan. 3 at San Antonio.
Toronto has won 13 of the past 14 meetings with the Nets,
including seven straight north of the border. D'Angelo
Russell led Brooklyn with 24 points.
HAWKS 123, 76ERS 121
PHILADELPHIA -- John Collins hit
a fadeaway jumper with 25 seconds left and Atlanta hung on when Philadelphia
flopped on its final plays.
Jimmy Butler was
fouled on a drive and had a chance to tie it with 2.4 seconds left. Butler, an
86 percent free-throw shooter, clanged both shots to waste the chance at the
tie. Wilson
Chandler slipped under the basket on the second miss and missed
a gimme tip-in at the horn.
Collins scored 25 points, and Kevin Huerter hit
five 3s and led the Hawks with 29 points.
Butler led the Sixers with 30 points and Ben Simmons had
23 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds.
MAVERICKS 119, TIMBERWOLVES 115
MINNEAPOLIS -- Luka Doncic scored
29 points and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer to lead Dallas past Minnesota,
spoiling rookie coach Ryan Saunders' home debut.
Doncic also had 12 assists and eight rebounds. He scored
seven of Dallas' final nine points.
Karl-Anthony
Towns had 30 points and 11 rebounds for the Timberwolves in
their first home game since Saunders was named interim coach. Saunders, the son
of last coach Flip Saunders, took over as Coach after Tom Thibodeau was fired
Sunday.
PACERS 121, KNICKS 106
NEW YORK -- Domantas
Sabonis had 22 points and 15 rebounds to cap his sizzling
season at Madison Square Garden, and Indiana beat New York.
Sabonis shot 9 for 14 from the field to finish 21 of 26 this
season in two games in New York. He made all 12 shots and tied his career high
with 30 points when the Pacers won here on Halloween.
Victor
Oladipo added 19 points for the Pacers, coming off a blowout
loss in Boston on Wednesday night.
Emmanuel
Mudiay scored 21 points for the Knicks.
TRAIL BLAZERS 127, HORNETS 96
PORTLAND, Ore. -- CJ McCollum had
30 points and Damian
Lillard scored 20 before resting in the fourth quarter, and
the Portland
Trail Blazers routed the Charlotte
Hornets.
Portland has won four straight and six of seven overall. It
improved to 17-7 at home, tied for best in the Western Conference.
The victory also extended the Blazers' winning streak over
the Hornets in Portland to 11 straight games. Charlotte hasn't won in Portland
since 2008.
Kemba Walker had
18 points for the Hornets, who fell to 5-14 on the road this season in the
fourth of a five-game trip.
JAZZ 113, LAKERS 95
SALT LAKE CITY -- Donovan
Mitchell had 33 points and a career-high nine assists, helping
the Utah Jazz beat
the Los Angeles
Lakers.
Utah (22-21) made 15 3-pointers in its fourth win in five
games. Rudy Gobert had
12 points and a season-high 18 rebounds. Joe Ingles had
14 points and a career-high 12 boards, and Derrick
Favors finished with 15 points and a season-high 13 rebounds.
The Jazz also got a solid performance from Royce O'Neale,
who went 5 for 12 from 3-point range on his to a season-high 17 points.
Michael
Beasley scored 17 points for the Lakers. Brandom Ingram added
15 points and Kyle Kuzma had
11 points and eight rebounds.
Los Angeles (23-20) lost for the sixth time in nine games
without LeBron James in
the lineup. James is out with a groin injury.
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