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MIAMI — Fred VanVleet scored 37 points and the surging Houston Rockets won their ninth straight, beating the Miami Heat 102-98. VanVleet shot 13 for 17 from the field and was 9 for 11 on 3-pointers as the Rockets extended the league's longest active winning streak. Houston also snapped a nine-game skid against Miami, which lost its 10th straight. It is the Heat's longest skid since they lost 11th straight in 2007-08. Amen Thompson returned after missing the last six games because of a sprained left ankle and finished with 18 points and seven steals while Dillon Brooks and Jabari Smith added 11 points for the Rockets.
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