Kemba Walker scored 17 of his 26 points in the second half, and the Hornets used a 27-8 run to open the fourth quarter and beat the Houston Rockets, 125-109, in Charlotte, N.C., for their seventh straight victory.

Marvin Williams added 25 points, Jeremy Lin scored 16, and Al Jefferson added 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Hornets, who have won 13 of their last 15 games during their recent playoff push.

Corey Brewer had 21 points and Dwight Howard added 16 points and 13 rebounds for the Rockets. James Harden struggled most of the night from the field, shooting 2 of 14 and finishing with 12 points and 10 assists.

The Hornets snapped a 10-game losing streak against the Rockets. Their last win against Houston game came on Nov. 26, 2010.

The Rockets had won four of their previous five, including a victory in Boston on Friday night, but the Hornets blew open a tight game in the fourth quarter.

Led by Walker’s four 3-pointers, the Hornets made 15 of 31 shots from behind the arc.

The Hornets entered the fourth quarter leading by 3, but Walker began taking his game to a different level, hitting a 3-pointer and a pull-up jumper from 19 feet. Then he scored on a fast-break layup off a dish from Lin and pulled up from the top of the key on another fast break and knocked down his fourth 3-pointer of the game.

Raptors 112, Heat 104 — DeMar DeRozan matched his season high with 38 points and added 10 rebounds and host Toronto outlasted Miami in overtime.

Jonas Valanciunas added 20 points and 10 rebounds, while Kyle Lowry chipped in with 16 points for the Raptors. They secured the season series against the Heat for the second straight season, as well as a potential playoff tiebreaker should they finish with the same record.

Spurs 93, Thunder 85 — Kawhi Leonard netted 26 points and San Antonio won its 41st straight home victory, the third-longest streak in NBA history.

Pacers 112, Mavericks 105 — Monta Ellis had 17 points in his return to Dallas, Paul George scored 18 of his 20 in the second half, and Indiana extended the Mavericks’ longest losing streak of the season to five games.

Bucks 103, Pelicans 92 — Khris Middleton scored 19 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo added 18, and host Milwaukee snapped a six-game losing streak to New Orleans.

Pistons 125, 76ers 111 — Kentavius Caldwell-Pope had 23 points, Tobias Harris added 21, and visiting Detroit finished with 73 points over the final two periods.

Hawks 95, Grizzlies 83 — Paul Millsap scored 21 points to help host Atlanta beat injury-depleted Memphis.