James Harden had 29 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists, his eighth triple-double of the season, and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Houston Rockets 132-114.
The Nets took control with a 22-7 run bridging the second and third quarters and led by as many as 23.
Kyrie Irving had 24 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) and 6 assists. The Nets had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Rockets, John Wall scored a season-high 36 points with 5 3-pointers, and Victor Oladipo added a season-high 33 points (18 in the third quarter) with 5 3-pointers. The Rockets had 2 30-point scorers.
The Nets shot 57.6% from the field and 48.6% from 3 to the Rockets’ 41.8% and 41.9%. They outscored the Rockets 58-30 in the paint.