article_snippet.sent: The 30-year-old also passed Patrick Ewing into 20th placed on the NBA's all-time scoring list .
article_snippet.sent: LeBron James, meanwhile, passed Patrick Ewing (24,815) into 20th place on the NBA's all-time scoring list. '
article_snippet.sent: Phoenix went ahead against Golden State when Eric Bledsoe broke free for a reverse layup with less than five seconds to play, shortly after Stephen Curry had hit a three-pointer to put the Warriors in front.
article_snippet.sent: The Suns are now 4-1/2 games behind Oklahoma City, which is eighth in the Western Conference.
article_snippet.sent: Also on Thursday night, Houston won 108-101 at Dallas to move half a game ahead of Memphis in the fight for the No 2 seed in the West behind Golden State's.
article_snippet.sent: James Harden (left) scored 24 points to help the Houston Rockets defeat Texan rivals the Dallas Mavericks .
article_snippet.sent: Harden scores a lay-up for the Houston Rockets and move half a game ahead of Memphis in the race for second .
article_snippet.sent: James Harden (left) scored 24 points and former Dallas guard
article_snippet.sent: Jason Terry hit a tiebreaking three-pointer for the Houston Rockets.
article_snippet.sent: Dirk Nowitzki's 21 points led the Mavericks, who seem destined for seventh in the West, leading Oklahoma City by 3-1/2 games.
highlights_snippet.sent: thanks to 24 points from James Harden .