Harden, Rockets roll past Pacers for 6th straight

HOUSTON — James Harden had 29 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds and the Houston Rockets rolled past the Indiana Pacers 11897 on Wednesday night for their sixth straight victory.

Thaddeus Young cut the lead to 10 with a hook shot with about eight minutes left. The Rockets put it away with a 16-4 run that made it 110-88 with about four minutes left.

• Spurs 104, Grizzlies 95 — At San Antonio: LaMarcus Aldridge set his San Antonio high with 41 points and the Spurs spoiled J.B. Bickerstaff’s debut as Memphis coach, handing the Grizzlies their ninth straight loss.

Aldridge established a season best for the second consecutive game, topping his 33-point outing Monday against Dallas. Tony Parker had 10 points and five assists while playing 18 minutes in his second game back since undergoing surgery to repair a torn left quadriceps tendon.

• Magic 121, Thunder 108 — At Orlando, Fla.: Aaron Gordon had 40 points and 15 rebounds to help the Orlando Magic end a ninegame losing streak with a victory over struggling Oklahoma City.

Russell Westbrook hit five 3-pointers and scored 20 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter for the Thunder. He shot 7 for 10 on 3s and added 11 rebounds, five assists and five steals.

• Timberwolves 120, Pelicans 102 — At New Orleans: Andrew Wiggins scored 28 points to help Minnesota beat New Orleans in a game that saw Pelicans forward Anthony Davis ejected for the first time in his career.

Jimmy Butler and Gorgui Dieng had 19 points each for the Timberwolves.

• Knicks 115, Heat 86 — At New York: Enes Kanter had 22 points and 14 rebounds and New York beat Miami despite losing Kristaps Porzingis to a sprained right ankle after 2 1/2 minutes.

• 76ers 118, Wizards 113 — At Philadelphia: Ben Simmons had 31 points and a career-high 18 rebounds and overcame a Hack-a-Shaq strategy, leading Philadelphia past Washington.

• Pistons 131, Suns 107 — At Detroit: Reggie Jackson scored 23 points and Detroit beat Phoenix for its third straight victory.

• Raptors 126, Hornets 113 — At Toronto: Kyle Lowry scored a season-high 36 points, DeMar DeRozan had 30 and Toronto beat Charlotte to improve to 7-1 at home.

• Nets 109, Mavericks 104 — At Dallas: DeMarre Carroll scored 15 of his 22 points in the third quarter to help Brooklyn beat Dallas.

Carroll put the Nets ahead for good at 78-76 on a 3-pointer with 2:03 remaining in the third quarter.