F Luc Mbah a Moute missed Thursday's game with an illness. .

C Tyson Chandler sat out Thursday's game with an illness.

F Greg Monroe, obtained from the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eric Bledsoe trade on Nov. 7, made his Suns debut Thursday. He started and had 20 points and 11 rebounds in 26 minutes.

G Chris Paul returned to the lineup Thursday after missing 14 of the first 15 games with a left knee injury. He was limited to 20 minutes but still had a double-double (11 points and 10 assists).

G James Harden had 33 of his 48 points before halftime of Thursday's victory over the Suns. Harden was 12 for 22 from the field and 18 for 18 from the free-throw line after going 19 for 19 against the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday. He now has the most free throws without a miss (37) over a two-game span in NBA history. He scored 40 or more points for the 40th time in his career.

F Gordon Hayward, out for the season after ankle/leg surgery, was at his first game Thursday and was seated behind the bench.

C Al Horford had 18 points and 11 boards in the win over Golden State on Thursday.

F Kevin Durant scored team-high 24 points in Thursday's loss to Boston.

G Steph Curry, playing with a bruised thigh, had nine points on 3-of-14 shooting, including 2 of 9 on 3-pointers, in Thursday's loss to Boston. When it was suggested Curry might be returning to Boston for the NBA Finals, he said, "Very, very likely. They're playing the best right now in the East."

HOUSTON -- James Harden produced a triple-double as the Houston Rockets held on for a 117-113 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday.Harden tallied a game-high 35 points with 11 rebounds and 13 assists, feeding Clint Capela for an alley-oop dunk after forward P.J. Tucker dug out a loose ball on the floor late in the game. Harden snagged the pass from the seated Tucker, tossed the ball at the rim, and Capela finished through a foul for a four-point lead with 1:10 to play.LeBron James led Cleveland with 33 points and seven assists, though he committed nine turnovers. Jeff Green scored 27 points on 11-of-15 shooting off the Cavaliers' bench.Eric Gordon scored 20 points for Houston, and Capela added 19 points and 13 boards.Nuggets 102, Thunder 94DENVER -- Emmanuel Mudiay scored a season-high 21 points, Paul Millsap had 17 points, seven assists and tied a career high with six blocks, and Denver beat Oklahoma City.Nikola Jokic contributed 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Will Barton and... [More]

F Taj Gibson finished with his fourth double-double for Minnesota in six November starts after the Timberwolves win over the Utah Jazz on Monday night, adding 15 points and 10 rebounds.

G Shaun Livingston subbed for Steph Curry as the starting point guard on Monday night and responded with 16 points and six assists and made just one turnover in the Warriors' seventh consecutive win by double digits. Coach Steve Kerr said it is "amazing" how Livingston has remade himself since he dislocated his left kneecap in 2007. "Since he's been here he's been such a huge part of our team on and off the floor," Kerr said. "He's one of the most mature people I've been around in the league. Great teammate, hard worker, incredible basketball IQ. For us to be able to play him when Steph is out, is an incredible luxury."

F Jonas Jerebko made his first start of the season on Monday night for the Jazz against the Timberwolves. Jereebko totaled 13 points and six rebounds in 25 minutes.

G Stephen Curry sat out Monday night as a precautionary measure with a right thigh contusion.

F Kevin Durant took it up a notch with Stephen Curry out of action on Monday night and scored 21 points for the Warriors. Durant added eight assists and seven rebounds. Durant took it up a notch in the first half, breaking open a tie game with a self-imposed eight-point run, which got rolling with his block of Magic star Aaron Gordon inside. "It's just momentum," Durant said. "You want to have those big momentum plays that get the crowd into it, especially you're at home. ... I felt the energy from my teammates, from the crowd and the coaching staff. That was a good sequence right there."

F Corey Brewer finished with 13 points for the Lakers, who have two of their six wins against the Suns in Phoenix.

C Brook Lopez added 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Lakers (6-8), who ended a three-game losing streak in a game where neither team had a double-digit lead until 2:30 remained.

PG Rajon Rondo, who missed the first 13 games while recovering from a core muscle injury, played five minutes against the Hawks. He scored on a baseline layup eight seconds into the game and finished with two points and two assists. New Orleans coach Alvin Gentry hopes Rondo's playmaking ability will help the Pelicans cut down on their average of 17.6 turnovers per game.

C DeMarcus Cousins added 22 points, 16 rebounds and seven assists, but it was a struggle for him all night as the Hawks continued to blitz each player when he got the ball. The defensive pressure resulted in another shaky ball-handling performance for Cousins, who had seven of New Orleans' 19 turnovers and now has an NBA-worst 75 turnovers in 14 games.

F Tyreke Evans has scored at least 20 points off the bench in each of his last six games, extending his own franchise record. Evans scored 14 of his team-leading 27 points in the final quarter. He made 6 of 8 shots from the floor