Kyrie, Nets up to first in East

Kyrie Irving had 31 points and a season-high 12 assists, and the Brooklyn Nets overcame the loss of James Harden to beat the Houston Rockets 120-108 on Wednesday night and move into first place in the Eastern Conference.

Harden sat out the fourth quarter against his former team with right hamstring tightness.

The Nets put together the pivotal run without him, scoring 12 straight midway through the final period to turn a six-point deficit into a 107-101 lead, winning a game they trailed by 18 after less than five minutes.

Trail Blazers 124, Pistons 101 — Damian Lillard had 33 points and nine assists and Portland beat Detroit.

CJ McCollum added 24 points and Carmelo Anthony and Robert Covington each scored 16.

Heat 92, Pacers 87 — Duncan Robinson and Jimmy Butler helped Miami rally from a 13-point first-half deficit by spurring a decisive eight-point fourth-quarter run for a win over Indiana.

Robinson finished with 20 points and Butler added 18.

Thunder 113, Raptors 103 — Svi Mykhailiuk scored 10 of his season-high 22 points in the fourth quarter, and Oklahoma City rallied to beat Toronto.

Moses Brown had 20 points and 11 rebounds for OKC, which snapped a three-game losing streak.

Timberwolves 102, Knicks 101 — Anthony Edwards scored 11 of his 24 points over the final eight minutes, leading a rally by Minnesota.

Karl-Anthony Towns had 18 points and 17 rebounds, and Malik Beasley highlighted his 20 points with the goahead 3-pointer with 37 seconds left.

Julius Randle had 26 points, 12 rebounds and six assists for the Knicks.