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Horford’s 30 points wear down Rockets
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Al Horford had 30 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 121-115 victory over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night.
Atlanta trailed by 19 early in the game before rallying for the victory. Kent Bazemore added 26 points and Paul Millsap and Jeff Teague both had 22 as the Hawks won for the seventh time in eight games.
Dwight Howard led Houston with 30 points and 16 rebounds, while James Harden had 26 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists.
Atlanta took a lead late in the fourth quarter and employed the hack-a strategy, intentionally fouling Howard and Clint Capela repeatedly. The strategy was largely successful until Howard made a free throw to take the lead with just over two minutes remaining.
Atlanta then scored the final nine points of the game to steal the road victory.
Also, Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook scored 27 points and Kevin Durant added 26 to lead the Thunder to a 131-123 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. Enes Kanter added 23 points while rookie Cameron Payne had a career-high 16 for the Thunder.
In New York, Carmelo Anthony scored 24 points and Derrick Williams added 18 to lead six Knicks in double figures and end a four-game losing streak with a 108-96 win over the Detroit Pistons.
The Memphis Grizzlies beat the Miami Heat 99-90 after Marc Gasol scored seven of his 23 points in overtime.
In Denver, LeBron James scored 34 points on the eve of his 31st birthday and Iman Shumpert added a season-high 16 as the Cavaliers beat the Nuggets 93-87.
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