Spurs routed again, this time by Rockets

HOUSTON 136 SAN ANTONIO 105

Clint Capela had 27 points and 12 rebounds, James Harden had 23 points and 10 assists, and the Houston Rockets handed the San Antonio Spurs their second straight lopsided defeat, 136-105 on Friday night.

Chris Paul added 14 points and 10 assists for Houston, which snapped a four-game skid.

“We’re a confident group that when we have all of our players and we’ve got a healthy roster we can compete with anybody in the league,” Harden said.

The Spurs have allowed 135plus points four times this season, the most in the league.

at Boston 128, Cleveland 95: The Celtics made 17 of 31 three-pointers and scored a season high for the second game in a row. Kyrie Irving scored 29 points in the first three quarters and was one of seven Celtics players in double figures.

Utah 119, at Charlotte 111: Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points, Rudy Gobert had 20 points and 17 rebounds, and the Jazz scored 54 points off three-pointers. Kyle Korver scored 14 points in his debut with the Jazz.

Memphis 131, at Brooklyn 125 (2

OT): Mike Conley helped keep the Grizzlies alive in the first overtime with a floater that tied that score 117-117, then scored 19 of the team’s 20 points in the second overtime. He finished with 37 points.

at Oklahoma City 124, Atlanta 109:

The Thunder shot 52.3% from the field and hit a season-high 18 threepointers. Russell Westbrook led Oklahoma City with with 23 points.

at Philadelphia 123, Washington

98: Joel Embiid had 16 points and 15 rebounds, Ben Simmons added 13 points and 10 assists, and both stars sat for the final quarter and a half in a 76ers blowout.

at Miami 106, New Orleans 101: The Heat blew most of a 31-point lead before holding on and snapping a six-game home losing streak.

at Detroit 107, Chicago 88: Reggie Jackson scored 17 of his 20 points in the first half for the Pistons, who cruised to their fourth straight win.

Denver 113, at Portland 112: Gary Harris made a three-pointer with 16.5 seconds remaining to lift the Nuggets to their fifth straight win.

Orlando 99, at Phoenix 85: Nikola Vucevic had 25 points and 15 rebounds for the Magic, who handed the Suns their fourth straight loss.

at Lakers 114, Dallas 103