NBA on Nov. 26: Warriors hit three-game winning streak

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Monday featured seven NBA regular season matchups. The Warriors embraced their third straight win against the visiting Magic as Kevin Durant poured in a season-high 49 points, while the visiting Rockets found themselves on a three-game losing skid after an overtime loss to the Wizards, despite James Harden's 54 point effort.

Wizards overcome Rockets, Harden in OT

James Harden #13 of the Houston Rockets dribbles the ball against the Washington Wizards in the first half at Capital One Arena on November 26, 2018 in Washington, DC. /VCG Photo

John Wall had 36 points and 11 assists, Bradley Beal added 32 points, and the Washington Wizards rallied from an early 17-point deficit to defeat the visiting Houston Rockets 135-131.

The Wizards overcame a season-high 54 points from Rockets guard James Harden.

Washington started the overtime with an 8-1 run which was capped when Otto Porter Jr. picked up a steal and fed Beal for a dunk with 1:50 left, and the Rockets got no closer than within three points the rest of the way.

Harden missed three consecutive shots and turned the ball over twice in the final minutes of regulation but fed Clint Capela an alley-oop that tied it 125-125 with 9.8 seconds left. Wall had the ball knocked away on a jump attempt with 1.2 seconds left, and he then blocked Eric Gordon at the buzzer.

Durant scores 49 as Warriors overtake Magic

Kevin Durant #35 of the Golden State Warriors claps his hands during their game against the Orlando Magic at ORACLE Arena on November 26, 2018 in Oakland, California. /VCG Photo

Kevin Durant scored eight of his 49 points in the final 1:19, rallying Golden State to a victory over Orlando in Oakland, California.

Durant connected on 16 of his 33 shots, four of his 10 three-point attempts and all 13 of his free throws en route to the fifth-highest scoring game of his career. The total of 49 points was his high since he poured in 51 for Oklahoma City at Toronto in March 2014.

The Warriors trailed by as many as 18 points before chipping away in the third and fourth quarters, finally taking a 102-100 lead on a three-pointer by Klay Thompson with 5:26 to go. After Orlando gathered itself to go back up by three, another three-pointer by Thompson drew the Warriors even at 107-all with 1:45 left before Durant took over.

Other games include: (home team in bold)

Charlotte Hornets 110-107 Milwaukee Bucks

Minnesota Timberwolves 102-95 Cleveland Cavalier

San Antonio Spurs 108-107 Chicago Bulls

Boston Celtics 124-107 New Orleans Pelicans

Indiana Pacers 121-88 Utah Jazz

Source(s): Reuters