(The Sports Xchange) – C.J. McCollum hit a stumbling floater with 0.3 of a second left to finish off a wild final minute and lift the Portland Trail Blazers past Dallas Mavericks 114-113.
McCollum gave Portland the lead four different times in the final 34 seconds on his way to 32 points. His final bucket followed a three-pointer from Dirk Nowitzki with 3.9 seconds left.
McCollum posted his 11th 30-point game of the season. Harrison Barnes led the Mavs (20-32) with 26 points.
Rockets 128, Magic 104
James Harden posted his 43rd double-double and Trevor Ariza and Eric Gordon sank four three-pointers apiece as Houston handled Orlando.
Harden had 25 points and 13 assists to lead the Rockets (38-17). Ariza scored 20 points, 14 in the first quarter, and Gordon finished with 18 off the bench as Houston pushed to a big lead in the first half and stretched it out late.
Serge Ibaka scored a game-high 28 points and Evan Fournier had 21 for Orlando.
Hornets 111, Nets 107
Charlotte ended a seven-game skid in a bizarre game that went from terribly sloppy in the first half to exciting down the stretch.
The Hornets led by 17 at halftime, but the Nets exploded for 70 second-half points and closed to two in the final minute before Marco Belinelli hit four free throws in the final 15 seconds to seal the win.
The Hornets (24-28) had lost 12 of their previous 15 games.
Nicolas Batum, Belinelli and Kemba Walker each had 17 on a night when seven Hornets scored in double figures.
The Nets (9-43), who have now lost 10 straight and 21 of their last 22, were led by Bojan Bogdanovic with 22 points.
