James Harden scored a season-high 46 points — his second straight game over 40 points — as the Houston Rockets rallied to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 109-105 on Saturday.
Harden made 13 of 14 free throws and was five of 10 from three-point range, helping the Rockets extend their winning streak to four.
Blake Griffin had 35 points and 11 rebounds for the Clippers, who played without Chris Paul. The star point guard sat out with a sore right groin as Los Angeles lost at home for the first time in four games.
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Marcus Thornton added 16 points, and Dwight Howard had 20 points and 20 rebounds for the Rockets.
WARRIORS 103, KINGS 94
Stephen Curry scored 21 of his 24 points in the second half, leading the undefeated Warriors to the road win.
Golden State (7-0) are off to their best start since moving to the West Coast. The defending NBA champions are two wins away from matching the Philadelphia Warriors’ 9-0 franchise-best start in 1960-1961.
Klay Thompson scored 18 points and Andre Iguodala had 14 for Golden State, who have won 74 of their last 89 games, dating to last season. Harrison Barnes scored 13 points on 4-for-17 shooting.
Marco Bellinelli and Rudy Gay each scored 22 points for the Kings, losers of five straight. Rajon Rondo had 14 points, 12 rebounds and 15 assists for his 23rd career regular-season triple double.
HAWKS 114, WIZARDS 99
Kent Bazemore scored a career-high 25 points as the Hawks earned their seventh consecutive victory.
Paul Millsap had 21 points, seven rebounds and six assists for Atlanta, and Al Horford scored 14 points. Jeff Teague finished with 10 points, eight assists and five steals.
Otto Porter paced the Wizards with a career-high 23 points, but Washington committed 26 turnovers and were unable to stop Atlanta from scoring 39 points in the final quarter.
John Wall had 19 points and 12 assists for the Wizards, while teammate Bradley Beal was held to a season-low 11 points and committed eight turnovers.
In other games, it was:
‧ Jazz 89, Grizzlies 79
‧ Spurs 114, Hornets 94
‧ Mavericks 107, Pelicans 98
‧ Timberwolves 102, Bulls 93
‧ Bucks 94, Nets 86
‧ Magic 105, 76ers 97
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