Harden has triple-double, Nets defeat Pistons
NEW YORK » James Harden scored 12 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter and had his ninth triple-double with the Nets to help Brooklyn beat the Detroit Pistons 100-95 on Saturday night.
Harden also had 10 rebounds and 10 assists in his 55th tripledouble as Brooklyn improved to 26-13 with its 12th win in its last 16 games.
Kyrie Irving added 18 points, and Landry Shamet had 15 off the bench. DeAndre Jordan chipped in with 14, and Joe Harris contributed 10 points.
Jerami Grant scored 22 points as Detroit fell to 10-28. Saddiq Bey and Delon Wright each finished with 13.
BUCKS 125, WIZARDS 119 » Giannis Antetokounmpo had 33 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds for his sixth triple-double of the season in Milwaukee’s victory over short-handed Washington.
Jrue Holiday added 10 of his 18 points during the fourth quarter for the third-place Bucks. They have won eight of nine.
Russell Westbrook scored 42 points — including 15 of Washington’s last 18 — and added 10 rebounds and 12 assists for his NBA-leading 11th triple-double. KNICKS 119, THUNDER 97 » R.J. Barrett scored a career-high 32 points, and Julius Randle had a triple-double to lead New York past the Oklahoma City.
Randle had 26 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists to became the first Knicks player with two triple-doubles in a same season since Mark Jackson in 1988-89.
Al Horford had 16 points for Oklahoma City. HORNETS 114, RAPTORS 104 » LaMelo Ball had 23 points and nine rebounds and Charlotte beat shorthanded Toronto in the Hornets’ first game of the seasons with the general public allowed to attend.
Devonte Graham and Terry Rozier each added 17 points for the Hornets, who seemed to feed off having fans.
TRAIL BLAZERS 125, TIMBERWOLVES 121 » Carmelo Anthony scored 26 points and Damian Lillard added 25 points and 10 assists as Portland beat Minnesota.
Enes Kanter had 20 points and 11 rebounds for Portland.
MAVERICKS 116, NUGGETS 103
Luka Doncic had 21 points and 12 assists, and Kristaps Porzingis scored 25 points to lead Dallas to a victory over Denver.
PACERS 122, SUNS 111 » Malcolm Brogden scored 25 points and Domantas Sabonis had a triple-double with 22 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists to lead Indiana past Phoenix.