(The Sports Xchange) James Harden matched the Hall of Fame center Hakeem Olajuwon’s franchise record for career triple-doubles (14) as Houston blitzed shorthanded Sacramento 132-98.
The Rockets (19-7) won their eighth consecutive game and flirted with the NBA record for 3-pointers, hitting 22 of 42 from behind the arc.
Raptors 123, 76ers 114
DeMar DeRozan scored 31 points, Kyle Lowry added 20 points, and Jonas Valanciunas 17 points, for the Atlantic Division-leading Raptors (18-7), who won for the 10th time in 11 games.
Grizzlies 93, Cavaliers 85
Center Marc Gasol posted a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds as Memphis defeated Cleveland (18-6) who played without LeBron James, Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving — all of whom were rested and did not make the trip.
Spurs 108, Celtics 101
Kawhi Leonard scored 26 points and Pau Gasol added 17 points, as San Antonio defeated the Boston 108-101.
Jazz 109, Thunder 89
Rodney Hood scored 25 points and Gordon Hayward added 17, to lead Utah (16-10) , who led from start to finish while shooting 58.3 percent from the field.
Clippers 113, Magic 108
Austin Rivers scored a season-high 25 points and hit seven 3-pointers while leading Los Angeles to a 113-108 road victory.
Heat 95, Pacers 89
Hassan Whiteside scored 26 points and grabbed 22 rebounds to lead the Miami Heat.
Wizards 109, Hornets 106
John Wall had 25 points, 10 assists and seven steals as the Washington Wizards defeated the Charlotte Hornets 109-106.
Nets 107, Lakers 97
Brook Lopez scored 20 points as the Brooklyn Nets did enough down the stretch to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers 107-97.
Pistons 95, Mavericks 85
Jon Leuer scored a season-high 19 points off the bench and the Detroit Pistons finished strongly to top the Dallas Mavericks 95-85.
