Howard Leads Rockets to Win Over Spurs

(Houston, TX) -- Dwight Howard dropped a 32-point, 16-rebound, double-double to lead the Rockets to a 98-81 win over the Spurs at the Toyota Center. James Harden finished with 20 points and Isaiah Caanan added 12 in the victory. Jason Terry went 4-for-5 from downtown and finished with 16 points off the bench for Houston, which is 6-0 for the first time since 1996-97. Cory Joseph led the Spurs with 18 points who were without Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili in the contest. Aron Baynes picked up a double-double with 12 points and 12 boards as San Antonio fell to 2-2.

Blazers Roll Mavericks

(Portland, OR) -- LaMarcus Aldridge scored 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the Blazers to a 108-87 win over the Mavericks at the Moda Center.  Damian Lillard put up 18 points on 6-of-13 shooting for Portland, which has won two in-a-row. C.J. McCollum chipped in 13 points off the bench in the victory. Dirk Nowitzki paced the Mavericks with 17 points and Monta Ellis added 14 in defeat. Dallas had its three-game winning streak snapped.

Bulls Battle Sixers

(Philadelphia, PA) -- The Bulls face the 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center tonight. Chicago is 4-1 after its win over Milwaukee on Wednesday. The Sixers are 0-5.

Thursday, November 6 Scoreboard

NBA

Houston Rockets 98, San Antonio Spurs 81

Portland Trail Blazers 108, Dallas Mavericks 87

Friday, November 7 Schedule (All Times Central)

NBA

6:00 p.m. - Atlanta Hawks at Charlotte Hornets

6:00 p.m. - Chicago Bulls at Philadelphia 76ers

6:00 p.m. - Minnesota Timberwolves at Orlando Magic

6:30 p.m. - Indiana Pacers at Boston Celtics

6:30 p.m. - Milwaukee Bucks at Detroit Pistons

6:30 p.m. - New York Knicks at Brooklyn Nets

6:30 p.m. - Washington Wizards at Toronto Raptors

7:00 p.m. - Memphis Grizzlies at Oklahoma City Thunder

8:00 p.m. - Dallas Mavericks at Utah Jazz

8:00 p.m. - Sacramento Kings at Phoenix Suns

9:30 p.m. - Cleveland Cavaliers at Denver Nuggets