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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

The Oklahoma City Thunder had a six-game overall losing streak to the Trail Blazers, and they had lost their last eight at the Moda Center, a streak dating back to 2014. Proclaiming a ''new year, new team,'' Paul George scored 37 points and the Thunder beat the Blazers 111-109 victory on Friday night. ''We came here, we told ourselves we need to change it - and we got it done,'' George said. Continue to Article

January 05, 2019 2:03:am EST

Harry Giles III has big night vs. Blazers: 'He changed the game for us' originally appeared on nbcsportsbayarea.com SACRAMENTO -- With 7:41 remaining in the third quarter and the Sacramento Kings down 68-59 to the Portland Trail Blazers, an unexpected player stepped to the scorers table. foot-10 Harry Giles III, fresh off another stint with the Stockton Kings of the G League, took off his warmups, tucked in his shirt, and checked in for Nemanja Bjelica. The rookie big man had played a total of 233 minutes for the Kings coming into the night. Continue to Article

January 02, 2019 12:55:pm EST