Warriors’ streak ends in Houston

Chris Paul had 33 points and 11 rebounds, James Harden had 22 points and the Houston Rockets held off the Golden State Warriors 116-108 on Saturday night to end their 14-game road winning streak.

Harden stepped back from Stephen Curry for a three-pointer as the shot clock expired to make it 114-108 with 1:10 left. Harden then blocked Curry’s three-point attempt after a timeout, and Paul made two free throws with 28 seconds left.

Golden State lost away from home for the first time since Nov. 22. The Warriors had won seven straight in Houston.

Kevin Durant led Golden State with 26 points, Draymond Green had 21 and Curry added 19 on a night he went five for 15 on threepoint attempts. Oklahoma City 148, at Cleveland 124:

LeBron James couldn’t get to 30,000 career points and he and his teammates couldn’t stop Paul George, Russell Westbrook or Carmelo Anthony. The Thunder tied the record for the most points scored against Cleveland in a regulation game and James finished with 18 points, leaving him seven shy of becoming the seventh player in NBA history to reach the 30,000point plateau. Chicago 113, at Atlanta 97:

Robin Lopez scored 20 points, Lauri Markkanen added 19 and the Bulls never trailed in winning for the fourth time in five games. Miami 106, at Charlotte 105:

Kelly Olynyk scored 14 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter, including a free throw with 0.2 seconds left, to help the Heat erase a five-point deficit in the final 34 seconds and stun the Hornets. at New Orleans 111, Memphis 104: Jrue Holiday scored 13 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter, DeMarcus Cousins had 24 points and 10 rebounds, and the Pelicans held off the Grizzlies. at Philadelphia 116, Milwaukee 94: Joel Embiid had 29 points and nine rebounds and the 76ers pulled ahead of the Bucks in the East with their seventh win in eight games. at Minnesota 115, Toronto 109:

Andrew Wiggins scored 29 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had all 22 of his points in the second half as the Timberwolves overcame 40 points by the Raptors’ Kyle Lowry. at Portland 117, Dallas 108:

Damian Lillard scored 31 points and C.J. McCollum had 26 to lead all five Trail Blazers starters in double figures. at Utah 125, Clippers 113