Rockets stomp to victory over disjointed Cavaliers

CLEVELAND — Chris Paul had 22 points and 11 assists, Ryan Anderson added 21 points, and the Houston Rockets became the latest team to thump Cleveland on national TV, beating the disconnected Cavaliers 120-88 on Saturday.

James Harden scored 16 — 15 off his league-best average — but Houston rolled to its fourth straight win and improved to 11-2 since Jan. 8.

Meanwhile, the Cavs’ downward spiral accelerated. Since losing at Golden State on Christmas, LeBron James and his teammates are 0-8 in network broadcasts. James had 11 points and sat out the fourth quarter.

■ Nuggets 115, Warriors 108 —

At Denver, Nikola Jokic hit a goahead 3 with 2:10 left and totaled 19 points for Denver, which overcame a 12-point second-half deficit.

■ Pacers 100, 76ers 92 — At Indianapolis, Victor Oladipo had 19 points and nine rebounds for Indiana, which held Philadelphia to 1-for-14 3-point shooting in the second half.

■ Timberwolves 118, Pelicans

107 — At Minneapolis, Jimmy Butler had 30 points and Karl-Anthony Towns 22 points and 16 rebounds for Minnesota in its 12th straight home victory.

■ Mavericks 106, Kings 99 — At Sacramento, Calif., Yogi Ferrell made two straight 3-pointers to spark a fourth-quarter run by Dallas, which won in Sacramento for the first time in three years.

■ Wizards 115, Magic 98 — At Orlando, Fla., Otto Porter scored 20 points and Tomas Satoransky 19 for Washington, which shot 54 percent in its fourth straight win.

■ Clippers 113, Bulls 103 — At Los Angeles, Tobias Harris scored 24 points in his debut for Los Angeles, which held Chicago to 36.1-percent shooting.

■ Pistons 111, Heat 107 — At Detroit, Andre Drummond had 23 points and 20 rebounds and Ish Smith 25 points for Detroit, which won its third straight.

■ Jazz 120, Spurs 111 — At San Antonio, Ricky Rubio had 34 points and nine assists for Utah, which won its fifth straight.