James Harden finished with 50 points to help propel the Houston Rockets to a 126-111 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.
Harden also had 10 rebounds and 11 assists to score the fourth 50-point triple-double of his career – the most in NBA history.
He broke a tie with Russell Westbrook to take the top spot, with Wilt Chamberlain and Elgin Baylor in third place with two each.
🚀 Most 50-point triple-doubles in @NBAHistory (4)🚀 37th career triple-double🚀 2nd triple-double this season James Harden tallies 50 PTS, 10 REB & 11 AST in the @HoustonRockets victory! #Rockets pic.twitter.com/SmYBVBTswz — NBA (@NBA) December 14, 2018
The San Antonio Spurs won by their largest margin this season, toppling the Los Angeles Clippers 125-87.
LaMarcus Aldridge led the way with 27 points on 12-14 shooting, while Rudy Gay added 21 points.
It was the third game in a row that the Spurs held their opponents to less than 100 points, and also marked a fourth straight win at home.
Final stats 📊 LaMarcus: 27 PTS | 4 REBRudy: 21 PTS | 6 REBDeMar: 14 PTS | 7 AST | 4 REBMarco: 14 PTS | 5 REBPatty: 11 PTS | 4 REB | 4 ASTDerrick: 11 PTS | 4 REBBryn: 10 PTS | 2 ASTDante: 6 PTS | 7 REBDavis: 5 PTS | 4 REBJakob: 3 PTS | 6 REBChimezie: 3 PTS | 3 REB pic.twitter.com/ENDs9Ux5sa — San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) December 14, 2018
Nikola Vucevic hit a tie-breaking bucket with just 28.8 seconds remaining to lift the Orlando Magic over the Chicago Bulls 97-91.
The team’s leading scorer finished with 26 points – 10 in the fourth quarter – and made three of six three-pointers.
Orlando rallied from an early deficit before the Bulls pulled things back to keep the game poised in the final quarter.
🗣 MAGIC WIN!@NikolaVucevic hits the go-ahead bucket with 28.8 seconds left!#PureMagic | #NBAenMéxico 🇲🇽 pic.twitter.com/I6UypUgJhL — Orlando Magic (@OrlandoMagic) December 14, 2018
Meanwhile, the Phoenix Suns broke a 10-game losing streak with a 99-89 defeat of the Dallas Mavericks.
TJ Warren had 30 points as the Suns, languishing at the bottom of the league, improved their record to 5-24 for the season.
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