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NBA: Houston 108, Minnesota 100

HOUSTON, March 15 (UPI) -- James Harden and Jeremy Lin combined for 61 points and led a second-half rally Friday that propelled Houston to a 108-100 victory over Minnesota.

The Timberwolves led by 18 at the half in their bid for a rare road win, but Houston scored 69 points over the final two quarters.

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Harden produced 37 points and had seven rebounds along with eight assists. Lin also handed out eight assists to go with his 24 points. Lin's 3-pointer with 5:30 put Houston ahead to stay at 89-86.

The Rockets and Timberwolves teamed to put up 55 3-point shots and made just 17 of them.

Derrick Williams and J.J. Barea both scored 19 points for Minnesota, which has won on the road just seven times this year.

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