Nba: Rockets Lose Despite Harden's Heroic Performance

Houston Rockets were beaten by Memphis Grizzlies 126-125 in Wednesday's NBA game.



Home team Grizzlies guard Mike Conley tallied 35 points, eight assists and five rebounds and Lithuanian center Jonas Valanciunas produced 33 points and 15 rebounds as they are the major contributors for Grizzlies win.



Harden, 29, racked up 57 points, made eight assists and took seven rebounds but his performance wasn't enough to get a victory in Memphis.



This season Harden scored at least 50 points for seven times.



In a separate game, Cleveland Cavaliers toppled Milwaukee Bucks 107-102 as Bucks Greek superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo didn't play.



Two Turkish basketball players, Cedi Osman and Ersan Ilyasova, faced each other in this match.



Osman scored eight points for Cavaliers. Meanwhile, Bucks forward Ilyasova produced eight points and grabbed seven rebounds.



Cavs point guard Collin Sexton scored 25 and Jordan Clarkson tallied 23 points.



Bucks' Khris Middleton produced 26 points and had 12 rebounds and his teammate Eric Bledsoe played with 24 points, eight rebounds and eight assists.



Wednesday results:



Cleveland Cavaliers - Milwaukee Bucks: 107-102



Orlando Magic - New Orleans Pelicans: 119-96



Philadelphia 76ers - Boston Celtics: 118-115



New York Knicks - Utah Jazz: 116-137



Chicago Bulls - Washington Wizards: 126-120 (overtime)



Memphis Grizzlies - Houston Rockets: 126-125 (overtime)



San Antonio Spurs - Miami Heat: 105-110



Oklahoma City Thunder - Toronto Raptors: 114-123 (overtime)



Portland Trail Blazers - Dallas Mavericks: 126-118 -