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Friday's NBA roundup

The Associated Press
August 1, 2020 at 4:53AM
Houston Rockets James Harden (13) dribbles the ball against the Dallas Mavericks during the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, July 31, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Mike Ehrmann/Pool Photo via AP)
James Harden returned from the layoff with a 49-point effort that was just enough to help the Rockets win in overtime. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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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.

Summaries, C7

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