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OKLAHOMA CITY -- James Harden scored 21 points, and the Houston Rockets overcame Russell Westbrooks seventh consecutive triple-double to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 102-99 on Friday night.Harden also had 12 assists and nine rebounds to help the Rockets win their fifth straight. Houston withstood Hardens 6-for-23 shooting effort.Westbrook finished with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. He has the longest triple-double streak since Michael Jordan had seven straight in 1989. The most in a row is nine by Philadelphias Wilt Chamberlain in March 1968.It was Westbrooks 12th triple-double this season and the 49th of his career. He is the NBAs active leader in the category and ranks sixth overall.The Thunder had won the previous six games during Westbrooks triple-double binge.CAVALIERS 114, HEAT 84CLEVELAND -- LeBron James scored 27 points to move into ninth place on the NBA scoring list, and Cleveland routed Miami.James passed Elvin Hayes on a driving layup with 6:58 remaining and has 27,315 career points. The four-time MVP was removed about a minute later and received a loud ovation from the Cleveland crowd.Kevin Love, a game-time decision because of back spasms, scored a team-high 28 points and had 15 rebounds for the Cavaliers. He missed the morning shootaround but was in the lineup after warming up on the court about an hour before tip-off.Kyrie Irving added 23 points for the Cavs. They have won three straight after losing three in a row.Derrick Williams scored 17 points to lead the short-handed Heat. They have lost four straight.RAPTORS 101, CELTICS 94BOSTON -- Kyle Lowry scored 21 of his season-high 34 points in the second half for Toronto.Toronto erased an eight-point halftime deficit and led by as many as 11 in the fourth quarter. Boston pulled within four in the final minute, but Al Horford fouled Lowry on a 3-point attempt with 30 seconds to play. Lowry made all three free throws to help close out the victory.DeMar DeRozan added 24 points, and Norman Powell had 20.Horford and Avery Bradley each had 19 points to lead Boston. Celtics point guard Isaiah Thomas sat out his second straight game with a strained right groin.PISTONS 117, TIMBERWOLVES 90MINNEAPOLIS -- Andre Drummond had 22 points and 22 rebounds for his second straight 20-20 game and Detroit cruised past Minnesota.Marcus Morris had 15 points and seven rebounds and the Pistons had their way with Minnesotas struggling defense, hitting 14 of 29 3-pointers.Andrew Wiggins scored 16 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Wolves. They have lost seven of their last eight games.MAVERICKS 111, PACERS 103DALLAS -- Wesley Matthews matched a season high with 26 points, Harrison Barnes had 25 and Dallas beat Indiana for just its third win in 15 games.Two nights after a listless second half in a 31-point home loss to Sacramento prompted a team meeting, the Mavericks started the third quarter with a 10-2 run that gave them a double-digit lead.Matthews outscored the Pacers by himself during a 32-11 spurt that turned a 50-42 deficit into a 74-61 lead. The shooting guard had 16 points during the run, capped by a 3-pointer.Paul George had 22 points for the Pacers.HAWKS 114, BUCKS 110MILWAUKEE -- Dennis Schroder scored a career-high 33 points and Atlanta rallied from 20 down in the second half to beat Milwaukee.Paul Millsap added 23 points and 14 rebounds, and Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 18 points. The Hawks ended a seven-game losing streak Wednesday night with a win over Miami.Jabari Parker scored 27 points for Milwaukee.HORNETS 109, MAGIC 88CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Nic Batum and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist each had 16 points, and Charlotte routed Orlando for its third straight victory.Kemba Walker had 15 points in limited action, and Ramon Sessions and Jeremy Lamb each scored 12 off the bench. Batum missed out on a chance at a triple-double because Charlottes starters didnt play in the fourth quarter with the game out of hand. He had nine rebounds and seven assists.Evan Fournier had 14 points for Orlando.SUNS 119, LAKERS 115LOS ANGELES -- Eric Bledsoe had 30 points and nine assists, Leandro Barbosa added 21 points and Phoenix snapped its three-game losing streak with a victory over slumping Los Angeles.Devin Booker had 15 points before fouling out for the Suns, who hit a season-high 13 3-pointers and withstood a late rally by the short-handed Lakers.Lou Williams hit six 3-pointers and scored 35 points in another monster game off the bench for the Lakers, who have lost five straight after a promising start to their first season since Kobe Bryant retired.Los Angeles has faltered during a busy portion of its December schedule while playing without four injured regulars: DAngelo Russell, Nick Young, Tarik Black and Jose Calderon.Alex Len had 14 points and 13 rebounds, but the Suns blew most of an 18-point lead in the second half. Phoenix hung on for just its seventh victory of the season after losing five of its previous six.KNICKS 103, KINGS 100SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Carmelo Anthony scored 33 points, including two free throws with 14.8 seconds remaining, and New York held on to beat Sacramento for its fifth victory in six games.Kristaps Porzingis added 17 points and 10 rebounds for New York. Brandon Jennings scored 13 in place of injured Derrick Rose, and the Knicks beat the Kings for the second time in six days.The Kings missed multiple shots in the waning moments, including an uncontested driving layup by DeMarcus Cousins with 22 seconds left that would have given Sacramento the lead.Rudy Gay missed a potential tying 3-pointer with 3.9 seconds remaining, and Cousins also missed a desperation heave from beyond midcourt that hit the rim at the buzzer.Cousins finished with 28 points, 11 rebounds and six assists. Air Max 95 Australia . 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LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Isaiah Briscoe and DeAaron Fox each scored a career-high 21 points, Malik Monk added 16 and No. 2 Kentucky pulled away from Canisius early in the second half for a 93-69 victory Sunday night.Briscoe topped his previous high of 20 last December at UCLA behind 9-of-13 shooting that helped Kentucky (2-0) rally from a seven-point first half deficit to build a 44-35 halftime advantage.Freshmen and fellow guards Fox and Monk combined to shoot 11 of 24 en route to career scoring bests in their short careers, while 6-foot-10 newcomer Bam Adebayo had 14 points and 11 rebounds a game after a foul-plagued debut on Friday.Kentucky shot 51 percent from the field.Kassius Robertson had 16 points, Jermaine Crumpton 13 and Phil Valenti 12 for Canisius (0-1) in the coaching debut of Reggie Witherspoon.NO. 6 NORTH CAROLINA 97, CHATTANOOGA 57CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Joel Berry II scored 18 points to help North Carolina beat Chattanooga.Kenedy Meeks added 14 points and 12 reboundsnedy Meeks added 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Tar Heels (2-0), who have woon 15 straight home openers.dddddddddddd UNC shot 56 percent through the first 24 minutes in building a lopsided lead, pushing ahead for good with a 21-5 run late in the first half for a 44-33 lead at the break.The Tar Heels then scored nine straight out of the break to blow it open.Greg Pryor scored 17 points for the Mocs (1-1), who won Friday at Tennessee.NO. 16 UCLA 102, CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE 87LOS ANGELES -- Isaac Hamilton scored 22 points, Bryce Alford had 20 and UCLA had a big second half to rout Cal State Northridge.UCLA (2-0) had 11 turnovers in first half, shot 39.4 percent from the field and trailed 42-40.The Bruins scored the first seven points of the second half, and cruised to the victory. Five of those seven points came from star freshman Lonzo Ball. He hit a 3-pointer and went coast-to-coast with a one-handed dunk. Kendall Smith scored 21 points for the Matadors (1-1). ' ' '