Harden scores 58 in Rockets’ OT loss to Nets
Houston attempts league-record 70 3s; Irving leads Celts to win
HOUSTON — Spencer Dinwiddie scored 25 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter and overtime as the Brooklyn Nets spoiled James Harden’s 58-point night with a 145-142 victory over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday.
Harden had his second straight season high after scoring 57 in a victory over Memphis on Monday night, but was only 5 of 19 from 3-point range. The Rockets shot an NBArecord 70 3s, making just 23.
Harden has scored at least 30 points in 18 straight games and has reached 40 in nine of the last 12. He was 16 of 34 overall from the field, made 21 of 23 free throws and had 10 rebounds and six assists.
Dinwiddie forced overtime, making three 3-pointers in the last 30 seconds of regulation. In the extra period, he hit the goahead basket with 28 ticks left.
Houston had a chance to tie it at the buzzer, but Gerald Green’s shot clanged off the rim. After Houston blew an 11-point lead, Harden’s 3-point attempt bounced off the rim to send it to overtime.
The Rockets broke their own record for 3-point attempts after shooting 61 against New Orleans on Dec. 16, 2016. CELTICS 117, RAPTORS 108: In Boston, Kyrie Irving hit a foul-line fadeaway to give Boston the lead, then made a 31-foot 3-pointer to finish with 27 points and lead the Celtics past Toronto.
Returning after missing the last game with a bruised right leg, Irving had 10 points and six of his career-high 18 assists in the fourth quarter — including passes to set up Boston’s last three baskets in a game-ending 17-4 run. Al Horford scored 24 points to help Boston rebound from three straight road losses. TRAIL BLAZERS 129, CAVALIERS 112: In Portland, Ore.,
Jusuf Nurkic had 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for his first career triple-double and Portland beat Cleveland.
Damian Lillard had 33 points to lead all scorers.
JAZZ 129, CLIPPERS 109: In Los Angeles, Donovan Mitchell had 28 points as Utah beat Los Angeles for its first five-game winning streak of the season.
Jae Crowder added 23 points for the Jazz. SPURS 105, MAVERICKS
101: In Dallas, Davis Bertans hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:41 left and San Antonio overcame a 19-point first-half deficit to beat Dallas.
Luka Doncic led Dallas with 25 points, adding eight rebounds and eight assists. He’s the first rookie since Stephen Curry in 2010 to score 25 or more points in five straight games. WARRIORS 147, PELICANS
140: In Oakland, Calif., Golden State overcame a 16-point, third-period deficit in beating New Orleans.
Stephen Curry led the Warriors with 41 points, including
9-for-17 shooting from 3-point range. Anthony Davis had 30 points for the Pelicans. BUCKS 111, GRIZZLIES 101: In Memphis, Tenn., Giannis Antetokounmpo had 27 points and 11 rebounds and Milwaukee had a 19-0 third-quarter run to beat Memphis. PISTONS 120, MAGIC 115,
OT: In Detroit, Blake Griffin scored 30 points, and Andre Drummond added 14 points and 21 rebounds to help Detroit outlast Orlando in overtime.
KANTER: The feud between New York Knicks center Enes Kanter and his home country of Turkey intensified Wednesday.
Sabah, a Turkish newspaper, reported that Turkish prosecutors are seeking an international arrest warrant for Kanter, accusing him of belonging to a terrorist organization.
Kanter has been an outspoken critic of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and is a supporter of Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom the Turkish government accused of organizing a failed military coup in 2016.