Basketball: Houston 117 Toronto 101

James Harden pumped in 24 points to go with 12 assists and six rebounds Tuesday, propelling the Houston Rockets over Toronto 117-101. Patrick Patterson added 22 points and Chandler Parsons contributed 18, seven boards and four assists for the Rockets, who outscored the Raptors 13-4 to start the third quarter and cruised from there. Jeremy Lin scored 16 points with 10 assists, while Omer Asik helped out with 16 points and 10 rebounds as Houston notched a third straight victory. Andrea Bargnani's 21 points and another 19 off the bench from Terrence Ross were the best the reeling Raptors could do as they fell for a fifth straight time.