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Harden scores 41 points as Rockets down Portland
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Houston’s James Harden scored 41 points to lead the Rockets to a 118-113 overtime win over Portland on Sunday, moving up to third place overall in the NBA Western Conference, two games ahead of the Trail Blazers.
Their Texan rival Dallas also had an impressive victory, beating Eastern Conference leader Indiana and sending the Pacers to a worrying fourth-successive defeat.
Indiana’s only succor is that nearest East rival Miami also keeps losing, dropping a third straight at Chicago.
Houston’s Jeremy Lin had 26 points, including four points in the 8-2 run that turned a three-point deficit in overtime into a three-point lead, and he then sank two free throws to complete the scoring. Harden also hit a 3-pointer in that overtime run, having earlier hit a 3 with seconds left in regulation to send it to overtime.
Dallas led Indiana by 17 points in the first half and saw almost all that lead whittled away before steadying in the closing stages to win 105-94.
Elsewhere, Chicago beat Miami 95-88; Golden State beat Phoenix 113-107; Oklahoma City lost to the Los Angeles Lakers 110-114; Toronto topped Minnesota 111-104; New Orleans downed Denver 111-107; and Boston beat Detroit 118-111.
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