Rockets slip past Pacers

HOUSTON — James Harden scored a seasonhigh 40 points, and Chris Paul added 26 to help the Houston Rockets to their first home win of the season, 115-103, over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night.

Victor Oladipo had 22 for the Pacers.

HORNETS 113, PISTONS 103

Tony Parker scored 24 points, Kemba Walker added 24, and Charlotte won at Detroit. Andre Drummond had 23 points and 22 rebounds for the Pistons.

MAGIC 115, KNICKS 89

Terrence Ross scored 22 points, Nikola Vucevic had 21 points and 14 rebounds, and Orlando cruised to a victory at New York.

Harlem native and UT product Mo Bamba played his first NBA game at Madison Square Garden and had 15 points.

BUCKS 121, NUGGETS 114

Brook Lopez had a career-high eight 3-pointers and 28 points, and Giannis Antetokounmpo added 22 points, nine rebounds and eight assists to help Milwaukee snap an eight-game skid in Denver.

BLAZERS 100, CELTICS 94

Damian Lillard scored 19 points, and Jusuf Nurkic added 18 points and 17 rebounds to help Portland hold off visiting Boston.

LAKERS 107, HAWKS 106

LeBron James scored 26 points and dunked for the winning basket in the final seconds, lifting host Los Angeles over Atlanta.