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James Harden put the end of his historic scoring streak down to flat shooting and a slow start in the Houston Rockets' 110-101 defeat to the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday. The Rockets guard had become the first NBA player to score 40 points or more in five consecutive games, but Portland held him to 38 points on 13-of-35 shooting. Mike D'Antoni suggested Harden could have some lingering emotions hanging on him from Thursday after their overtime win against the Golden State Warriors, but the 29-year-old felt he let his high standards slip early on. Continue to Article

January 06, 2019 11:04:am EST

Pascal Siakam added a career-best 30 points for the Raptors, Serge Ibaka finished with 25 points and nine rebounds and Fred VanVleet chipped in with 21 points as Toronto defeated the Bucks for the first time in three meetings this season. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 43 points and grabbed 18 rebounds for the Bucks, who had won five in a row and six straight at home. Trail Blazers 110, Rockets 101 Continue to Article

January 06, 2019 1:53:am EST

Harden finished with 38 points and the Trail Blazers snapped Houston's six-game winning streak with a 110-101 victory on Saturday night. I just had to be aggressive and try to limit what he likes to do. He's an amazing offensive player, he's been on a hell of a run and obviously he's the head of the snake, so I just tried to pick him up, wear him down, tire him out and not try to get any cheap fouls,'' Turner said. Continue to Article

January 06, 2019 1:47:am EST