James Harden had 40 points and came an assist shy of a triple-double to lead the HoustonRockets to a win over the PelicansNBA.
Rookie sensation Zion Williamson had 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Pelicans, whose three-game winning streak was snapped.
Jrue Holiday had three points before Josh Hart made one of two free throws to allow New Orleans to cut the lead to 110-107 with about two minutes to go. The Pelicans led by one to start the fourth and scored the first four points of the quarter to make it 97-92. But Harden made a 3-pointer before finding Westbrook for a layup to tie it up with about 10 minutes left.
Hart made the first field goal for New Orleans in more four minutes after that to cut the lead to 106-103 midway through the fourth.
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