James Harden scored 19 points, and the Rockets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 69-65 on Sunday night in one of the NBA's ugliest games in years.
The last time a team won with 69 or fewer points was Detroit's 64-62 victory over Utah on March 13, 2005. Both teams shot below 30 percent from the field -- the last time that happened was Oct. 29, 2003, when Denver beat San Antonio 80-72. Houston shot just 28.8 percent.
Dwight Howard had 12 points and nine rebounds for Houston, and Patrick Beverley added 12 points and eight boards. Reggie Jackson had 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Thunder.
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Nuggets 93 Knicks 109
New York held Denver to just one basket in the second quarter en route to a 109-93 victory over the Nuggets, ending a seven-game skid.
The Nuggets missed their first 15 shots of the period before Ty Lawson's layup at the buzzer ended the nearly 13-minute drought. New York outscored Denver 31-8 in the quarter to blow it open.
Carmelo Anthony and J.R. Smith each scored 28 points to lead New York. Arron Afflalo had 18 points and Lawson added 17 points and nine assists for the Nuggets.
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