NBA on Nov. 30: Houston routs San Antonio with three-pointers

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Friday featured 11 NBA regular season matchups. Houston poured 22 three-pointers when visiting AT&T Center and embarrassed troubled San Antonio who just suffered a 39-point loss against Minnesota on Wednesday. The guest Memphis defeated Brooklyn in an onerous double overtime game thanks to veteran point guard Mike Conley's season-high 37 points, especially 13 in the second OT.

Capela's 27 leads Rockets' rout of Spurs

Clint Capela #15 of the Houston Rockets shoots the ball against the San Antonio Spurs at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas, U.S., November 30, 2018. /VCG Photo

Clint Capela scored 27 points on 12-of-16 shooting and pulled down 12 rebounds in just three quarters as the visiting Houston Rockets rolled to a 136-105 win over the reeling San Antonio Spurs.

The Rockets, with point guard Chris Paul back in the lineup after sitting out three games with a hamstring injury, emphatically snapped a four-game losing streak, taking a 70-47 lead into halftime and never looking back.

"We're a confident group that when we have all of our players and we've got a healthy roster we can compete with anybody in the league,” Harden said.

It was the second straight blowout loss suffered by the Spurs, who were defeated 128-89 in Minnesota on Wednesday.

San Antonio has dropped five of its past seven games and eight of the 11 games it has played since beating the Rockets, also on the Spurs' home court, on Nov. 10. It marks the first time since 1987 that the Spurs have lost consecutive games by 30 or more points.

"It sucks to go out there and get embarrassed like that (back to back)," said Spurs guard DeMar DeRozan, who had 18 points.

"We're obviously discombobulated on offense,” Popovich said. “A lot of that has to do with me, so I've got to do a better job there. I think defensively we've obviously got to shore up our effort and our wisdom at that end of the court. We've got a lot of work to do.”

Conley, Jackson help Grizzlies outlast Nets in double OT

Mike Conley #11 is helped up by Jaren Jackson Jr. #13 of the Memphis Grizzlies during the game against the Brooklyn Nets at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., November 30, 2018. /VCG Photo

Mike Conley scored 13 of his season-high 37 points in the second overtime, and Memphis recorded a wild victory over Brooklyn, which saw its home losing streak reach six games.

Rookie Jaren Jackson scored a career-high 36 points, and his 3-pointer with 15.9 seconds left in regulation forged a 111-111 deadlock and forced overtime. He had cut the deficit to three just 12 seconds earlier by converting a four-point play.

"He's got a big heart, man. He's got the gene to make the big shots in the big time moments”, Conley said of the 19-year-old Jackson. "Man, he is built for it. The shots he made were shots a lot of young guys won't attempt."

"It's whoever we put out there,” Jackson said. “Whoever is called upon down the stretch, you got to be ready.”

Conley hit the game-tying basket with nine seconds left in the first overtime to forge a 117-117 tie. Then he scored all but one of Memphis' points in the second overtime. Conley finished one point shy of his career high as he shot 13 of 25 and also handed out 10 assists.

Other games include: (with the home team in bold)

Boston Celtics 128-95 Cleveland Cavaliers

Utah Jazz 119-111 Charlotte Hornets

Detroit Piston 107-88 Chicago Bulls

Philadelphia 76ers 123-98 Washington Wizards

Miami Heat 106-101 New Orleans Pelicans

Oklahoma City Thunder 124-109 Atlanta Hawks

Orlando Magic 99-85 Phoenix Suns

Los Angeles Lakers 114-103 Dallas Mavericks

Denver Nuggets 113-112 Portland Trail Blazers

Source(s): AP ,Reuters