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Rockets maul Pacers for 4th straight win
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HOUSTON’S big third quarter turned a close game into a blowout 112-86 win over Indiana on Friday, dropping the Pacers into a tie for the overall National Basketball Association lead after having long been out in front on their own.
The Pacers fell to a 46-16 record, level with Western Conference leaders the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Houston’s James Harden finished with 28 points, 16 of which came in the Rockets’ 38-point third quarter, which turned a three-point lead into a 29-point advantage. He also got into a fight with Evan Turner that resulted in both players receiving technical fouls.
Harden and Dwight Howard went to the bench for the fourth period and watched their teammates wrap up Houston’s fourth consecutive win, moving within 2-1/2 games of Southwest Division leader San Antonio.
David West had 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Eastern Conference-leading Pacers, losers of three straight for the first time this season.
Elsewhere, it was: Grizzlies 85, Bulls 77; Raptors 99, Kings 87; Bobcats 101, Cavaliers 92; Celtics 91, Nets 84; Knicks 108, Jazz 81; Timberwolves 114, Pistons 101; Pelicans 112, Bucks 104; Mavericks 103, Trail Blazers 98; Nuggets 134, Lakers 126; and Warriors 111, Hawks 97.
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