Harden plays spoiler in overtime at Denver
James Harden scored eight of his 41 points in the extra period, and the Houston Rockets beat Denver 115-111 on Wednesday night.
Harden was far from alone. Patrick Beverley sealed Houston's seventh win in eight games by hitting four straight free throws in the final 17.8 seconds. Dwight Howard had 24 points and 16 rebounds despite a strained right knee that had him questionable for the game.
Wilson Chandler scored 23 points and Ty Lawson dished out 16 assists for the struggling Nuggets, who've dropped seven of their last eight.
Pacers 100 Clippers 102
Blake Griffin had 31 points and 16 rebounds, DeAndre Jordan added 23 rebounds and 15 points, and the two-time defending Pacific Division champions beat the Pacers.
Chris Paul had 20 points and nine assists, helping the Clippers win for the 11th time in 13 games.
The Pacers, who snapped an eight-game losing streak with their 110-91 rout of the Lakers on Monday night at Indiana, dropped their seventh straight road game. David West and reserve C.J. Miles each had 17 points.
Nets 89 Raptors 105
Kyle Lowry had 20 points and 12 assists, Jonas Valanciunas added 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Toronto used a big fourth quarter to top the Nets.
Amir Johnson and Patrick Patterson each scored 13 and Lou Williams had 10 in the first meeting between the teams since Brooklyn's one-point win in Game 7 of the first round last May.
Mason Plumlee scored a career-high 23 points, Joe Johnson had 17 and Mirza Teletovic 14 for the Nets, who made only five of 13 field goal attempts and five of 13 free throw attempts in the fourth.
Bucks 97 Trail Blazers 104
LaMarcus Aldridge had 23 points and 15 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Milwaukee Bucks with both teams reeling from injuries to key players.
Damian Lillard added 29 points and seven assists for the Blazers, who have won three straight and eight of 10 despite losing starting center Robin Lopez to a broken hand on Monday.
Brandon Knight had 24 points for the Bucks, who were without Jabari Parker.