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Rockets snap Boston's 14-game NBA home win streak

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Los Angeles (AFP) - James Harden scored 32 points and Dwight Howard added another 12, and 12 rebounds, to spark the Houston Rockets past Boston 102-98, snapping the Celtics' 14-game NBA home win streak.

Five days after halting Toronto's 12-game home win streak, the Rockets on Friday ended the longest Boston home victory run since a franchise-record 18-game streak in 1990-91.

At 33-32, the Rockets are level with Dallas for the last two Western Conference playoff spots while the Celtics stumbled to 39-27, third in the Eastern Conference.

"It's getting there," said Harden, who is averaging 34.