Rockets get West lead
Warriors fall to Trail Blazers
HOUSTON (AP) — James Harden had 28 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, and the Houston Rockets held on for their 10th straight victory, 100-91 over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night.
The Rockets are 44-13 entering the All-Star break after winning 17 of their last 19 games to get the lead in the Western Conference.
Houston led by as many as 17, but the Kings got within striking distance several times in the fourth quarter. They were within six late when Houston used a 7-2 run, capped by a 3-pointer from Harden, to make it 94-83 with just more than a minute left.
The Kings scored the next five points, with a 3-pointer from Garrett Temple, to cut it to six again with 30 seconds left. Joe Johnson, in his Houston debut, added two free throws before Bogdan Bogdanovic hit a 3-pointer to cut the lead to 96-91 with about 25 seconds left.
Chris Paul added 19 points and seven assists for Houston. Bogdanovic led the Kings with 20 points. TRAIL BLAZERS 123,
WARRIORS 117 PORTLAND — Damian Lillard had 44 points and eight assists, and Portland overcame Kevin Durant's 50 points to snap a seven-game losing streak to Golden State.
CJ McCollum added 29 points for the Blazers, who go into the All-Star break six games over .500 (32-26).
Durant added seven rebounds and six assists, but Golden State had its three-game winning streak snapped. It was Durant's fifth career 50-point game and first this season.
CLIPPERS 129, CELTICS 119
BOSTON — DeAndre Jordan had 30 points and 13 rebounds and Los Angeles beat Boston for its fourth victory in five games.
Tobias Harris added 21 points, Danilo Gallinari had 20, and Lou Williams 19.
Kyrie Irving led Boston with 33 points and eight assists. Al Horford had 20 points, and Marcus Morris added 13 points and 11 rebounds. The Celtics lost for the fourth time in five games, a stretch that has seen them fall behind Toronto for the best record in the Eastern Conference.
JAZZ 107, SUNS 97
SALT LAKE CITY— Donovan Mitchell scored 24 points, Royce O'Neale had a career-high 19 and Utah Jazz won its 11th straight, beating Phoenix.
Derrick Favors had 18 points and 12 rebounds, and Rudy Gobert added 14 points and 17 rebounds.
Devin Booker returned from a hip injury to lead the Suns with 28 points. Josh Jackson added 22 points, and Elfrid Payton had a triple-double with 13 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists. Phoenix has lost seven straight.
THUNDER 121, GRIZZLIES 114
MEMPHIS, Tennessee — Paul George scored 28 points, Russell Westbrook added 23 points in his 17th tripledouble of the season, and Oklahoma City held off Memphis.
Westbrook finished with 15 assists and 13 rebounds to help Oklahoma City win for only the third time in the last nine games. Carmelo Anthony added 19 points. The Thunder made a season-high 17 3-pointers.
Andrew Harrison led Memphis with a career-high 28 points.