NBA-Highlights of Sunday's NBA games

Jan 17 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Sunday's National Basketball Association games. - - Rockets 112, Lakers 95 James Harden scored 21 of his 31 points in the first half, leading the Houston Rockets to a 112-95 rout of the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center. Harden, who played 27 minutes and was rested in the fourth quarter, connected on 10 of 17 shots from the floor and made four of seven from three-point range. - - Timberwolves 117, Suns 87 The Minnesota Timberwolves won for the first time in 2016, beating the Phoenix Suns 117-87 at Target Center. Andrew Wiggins had 18 points on eight-of-13 shooting as Minnesota snapped a nine-game losing streak and won for the first time since a 94-80 victory over the Utah Jazz on Dec. 30. The 30-point margin of victory was the largest for the Wolves this season. - - Thunder 99, Heat 74 Kevin Durant scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 99-74 victory over the Miami Heat at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Russell Westbrook racked up back-to-back triple doubles with 13 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds while Serge Ibaka added 19 points and seven boards as the Thunder improved to 30-12. - - Spurs 112, Mavericks 83 LaMarcus Aldridge scored 23 points, 13 of them in the pivotal third quarter, as the San Antonio Spurs walloped the Dallas Mavericks 112-83 to win their 11th consecutive game and remain undefeated at home this season. The Spurs overcame their worst first quarter of the season but turned things around with their defense, which held Dallas to 35.8 percent shooting, the Mavericks' lowest field goal percentage of the season. San Antonio outscored Dallas by 31 points after trailing by two at the end of the first quarter. - - Nuggets 129, Pacers 126 Randy Foye scored four points in the final 21 seconds, including a tiebreaking three-pointer, as the Denver Nuggets rallied to beat the Indiana Pacers 129-126. Danilo Gallinari led the Nuggets (16-25) with 23 points before fouling out with 3:39 left. Will Barton scored 15 of his 21 in the fourth quarter, and Gary Harris had 20. Rookie center Nikola Jokic scored 18. (Editing by Peter Rutherford)