James Harden scored 31 points as the Houston Rockets overcame a furious second-half rally to beat San Antonio 112-106 on Saturday night and hand the Spurs their first home defeat of the NBA season.
Chandler Parsons had 25 points and Dwight Howard 13 and 11 rebounds for Houston (13-5) while Tony Parker had 27 points, Tim Duncan added 20 and Marco Belinelli scored 18 for San Antonio (14-3).
San Antonio outscored Houston 39-26 to open the second half, with Belinelli scoring 13 points after halftime to set up a furious finish.
Meanwhile, Kevin Martin had 27 points with some key late baskets as the Minnesota Timberwolves snapped a three-game losing streak with a 112-106 victory at Dallas.
John Wall had 26 points and 12 assists, Trevor Ariza scored 24 points and made five three-pointers as the Washington Wizards beat the Atlanta Hawks 108-101.
The Wizards have won six of their last eight, and have won eight games in November for the first time since 1984.
Andrew Bynum and Dion Waiters each scored 20 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers held off a late rally by the Chicago Bulls to triumph 97-93.
Cleveland, which had lost five straight and eight of nine, built a 12-point lead in fourth quarter, but the Bulls rallied for an 88-87 edge on Tony Snell's basket with 3:59 remaining.
Joe Johnson scored 26 points in the Brooklyn Nets' 97-88 victory over the Grizzlies, while rookie Trey Burke bagged 20 points to lead Utah to their first road victory, a 112-1-4 win over the Phoenix Suns.
OJ Mayo's 22 points helped Milwaukee snap an 11-game losing streak with a 92-85 victory over the Boston Celtics.
