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NBA roundup: recap, scores, notes for every game played on December 1

By The Sports Xchange

Houston Rockets 132, Golden State Warriors 127

James Harden converted two free throws and Eric Gordon added an interior hoop following a flagrant foul on Draymond Green, propelling the Houston Rockets to a 132-127 double-overtime victory that ended the Golden State Warriors' 12-game winning streak Thursday night.

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Harden finished with a 29-point, 15-rebound, 13-assist triple-double for the Rockets, who had lost eight in a row to the Warriors.

Ryan Anderson matched Harden's team-high point total with 29, and Gordon chipped in with 23 off the bench for Houston, which must endure the second night of a back-to-back Friday at Denver.

Kevin Durant had 39 points and 13 rebounds for Golden State, which lost for the first time since Nov. 4. Stephen Curry finished with 28 points before fouling out for the first time since Dec. 13, 2013. Draymond Green added 20 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists.

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Clippers 113, Cavaliers 94

CLEVELAND -- Blake Griffin scored 13 points and passed for a season-high 11 assists as Los Angeles snapped a three-game losing streak with a victory over Cleveland.

J.J. Redick scored 23 points, DeAndre Jordan grabbed 15 rebounds, and Chris Paul recorded 16 points and nine assists on a night when the Clippers registered a season-high 33 assists. It was the type of performance coach Doc Rivers was hoping for following an embarrassing double-overtime loss at the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday.

The Cavaliers' struggles, meanwhile, continue. Kyrie Irving scored 28 points and LeBron James scored 16 points, but Cleveland had only 12 assists while committing 18 turnovers. It was the Cavs' most lopsided loss of the season.

Grizzlies 95, Orlando 94

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Memphis rallied from a 14-point, fourth-quarter deficit and Marc Gasol scored the winning points at the free-throw line.

Gasol finished with a team-high 25 points and added five blocks and three assists. He hit the foul shots with 12.2 seconds left, giving the Grizzlies their first lead of the quarter.

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Evan Fournier led the Magic with 28 points and handed out four assists. He also stopped the Grizzlies' 13-0 run in the fourth quarter when he hit a 3-pointer to hike the Magic's lead back to 88-84 with 3:04 to play.

Bucks 111, Nets 93

NEW YORK -- Giannis Antetokounmpo totaled 23 points, eight rebounds and eight assists as Milwaukee took control in the third quarter and pulled away.

Jabari Parker added 22 for the Bucks, who beat Brooklyn for the 13th time in 17 meetings and won for the fourth time in five games since a three-point loss to the Golden State Warriors on Nov. 19.

Brook Lopez led the Nets with 15 points but misfired on 8 of 12 shots. Sean Kilpatrick followed up his career-high 38-point night against the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday by adding 14 but missed five of his last six shots.

Hornets 97, Mavericks 87

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Kemba Walker scored 18 points with two clutch 3-pointers down the stretch and Charlotte never trailed.

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Michael Kidd-Gilchrist added 14 points for the Hornets. Lamb and Nicolas Batum finished with 12 apiece, and Roy Hibbert scored 11.

Dallas (3-15) lost for the 10th time in 11 games. The Mavericks own the NBA's worst record and are off to the worst start through 18 games in franchise history. Harrison Barnes led Dallas with 17 points and Justin Anderson scored 15.

Heat 111, Jazz 110

SALT LAKE CITY -- Goran Dragic scored 27 points and James Johnson added 24 off the bench to help Miami escape with a victory over Utah.

Wayne Ellington added 17 points off the bench for the Heat. Miami weathered a late Jazz comeback to earn its third straight road victory.

Gordon Hayward scored a season-high 32 points -- his second consecutive game with at least 30 points -- and Joe Johnson added 18 to lead Utah. Joe Ingles added 15 points and Trey Lyles chipped in 14 for the Jazz.

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