James Harden scored 49 points and the Houston Rockets outlasted the Dallas Mavericks 153-149 in overtime Friday night in their first game in the NBA bubble.
Trey Burke made a three-pointer to get the Mavericks within three with about 15 seconds left in OT. After a Harden free throw, Burke missed a three, and Harden got the rebound to secure the victory.
Kristaps Porzingis had 39 points and 16 rebounds for Dallas, and Luka Doncic had a triple-double with 28 points 13 rebounds and 10 assists.
Milwaukee 119, Boston 112: Giannis Antetokounmpo converted a tiebreaking three-point play with 1:28 left after an overturned charging call that kept him in the game and helped the Bucks (54-12) beat the Celtics and move within a victory of clinching the top seed in the Eastern Conference for the second straight year. The charging call was changed to a block on Boston's Marcus Smart (23 points) after review, and Antetokounmpo hit the free throw.
Portland 140, Memphis 135 (OT): CJ McCollum scored 33 points, teaming with Damian Lillard for 11 of Portland's 16 in overtime, and the Trail Blazers pulled out a victory. Lillard finished with 29 points and nine assists as the Blazers moved within 2½ games of the Grizzlies for the No. 8 spot in the Western Conference.
San Antonio 129, Sacramento 120: DeMar DeRozan scored 17 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter, helping the Spurs, who shot 53.3 percent, pull away from the Kings.
Orlando 128, Brooklyn 118: Evan Fournier scored 24 points for the Magic, which ran its winning streak to four in its first game of the restart. Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot scored 24 for the Nets.
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