James Harden scored 50 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and added 10 assists to lead the Rockets over the Los Angeles Lakers 126-111 on Thursday night in Houston.
Harden hit 14 of 26 shots and 18 of his 19 free-throw attempts. Clint Capela had 16 points and 17 rebounds for the Rockets.
LeBron James scored 29 points and Kyle Kuzma 24 to lead the Lakers.
San Antonio 125, L.A. Clippers 87: LaMarcus Aldridge scored 27 points and Rudy Gay 21 as the Spurs beat the Clippers in San Antonio. Tobias Harris led the Clippers with 17 points.
Notes
• The Nets and guard Spencer Dinwiddie agreed to a three-year contract extension worth about $34 million.
The deal came a day after Dinwiddie scored a career-high 39 points, the most by any player off the bench in the NBA this season.
Dinwiddie was third in voting for the Most Improved Player last season and could find himself in the race for the Sixth Man of the Year award this season. He is averaging 16.9 points, helping the Nets overcome the loss of scoring leader Caris LeVert to injury.
Dinwiddie became eligible to sign an extension last week but it was unclear if the Nets would offer one, which would cut into the cap space that will be available to them this summer. But Dinwiddie has played well enough on the court and been one of the team's leaders off it, so they decided it was worth it to pay now.
