Harden has 44-11-11 triple double against Sixers

HOUSTON — James Harden had 44 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in the Houston Rockets’ 118108 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night.

On a “Flashback Friday” in which the Rockets wore retro ketchup-andmustard uniforms from their backto-back NBA title days in the mid90s, Harden sported a white headband and cornrows.

Harden hit a deep step-back 3-pointer over Josh Richardson with 1:17 left in the game that put Houston up 10. On the next possession, he found Clint Capela with an alley-oop for a thunderous dunk.

Capela was a point shy of his career high in scoring with 30 points and 14 rebounds.

Ben Simmons led Philadelphia with 29 points, 13 rebounds, 11 assists and four blocks, which matched a career high. Tobias Harris scored 24 points, and Joel Embiid added 20 points and 12 rebounds. The 76ers have lost four straight, their longest skid since dropping five in a row in Dec. 2017. MAGIC 105, HEAT 85 ORLANDO, Fla. — Terrence Ross scored 25 points, Nikola Vucevic had 20 points and 11 rebounds and Orlando shut down Miami in the fourth quarter.

Miami scored only six points in the fourth quarter, going 3 for 19 from the field. Jimmy Butler had 23 points and 10 rebounds for the Heat. CELTICS 109, HAWKS 106 BOSTON — Jaylen Brown had 24 points and 10 rebounds and Boston Celtics overcome an 18-point, firstquarter deficit against Atlanta. Trae Young scored 28 points with 10 assists for the Hawks.

TRAIL BLAZERS 122, WIZARDS 103

WASHINGTON — Damian Lillard scored 35 points and CJ McCollum added 24 in Portland’s victory over Washington.

Jordan McRae scored a season-high 35 points, for Washington. Wizards guard Isaiah Thomas was ejected less than 1 1/2 minutes into the game for making contact with an official.