“They played faster but more sense of urgency than we did, especially being up,” Houston point guard Russell Westbrook said. READ MORE | Is It Possible To Be a Spurs Fan and Support Kawhi Leonard? I’m just happy that we played team ball and we got this win.”ĭeRozan added 23 points, nine assists and five rebounds as the Spurs won their second straight at home and snapped the Rockets’ two-game winning streak. “My teammates kept me going, and once I started feeling it, I’m just going to let it go and play my game. Walker, a second-year guard who has been patiently waiting on the bench most of his career, took over in his first extended playing time to fuel the comeback. The Rockets led by 22 in the second half and were up by double digits in the fourth quarter for all but the final 4:18. “We just stopped playing and they gained confidence,” Harden said. The botched call crushed Houston’s momentum. The NBA will review the dunk and it may result in a replay of the last minutes of the game with the addition of Harden’s dunk or the dunk may be awarded, taking the dub from the Spurs and transferring it to the Rockets.Ĭapers said the Rockets did not ask for a review within the 30-second window that coaches can challenge calls, during which time they were arguing and asking for clarification. READ MORE | How the Spurs Stay Sane on Instagram
Officials ruled the ball didn’t clear the cylinder, but crew chief James Capers said after the game that, “in fact it did clear the net and should have been a successful field goal.” That followed a bizarre moment in the fourth quarter, when officials erased Harden’s dunk with 7:53 remaining and Houston leading 102-89. The second came against DeMar DeRozan with 0.8 seconds remaining, sealing San Antonio’s victory. Harden played a season-high 49 minutes coming off a 60-point outing Saturday over three quarters against Atlanta, but he was whistled for two charges in the second overtime. James Harden had a slam dunk waved off by officials in the fourth quarter-the first sign that it might not be the Houston Rockets’ night. Walker had 18 points in the fourth quarter.Game may be replayed or win may be awarded to Rockets.James Harden dunk waived off in 4th quarter.Collins had 10 points and 11 rebounds, and Muscala came off the bench to score 13 points and grab 10 rebounds for the Hawks, who snapped a five-game losing streak.SAN ANTONIO - Lonnie Walker IV had a career-high 28 points as the San Antonio Spurs overcame Harden’s 50 points by rallying from a late 10-point deficit to beat Houston 135-133 in double overtime on Tuesday.
De’Aaron Fox had 14 points and six assists and Willie Cauley-Stein contributed 11 points and seven rebounds for Sacramento.ĭewayne Dedmon, Mike Muscala and John Collins each had double-doubles as Atlanta held off visiting Orlando in a battle between the two teams with the worst records in the Eastern Conference.ĭedmon finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds. He had 15 points and 14 assists against the Hornets but was given Sunday off.īuddy Hield scored 19 points, and his tiebreaking dunk with 37 seconds left led Sacramento past host Los Angeles.īogdan Bogdanovic added 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting for the Kings, who halted a four-game slide. Washington’s All-Star guard missed 27 games recovering from a knee injury. Wall returned from a two-month absence Saturday and helped the Wizards clinch a playoff berth with a win over the Hornets. Lauri Markkanen scored 23 points, and Chicago won its second game in a row, topping Washington, which was without John Wall.
He missed a chance for a league-leading eighth 20-20 game after getting ejected for an incident with Quincy Acy. Drummond posted his 59th double-double of the season with 13 points and 14 rebounds.