Paul, Harden fire as Rockets roll to sweet 16th

Chris Paul scored 25 points as the Houston Rockets overpowered Russell Westbrook's Oklahoma City Thunder to tighten their grip on the Western Conference with a 16th straight victory on Tuesday. Paul produced a scintillating display of shooting which included five three-pointers to help the Rockets bring up their 50th win of the season, a 122-112 victory. Houston now lead the West at 50-13, one game ahead of the Golden State Warriors who defeated the Brooklyn Nets 114-101 on Tuesday.