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BOSTON —had 42 points before fouling out late in the fourth quarter and the Houston Rockets held on the beat the Boston Celtics 115-104 on Sunday for their fifth straight victory.
Harden made six 3-pointers and scored 40 or more points for the 24th time this season. Houston entered the day in fifth place in the Western Conference standings, a game behind of fourth-place Oklahoma City.Kyrie IrvingThe Celtics did a decent job trying to contain Harden, limiting him to 14-of-31 shooting from the field and nine free throw attempts.
But Boston was inefficient when it had the ball, shooting 48 per cent for the game and 29 per cent from beyond the arc. The Celtics started the fourth quarter with a 17-6 run to cut what had been a 28-point deficit to 106-96 with 6:08 to play.It was 109-100 when Nene gave Houston a second opportunity after a Gordon miss. It wound up in Harden's hands and he stepped back and swished his sixth 3 of the game to push the lead back up to 12.
Things don't get any easier for Boston, which plays its next four on the road. The trip out West begins with a matchup against Golden State and ends with games against the Lakers and Clippers.
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