James Harden scores 19 fourth-quarter points to lead Houston Rockets to road win over Toronto Raptors

Towns stars as T-Wolves beat Thunder; shorthanded Sixers defeat Magic; Turner has block party as Pacers beat Bulls

Image: James Harden drives to the hoop against Toronto

James Harden scored 35 points - including 19 in the fourth quarter - as the Houston Rockets gave up a 22-point lead before rallying late to beat the Toronto Raptors.

Tuesday night's scores

  • Houston Rockets 107-95 Toronto Raptors
  • Boston Celtics 128-95 Golden State Warriors
  • Oklahoma City Thunder 120-131 Minnesota Timberwolves
  • Orlando Magic 106-114 Philadelphia 76ers
  • Chicago Bulls 96-105 Indiana Pacers
  • Portland Trail Blazers 111-120 Memphis Grizzlies

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Houston Rockets 107-95 Toronto Raptors

Highlights of the Houston Rockets' trip to the Toronto Raptors in Week 21 of the NBA

James Harden scored 35 points - 19 in about the final seven minutes of the fourth quarter - as the visiting Houston Rockets surrendered a 22-point lead before coming back to defeat the Toronto Raptors 107-95 to extend their winning streak to six games.

Gerald Green added 18 points for the Rockets, who won both meetings between the teams this season. Eric Gordon and Austin Rivers added 13 points each for the Rockets, while Clint Capela had nine points and 15 rebounds and Chris Paul had five points, 10 assists and six rebounds.

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Kawhi Leonard led Toronto with 26 points, Pascal Siakam had 17 points and 10 rebounds, Danny Green had 14 points and Serge Ibaka had 10 points and 15 rebounds.

The Raptors overcame a 22-point deficit in the second quarter to lead by two points entering the fourth quarter.

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The Rockets, held to 14 points in the third quarter, surged to a 10-point lead when Gordon hit a three-pointer with 9:03 to play in the fourth after a Raptors' turnover.

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Harden, playing with four fouls, hit a three-pointer with 5:48 remaining and Houston led by 14. Ibaka made two free throws with 4:25 to cut the lead to nine.

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Harden's jump shot with 2:54 remaining extended the lead to 13 and ensured there was no way back for Toronto.

Boston Celtics 128-95 Golden State Warriors

Highlights of the Boston Celtics' trip to the Golden State Warriors in Week 21 of the NBA

Gordon Hayward scored 19 of his 30 points in the first half as the Boston Celtics stunned the Golden State Warriors with 73 points in the first 24 minutes en route to a 128-95 shellacking in Oakland.

Kyrie Irving recorded 19 points and 11 assists for the Celtics, who salvaged a season-series split with Golden State after the Warriors took a 115-111 win at Boston in January.

The Celtics were opening a four-game western swing after having lost five of their past six games.

The margin of victory was the Celtics' second-biggest in a road game this season. They trounced the Chicago Bulls 133-77 in December.

Image: Gordon Hayward throws down a dunk in the Celtics' hammering of the Golden State Warriors

Stephen Curry had 23 points while Kevin Durant scored 18 points and DeMarcus Cousins 10 to go with nine rebounds for the Warriors, who suffered their fifth home loss of the season by 20 or more points.

Golden State played without Klay Thompson, who missed his second straight game with a sore right knee.

Jaylen Brown added 18 points, Tatum 17 and Morris 10 for Boston.

Oklahoma City Thunder 120-131 Minnesota Timberwolves

Highlights of the Oklahoma City Thunder's trip to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Week 21 of the NBA

Karl-Anthony Towns scored 41 as the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 131-120 at home. It was the third consecutive win this season for the Timberwolves over the Thunder.

Those first two games, both in Oklahoma City, were close. This one was not. Minnesota took control beginning late in the first quarter and the Thunder only once seriously threatened the lead after that, cutting the lead to two briefly before a 16-6 run put the Timberwolves up comfortably once again.

The Timberwolves' lead was not smaller than 10 in the second half until the final minute.

Image: Karl-Anthony Towns throws down an emphatic dunk against Oklahoma City

The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Minnesota, though the Timberwolves have won four consecutive games at home. Oklahoma City has lost six of eight. It was the eighth consecutive game which the Thunder trailed by double figures at some point.

Oklahoma City's Paul George returned to the lineup after missing three games with a sore shoulder, but he struggled in his return, making just 8-of-25 from the field and 4-of-14 from behind the three-point line to finish with 25 points.

