Harden leads Nets past Rockets
James Harden had a triple-double with 29 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists in the first meeting with his former Houston teammates and the Brooklyn Nets won 132114 on Wednesday night to hand the Rockets their 13th straight loss.
The Nets set a franchise record with their seventh straight road victory and have won 10 of their last 11 overall.
It’s the longest skid for the Rockets, who had just eight players available because of injuries, since they dropped 15 in a row in 2001. They’ve had a tough time since Harden was traded Jan. 14 and haven’t won since Feb. 4.
John Wall had a seasonhigh 36 points for Houston, and Victor Oladipo also set his season high with 33. 76ERS 131, UTAH 123, OT >> Joel Embiid had 40 points and 19 rebounds and hit a tying 3-pointer late in regulation, and Tobias Harris scored 11 of his 22 points in overtime to lead Philadelphia
past Utah in a battle of division leaders.
Ben Simmons added 17 points for the Eastern Conference-leading 76ers. PACERS 114, CAVALIERS 111 >> T.J. McConnell set an NBA record with nine steals in the first half and had his second career triple-double with 16 points, 13 assists and a franchise-best 10 steals, leading Indiana past Cavaliers.
McConnell was one off the NBA record of 11 steals
set San Antonio’s Larry Kenon on Dec. 26, 1976, at Kansas City, and matched by New Jersey’s Kendall Gill on April 3, 1999, against Miami.
PISTONS 129, RAPTORS 105 >> Wayne Ellington scored 25 points and Detroit beat virus-depleted Toronto to snap a three-game losing streak.
Ellington was 8 of 11 from 3-point range and the Pistons were 20 for 41 overall from long range.
Detroit’s backup had 56 points, with Rodney McGruder and Saben Lee each finishing with 20.
HORNETS 135, TIMBERWOLVES 102 >> Terry Rozier scored 31 points and Gordon Hayward added 23 as Charlotte headed into the All-Star break with a win over skidding Minnesota.
BULLS 128, PELICANS 124 >> Zach LaVine capped a 36-point performance with a driving layup and four free throws during the final minute, and Chicago held off a late rally to beat mercurial New Orleans.
HAWKS 115, MAGIC 112 >> Trae Young scored 32 points and hit the go-ahead free throws with eight seconds remaining as Atlanta rallied from 19 down in the second half to beat Orlando.
MAVERICKS 87, THUNDER 78 >> Kristaps Porzingis had 19 points and 13 rebounds with European sidekick Luka Doncic sidelined by a back issue going into his second All-Star appearance, and Dallas beat Oklahoma City.