Portland, Ore. • James Harden scored 42 points and the Houston Rockets snapped the Portland Trail Blazers’ 13-game winning streak with a 115-111 victory on Tuesday night.
Chris Paul added 22 points for the Rockets, who have won six straight and 23 of their last 24 and have the best record in the NBA.
Harden and Trevor Ariza each hit 3-pointers to stretch Houston’s lead to 110-102. Harden added another 3-pointer with 1:55 left and it seemed Portland was out of it.
But the Blazers rallied with a 9-0 run, capped by CJ McCollum’s floater with 28 seconds left to pull within 113-111.