NBA: Dallas Mavericks win streak stopped by Houston Rockets
Last Updated: 23/11/14 10:52am
The Dallas Mavericks failed to make it seven NBA wins in a row when they lost 95-92 to the Houston Rockets on Saturday.
James Harden was the Mavericks' chief tormentor as he scored 32 points for the Rockets and executed a crucial steal late on to ensure victory for his team. Monta Ellis was the Mavericks' top scorer with 17 points,.
The Toronto Raptors made it four wins in a row with a 110-93 victory against the Cleveland Cavaliers and condemned them to a fourth straight defeat in the process.
Lou Williams scored a career-high 36 points to lead the Raptors to victory, while Kevin Love top-scored for the Cavs with 23.
The Phoenix Suns are also now on a four-game winning run after they beat the Indiana Pacers 103-86.
Gerald Green scored a game-high 23 points, Isaiah Thomas scored 16 points off the bench and Markieff Morris, Goran Dragic and Anthony Tolliver also made double figures for the Suns.
The San Antonio Spurs joined the Raptors and Suns in winning four consecutive matches with a 99-87 triumph against the Brooklyn Nets.
Tony Parker had 22 points and Tim Duncan nearly had a triple double despite only playing 25 minutes of the game.
Heat beat Magic
Chris Bosh scored a season-high 32 points - 14 of them in the fourth quarter - to lead the Miami Heat to a 99-92 win against the Orlando Magic.
Bosh was duly supported by 24 points from Mario Chalmers, while Nikola Vucevic was unlucky to be on the losing side as he scored 33 points.
Things go from bad to worse for the winless Philadelphia 76ers as they were beaten 91-83 by the New York Knicks to lose their 13th game of the season.
Carmelo Anthony scored 25 points and Amare Stoudemire added 16 points and 11 rebounds as the Knicks got back to wining ways after successive defeats.
The New Orleans Pelicans were 106-94 winners against the Utah Jazz, the Washington Wizards beat the Milwaukee Bucks 111-100 and the Sacramento Kings defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 113-101.