Russell Westbrook led the Thunder with 38 points and 13 rebounds, making 15 of 28 with five three-pointers.

Towns has averaged 36.4 points per game over the last five since returning from missing two games following a car accident. He was 15-of-27 from the floor with 14 rebounds. He put the exclamation point on the win with a thunderous dunk in the final minute.

Orlando Magic 106-114 Philadelphia 76ers

Highlights of Orlando Magic's trip to the Philadelphia 76ers in Week 21 of the NBA

JJ Redick scored 26 points to lead the host Philadelphia 76ers past the Orlando Magic 114-106.

Tobias Harris scored 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds while Ben Simmons had 16 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists. Jimmy Butler added 14 points.

Joel Embiid missed his sixth consecutive game with left knee soreness. The short-handed Sixers also played without reserve centers Boban Marjanovic and Jonah Bolden along with swingman Furkan Korkmaz.

Evan Fournier paced the Magic with 25 points while Aaron Gordon added 24. Jonathan Isaac scored 16 points and Nikola Vucevic had 12 points and 12 rebounds.

Image: JJ Redick finishes in the lane against Orlando

It was Redick's 23rd 20-point game this season. He had 19 points by half-time and the Sixers led 70-64.

Jonathon Simmons knocked down a jumper from the wing at the third quarter buzzer to give the Sixers a 94-82 lead.

In the final period, The Magic ripped off a 9-0 run to cut the gap to 101-99 with 3:31 remaining. Orlando had two chances to tie and missed. Butler then hit a turnaround jumper for a 103-99 Sixers advantage.

Trailing 105-102, Isaac missed a baseline jumper for the Magic. Mike Scott then drained a three-pointer to put the Sixers ahead 108-102 with 47.9 seconds left and the Sixers closed out the game.

Chicago Bulls 96-105 Indiana Pacers

Highlights of the Chicago Bulls' trip to the Indiana Pacers in Week 21 of the NBA

Bojan Bogdanovic scored 27 points on 9-for-14 shooting as the Indiana Pacers held on for a 105-96 win over the Chicago Bulls in Indianapolis.

Darren Collison added 22 points on 7-for-10 shooting for the Pacers. Myles Turner registered 10 points and 11 rebounds, and he set a career high with seven blocked shots.

Indiana completed a four-game, regular-season series sweep over Chicago for the first time since the 2001-02 campaign.

Image: Myles Turner rejects an Otto Porter Jr shot

Zach LaVine scored 27 points to lead the Bulls. Robin Lopez finished with 20 points, and Lauri Markkanen posted his sixth double-double in the past seven games with 14 points and 13 rebounds.

The Bulls trailed throughout the game until a highlight-reel play from LaVine gave them an 86-85 lead with 7:08 to go in the fourth quarter. LaVine took a pass beyond the arc, attacked the paint on a dribble drive and finished with a one-handed dunk.

Indiana responded with a 10-0 run to pull back ahead 95-86 with 3:58 remaining. Bogdanovic and Collision drilled back-to-back three-pointers during the run, which also included a two-handed dunk by Turner.

Another three-pointer by Bogdanovic made it 100-92 with 1:33 to play and helped the Pacers hang on to a comfortable lead.

Portland Trail Blazers 111-120 Memphis Grizzlies

Highlights of the Portland Trail Blazers' trip to the Memphis Grizzlies in Week 21 of the NBA

Mike Conley scored a career-high 40 points to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 120-111 victory over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers.

Conley drained six of seven three-pointers while connecting on 12-of-18 shots overall. He scored 19 points in the final quarter as the Grizzlies outscored Portland 38-25 to win for just the third time in the past nine games.

Delon Wright added 25 points on 9-of-13 shooting for Memphis. Jonas Valanciunas scored 17 points, Avery Bradley tallied 14 and CJ Miles had 12.

Image: Mike Conley shoots a three against Portland

CJ McCollum scored 27 points for the Trail Blazers, who finished 5-2 on a seven-game road trip. Damian Lillard scored 24 points, Maurice Harkless added a season-best 20 and Enes Kanter had 11.

Miles buried a three-pointer to give the Grizzlies a 101-100 lead with 4:01 remaining. Conley later drained a triple to make it 107-102 with 2:27 left.

Lillard's three-point play moved Portland within 109-107 with 1:51 remaining before Conley answered with a four-point play 13 seconds later. He added a basket to make it 115-107 with 1:23 left and Memphis led by as many as nine while closing it out.

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