A new high for Rockets
Houston sink record 26 three-pointers
NEW YORK: James Harden continued his torrid scoring but received plenty of help as Houston Rockets set an NBA single-game record by sinking 26 three-pointers in a 136118 victory over visiting Washington Wizards.
Harden scored 35 points on 10-of-18 shooting, including six-of-11 success on three-point attempts, to lead the Rockets to their fifth consecutive victory.
Houston shot 55.3% overall, drilling 26 of 55 three-point tries.
With the outcome well in hand and Houston reserves on the floor, the partisan crowd begged for three-pointers in the waning moments until Michael Carter-Williams sank the record-breaker with 31.1 seconds remaining.
With nine assists, Harden finished just shy of posting a double-double, a feat accom-
plished by teammates Clint Capela (20 points, 12 rebounds) and P.J. Tucker (11 points, 11 rebounds).
Chris Paul added 21 points and eight assists. Bradley Beal led Washington with 28 points.
Rudy Gobert stopped a Golden State run with a late dunk and Utah used superior three-point shooting to record a victory in Salt Lake City.
Jae Crowder, Joe Ingles and Kyle Korver combined for 13 three-pointers, helping the Jazz outscore the Warriors 48-30 from beyond the arc en route to a win that evened the season series at a win apiece.
The Jazz held the Warriors scoreless over the final 1:13, including a missed three-point attempt by Kevin Durant that could have tied the score.
Ingles finished with a team-high 20 points, Crowder had 18 and Gobert and Donovan Mitchell added 17 apiece for the Jazz, who won their fourth straight at home.
Stephen Curry put up a game-high 32 points and Durant added 30 for the Warriors, who had won their previous four road games.
Fred VanVleet made a three-pointer with 25.9 seconds to play to give injury-depleted Toronto a one-point lead and the Raptors overcame a 17-point deficit to defeat visiting Indiana.
Kawhi Leonard had 28 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and four steals for the Raptors, who had lost their two previous games.
Pascal Siakam had 17 points and seven rebounds, Greg Monroe added 13 points and eight rebounds and VanVleet had 11 points.
Victor Oladipo scored 20 points for the Pacers, who have lost two in a row after winning seven straight. — Reuters