Rockets drain record 24 3-pointers in win over Pelicans
In Val D’Isere, France, Ilka Stuhec continued her outstanding form by winning a World Cup downhill race on Saturday for her fourth victory so far in a remarkable season.
The 26-year-old Slovenian fin-
Stuhec continues great form with downhill triumph
Harden had 29 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds for his 15th career triple-double, passing Hakeem Olajuwon for the most in franchise history.
Ryan Anderson made Houston's 24th 3-pointer with 32 seconds remaining, and the crowd roared in celebration of the record.
In picking up its ninth straight win, the Rockets attempted 61 3s — making 39.3 percent — to shatter their own record of 50 tries set earlier this season. They broke the NBA record for 3s made in a game, shared by Houston in 2013 and Orlando in 2009.
Eric Gordon added 29 points on 7-for-12 shooting from 3 for the Rockets.
Anthony Davis scored 19 points in 22 minutes for New Orleans.
Hawks 125 Raptors 121: In Toronto, Dwight Howard had 27 points and 15 rebounds, Dennis Schroder scored 24 points and Atlanta snapped Toronto's fourgame win streak.
Kyle Korver had a season-high 19 points, including a season-best six 3-pointers, for Atlanta. Howard’s double-double was his 17th of the season.
DeMar DeRozan had 34 points for the Raptors, while Kyle Lowry added 27.
Down 113-97 with 7:10 to go, the Raptors went on a 14-4 run to get within six points on DeRozan's dunk with 3:47 to play. The teams then exchanged the next six baskets. Schroder converted a free throw with 6.7 seconds left to re-establish a four-point Atlanta edge, and Lowry’s miss on a 3 with 1.9 seconds left ended Toronto's ished .28 seconds ahead of Austrian Cornelia Huetter and .32 clear of Italian Soffia Goggia — who is also enjoying a breakthrough season. comeback effort.
Wizards 122 Pistons 108: In Washington, John Wall had 29 points and 11 assists, leading a Washington offense that committed a season-low five turnovers against Detroit.
Bradley Beal added 25 points and Marcin Gortat had 12 to go with 14 rebounds for Washington,g , which also set a
Stuhec had never finished higher than fourth in a race prior to this year, but this was her third success in downhill and her second straight season high for points in its fourth win in five games.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 24 points to lead the Pistons. Andre Drummond added 13 points and 12 rebounds on a night when the teams combined for 11 players in double figures
Bucks 95 Bulls 69: In Chicago, Giannis Antetokounmpop had 22 p points, , 11 assists win after clinching Friday’s Alpine combined.
Goggia also had a career best of fourth before this season began, and seven rebounds, and Milwaukee routed Chicago for a sweep of their home-andhome series.
Greg Monroe added 14 points and 12 rebounds, and fellow reserve Mirza Teletovic finished with 13 points. The Bucks (13-12) had dropped four of five before the pair of wins against the Bulls.
Chicagog ( (13-13)) shot 30 p percent and and now has six podiums in eight races during this campaign. She was also third in Friday’s race and strengthened her grip on second in lost for the sixth time in eight games in the opener of a three-game homestand. Nikola Mirotic did not play for the second straight night after he missed the pregame walkthrough, and Taj Gibson exited in the third quarter with a bruised hip.
Lakers 100 76ers 89: In Philadelphia, Julius Randle scored nine of his 25 points in a dominant first q quarter and Los Angelesg the overall standings behind American slalom specialist Mikaela Shiffrin.
HOUSTON: James Harden had his sixth triple-double of the season and the Houston Rockets made an NBA-record 24 3-pointers in a 122-100 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday.
snapped an eight-game losing streak with a victory over Philadelphia.
Lou Williams added 18 points, and D'Angelo Russell and Nick Young had 15 apiece for the Lakers. They were playing the third game of a seven-game, 12-day trip — their longest of the season.
Clippers 102 Heat 98: In Miami, Blake Griffin scored 20 points, Chris Paul and J.J. Redick each added 17 and Los Angeles held off Miami for its fourth consecutive win.
DeAndre Jordan had an offensive rebound off a missed free throw and scored the clinching basket with 7.7 seconds left for the Clippers, finishing off his 12-point, 19-rebound night.
Celtics 96 Hornets 88: In Boston, Isaiah Thomas scored 16 of his 26 points in the second half and Al Horford had 18 points and five blocked shots as Boston beat Charlotte to stop a three-game slide.
Avery Bradley and Jae Crowder added 12 points apiece for the Celtics, who held the Hornets to 13 field goals in the second half.
Magic 118 Nets 111: In Orlando, Florida, Nikola Vucevic had 21 points and 10 rebounds in his return to the lineup, Evan Fournier also scored 21 and Orlando beat Brooklyn to snap a six-game home losing streak.
Fournier scored 11 straight points in the final 2:26, going 8 for 8 from the free throw line after the teams were tied at 106.
Serge Ibaka had 18 points and 10 rebounds, and D.J. Augustin scored 17 for the Magic.
Kings 96 Grizzlies 92: In Memphis, Tennessee, DeMarcus Cousins scored 22 points, Kosta Koufos had 16 points and 13 rebounds, and Sacramento weathered a late Memphis rally.
Garrett Temple added 17 points and Darren Collison had 11 for the Kings in coach Dave Joerger’s return to Memphis, where he coached the Grizzlies until they fired him last spring.
Marc Gasol led Memphis with 20 points.