FRIDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS

Rockets 116, 76ers

114: Houston’s James Harden had 50 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, and Philadelphia moved one loss away from matching the New Jersey Nets’ NBA-worst mark of 18 losses to open a season. The Sixers have dropped 27 in a row dating to last season for the longest losing streak in major U.S. professional sports history, passing the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1976 to ’77. The previous record was also matched by the 76ers in 2013-14. Robert Covington had 28 points for Philadelphia, which made a franchiserecord 16 3-pointers in 35 attempts. One day removed from a Boston nightclub altercation, rookie Jahlil Okafor had 11 points and six rebounds. Okafor said before the game that he is dealing with the team and league on possible discipline. “It was definitely dumb on my part,” Okafor said. Boston police said they do not plan to investigate.

Kidd suspended: The NBA suspended Milwaukee Bucks coach Jason Kidd for one game without pay for aggressively pursuing and confronting a game official, slapping the ball out of his hands and not leaving the court in a timely manner upon his ejection Wednesday in a home loss to Sacramento. Kidd served his suspension Friday, when Elfrid Payton had 22 points and 10 assists to lead the Orlando Magic to a 114-90 rout. Thunder 103, Pistons 87: Kevin Durant had 34 points and 13 rebounds to help Oklahoma City to its fourth straight win. Clippers 111, Pelicans

90: Blake Griffin and J.J. Redick each scored 20 points before sitting out the fourth quarter for victorious L.A. New Orleans’ Anthony Davis was carried to the dressing room with 2:48 left in the third quarter because of a bruised right knee he suffered in a collision with the Clippers’ Chris Paul.