WASHINGTON -- Otto Porter scored 26 points and Bradley Beal had 21 as the Washington Wizards handed the Houston Rockets their fifth consecutive loss with a 121-103 win on Friday night.Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 10 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter for the Wizards (20-16), who turned a nine-point lead entering the fourth quarter into a rout. John Wall finished with 17 points.James Harden led the Rockets (25-9) with 20 points. Chris Paul started and scored eight points in 25 minutes after sitting out the previous three games with a left adductor strain.The Rockets, who average more 3-point attempts than any team, shot 5-for-25 from beyond the arc in the first half and finished 14 of 48.Porter sank 7 of 11 shots from long distance and the Wizards shot 18 of 36 on 3-pointers. Washington finished at 53.4 percent from the field compared to Houston's 42.7 percent.Hornets 111, Warriors 100OAKLAND, Calif. -- Dwight Howard totaled a season-high 29 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists to propel... [More]

PG J.J. Barea had 12 points and 11 assists in Sunday's 116-113 win at Oklahoma City.

PG J.J. Barea scored a team-high 20 points Tuesday.

BOSTON -- Kyrie Irving scored five of his 19 points in the final 1:53 to help stop a Phoenix comeback and allow the Boston Celtics to escape with a 116-111 victory over the Suns on Saturday.Phoenix had cut a late eight-point deficit down to two before Irving calmly drained a 3-pointer with 1:53 left to start a crazy finish that saw the home team hold on for the win, despite 38 points from Devin Booker.Booker, who scored 70 the last time he played at TD Garden, 51 in the second half, fouled out Saturday after hitting a 3-pointer to bring his team to within three with 17.6 seconds left.The win was the 10th in the last 11 home games for the Celtics, who are 20-2 in their last 22 games overall.T.J. Warren scored 19 points and veteran big man Tyson Chandler delivered a season-high 18 rebounds and 14 points in the loss for Phoenix.Mavericks 108, Clippers 82DALLAS -- J. J. Barea came off the bench to collect 21 points and 10 assists and spark a second-quarter rally to help lead Dallas to an easy... [More]

PG J.J. Barea tallied 15 of his season-high 21 points and seven of his 10 assists in the second quarter Saturday against the Clippers. Barea's previous season high in points came Nov. 18 versus the Bucks when he scored 20. His 10 assists were one shy of his best tally on the campaign.

G J.J. Barea added 16 points Monday.

G J.J. Barea had 11 assists with 10 points off the bench Wednesday.

G J.J. Barea scored a season-high 20 points in Saturday's blowout victory over Milwaukee.

PG J.J. Barea chipped in 17 points for Dallas. The Mavericks (1-7) could not overcome 24 turnovers that led to 33 points for Utah.

PG J.J. Barea was the lone spark offensively for the Mavericks in the first half, scoring 15 points. He finished with a season-high 19."We knew it was going to be tough," Barea said about the start of the season. "We had bad luck early ... This is the NBA, this is a long season and you have to fight through it. You have to stay together and take it one day at a time. Right now we have to stay together and find a way to get out of this start."Barea already has two 10-plus point performances this season. Last year, Barea had 19 games the entire season

PG J.J. Barea played in his 500th career game with the Mavericks, tying former teammate Kidd for ninth on the franchise list.

G J.J. Barea sank three 3s and added 17 points off the bench.

G J.J. Barea was ejected at the 5:29 mark of the third quarter with a flagrant 2 foul following a shoving incident with Clippers F Blake Griffin. Dallas led 63-58 at the time of the ejection. Afterward referee Bill Spooner explained to a pool reporter that contact initiated by Barea was deemed "unnecessary and excessive."

G J.J. Barea scored 11 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter and the Mavericks never trailed but were forced to hold on for a 111-104 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday afternoon.Barea was the one responsible for the Mavericks staving off a late-game collapse as he scored nine straight points in a span of 2:31 to help Dallas gain much-needed separation. He did so when he couldn't find Nerlens Noel inside because Brook Lopez was protecting the rim.

G J.J. Barea had 11 points Friday.

G J.J. Barea, back after missing the last 20 games with a calf injury, played in his 485th career game with the Mavs, which is 10th most in franchise history.

PG J.J. Barea (calf) hoped to play Tuesday but was ruled out before the game.

G J.J. Barea (left calf strain) will be out another week, according to coach Rick Carlisle.

PG J.J. Barea missed his 14th straight game on Friday with a left calf strain.

G J.J. Barea (left calf strain) missed his seventh straight game Monday.