Harden heating up from long range

James Harden had 36 points and 13 assists and the Houston Rockets routed Golden State 129112, sending the short-handed Warriors to their sixth loss in eight games this season.

Since going 17 of 79 from behind the arc in his first six games, Harden has made 13 of 32 the last two, six of 16 against the Warriors.

Russell Westbrook had 18 points, eight rebounds and six assists for the Rockets. Alec Burks led Golden State with 28 points.

at Toronto 124, Sacramento 120:

Pascal Siakam had 23 points and 13 rebounds, Kyle Lowry scored 24 and the Raptors won their fifth straight over the Kings and improved to 4-0 at home.

at Utah 106, Philadelphia 104:

Donovan Mitchell led the Jazz with 24 points. The 76ers’ Ben Simmons left the game in the second quarter with what the team called right shoulder soreness and did not return.

at Indiana 121, Washington 106:

T.J. Warren scored 21 points and Doug McDermott came off the bench and scored 17 of his 19 points in the first half for the Pacers. Bradley Beal had 30 points, five rebounds and five assists to lead the Wizards, who have lost four of five games.

Chicago 113, at Atlanta 93:

Tomas Satoransky scored 27 points and the Bulls used a 28-6 run in the first quarter to win easily after squandering a big lead against the Lakers the night before. The Hawks made a season-low six of 30 attempts from three-point range, turned it over 24 times and trailed by double digits over the final 41:29.

at Memphis 137, Minnesota 121:

Dillon Brooks scored 31 points, rookie Ja Morant added 26 and the Grizzlies ended a three-game losing streak. Karl-Anthony Towns returned from a two-game suspension for a confrontation with Philadelphia's Joel Embiid to finish with 25 points and 13 rebounds for the Timberwolves.

at Detroit 122, New York 102:

Markieff Morris scored 22 points and outdueled his twin brother, while Tony Snell was nine for nine from the field for 24 points for the Pistons, who had 37 assists on 44 field goals. Andre Drummond continued his stellar early-season play with 27 points, 12 rebounds, seven assists and two steals.

at Dallas 107, Orlando 106:

Luka Doncic scored 27 points and Dallas drew two charges on Aaron Gordon in the final minute, helping the Mavericks hang on.

Milwaukee 129, at Clippers 124