the Yankees.TRAINERS ROOMYankees: 1B Mark Teixeira (neck) was back in the lineup after missing the previous two games.Red Sox: Farre

HOUSTON -- James Harden blamed the added suspense on Rockets coach Mike DAntoni.Harden made a free throw with 0.1 seconds left, lifting the Rockets over the Dallas Mavericks 93-92 in their home opener Sunday night.Harden put extra pressure on himself by missing the first of two foul shots after being fouled by Wesley Matthews on a driving layup at the buzzer with the game tied.Coach messed me up, man -- he said, `Make the first one and miss the second one, and I did the opposite, Harden said with a smile. Im just happy I made it and we came away with the win.Harden led Houston with 28 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, edging Matthews in a gutsy back-and-forth.After trailing by 10 entering the fourth quarter, Dallas tied it at 92 on a 3-pointer by Matthews with 4.1 seconds remaining.DAntoni was pleased with the execution on the play that won the game. Nene received the inbound pass and found a cutting Harden with a crisp bounce pass before Matthews drew his sixth foul.Thats what he does, DAntoni said. Thats why hes one of the best, and hes just so good at drawing fouls and getting in the lane.Matthews led Dallas with 25 points and J.J. Barea scored 18 points off the bench. In falling to the Rockets for the second time in three days, the Mavericks fell to 0-3 for the first time since 2011-12, the lockout-shortened season following their title.We gave ourselves a chance, and it comes down to the one play and the whistle, Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said. Were up against it right now in a lot of ways, but no ones backing down. Weve just got to find a way.Dallas was without Dirk Nowitzki (illness, sore Achilles tendon) for a second straight game. Nowitzki participated in pregame warmups but was a late scratch.Our margin for error is so slim, Matthews said. Were not the Golden State Warriors, were not the Cleveland Cavaliers, were not the Spurs, but were a ... good team. So weve got to minimize the stuff that we can control.Houston got strong performances from offseason additions Eric Gordon, Ryan Anderson and Nene in their home debuts. Gordon had 14 points, Anderson had 14 points and 12 rebounds and Nene had 11 points.The Rockets capped the first and second quarters with points at the buzzer. To end the first, Corey Brewer hit a 3-pointer from 30 feet out. Harden ended the second quarter on a driving layup to put the Rockets up 63-53.Late in the third quarter, Houstons Trevor Ariza and Dallas Salah Mejri received double-technical fouls after both players fell to the floor and were tangled for a few seconds. Ariza clinched his fists before he was restrained by players.TIP-INSMavericks: Without Nowitzki, Dallas was frequently undersized but managed to hold their own in the rebounding category, with Houston edging the Mavericks 46-42. ... Starting in Nowitzkis place, Seth Curry played 23 minutes and scored no points on 0-for-3 shooting.Rockets: Houston was plagued by 17 turnovers compared to just nine turnovers from Dallas. ... Sam Dekker scored nine points on 3-of-3 shooting from 3-point range.DEFENSIVE COMPOSUREAfter the defense struggled in a 106-98 loss to Houston on Friday, Dallas allowed 63 points in the first half before holding Houston to just 17 points in the third quarter and 13 points in the fourth quarter.HOPKINS IN HOUSEHouston Texans WR DeAndre Hopkins was in attendance for the game, just hours removed from his teams 20-13 win over the Detroit Lions.UP NEXTMavericks: Visit Utah on Wednesday night.Rockets: Visit Cleveland on Tuesday for the first leg of a season-long five-game road trip. Hydro Flask 32 Oz Mint . Brett Kulak and Jackson Houck of the Vancouver Giants were each charged with assault causing bodily harm on Aug. 18, according to the B.C. court services. Hydro Flask 18 Oz Sale . -- Adam Snyder returned to the San Francisco 49ers this season because the offensive lineman thought it was his best opportunity to win a championship. http://www.flaskwaterbottle.com/hydro-flask-32-oz-sale.html . - Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie never doubted he would bring back coach Dennis Allen for a third year despite back-to-back 4-12 records. Hydro Flask 10 Oz Wine Tumbler . The Clippers were angry about blowing a big lead; the Kings didnt like being in that kind of hole and nearly digging themselves out only to lose. Hydro Flask 12 Oz Coffee Mug . "Four now," Carl Gunnarsson told the Leaf Report proudly following a 5-2 victory over New York on Tuesday night, the clubs fifth straight at home. BOSTON -- It wasnt as timely as the one the night before, but dont ask Hanley Ramirez which home run was better.Both of them, the Red Sox first baseman said with a laugh after he homered for the second straight game -- and for the second straight game helped Boston beat the rival New York Yankees.One night after hitting a three-run shot as the Red Sox rallied in the series opener, Ramirez added a solo drive to help Boston win 7-4 on Friday night and protect its two-game lead in the AL East.David Ortiz had a pair of hits, including a double that was the 1,187th extra-base hit of his career. That moved him out of a tie with Frank Robinson and into 11th on baseballs all-time list; Lou Gehrig is next with 1,190.Ramirezs homer was his ninth in 16 games.The middle of the order has been powerful, and it has been consistent, manager John Farrell said of Nos. 3-4-5 hitters Ortiz, Mookie Betts and Ramirez, who had two hits apiece. (Ramirez) has been on a good run for nearly a month now.Jackie Bradley Jr. also homered for Boston, which maintained a two-game lead over Baltimore and Toronto.The Yankees, who on Thursday night were one out from climbing within three games of the division lead, fell six games back. They are four behind co-leaders Baltimore and Toronto in the wild-card race.Obviously, we would have liked to win a couple games here, but theres still some time, third baseman Chase Headley said. Its reachable. Weve just got to go get on another streak and start winning some games.Clay Buchholz (7-10) allowed two runs on seven hits and two walks, striking out two in six innings.Luis Cessa (4-2) gave up three runs and six hits, striking out one in five innings. In his second game since signing with the Yankees, Billy Butler hit a two-run homer in the ninth to make it 7-4, but Craig Kimbrel got two outs for his 26th save.Ortiz singled in the first and was thrown out trying to stretch it into a double.dddddddddddd He did double off the center-field wall in the sixth, giving him a major league-leading 47 for the season and moving him two doubles behind Ted Williams for second place in franchise history.CRAZY FIRSTCessa allowed the first five batters to reach, but two of them were thrown out trying to stretch singles into doubles. Betts was also called for the potential inning-ending out stealing second, but the replay review showed he was safe.Boston still came away with two runs in the first against Cessa.He kind of got through the first inning with good defense, Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.BUCH STOPS HEREBuchholz bounced back from his shortest start of the season with six solid innings and his second consecutive win. The Red Sox righty, who has bounced back and forth from the bullpen, pitched out of jams in the second and third but gave up a pair of runs in the fifth.He created a couple of jams for himself, Farrell said. Hed bend a little bit but still stay away from the big inning.Buchholz entered the night with a 5-9 career record and a 6.19 ERA against the Yankees.TRAINERS ROOMYankees: 1B Mark Teixeira (neck) was back in the lineup after missing the previous two games.Red Sox: Farrell said knuckleballer Steven Wright has made progress with his right shoulder that he injured diving back to a base pinch running in early August. Hes not feeling anything right now, Farrell said. The next step is for Wright to throw in Fort Myers, Florida, when the team heads out on a road trip.UP NEXTYankees: RHP Bryan Mitchell (1-1, 6.14 ERA) makes his sixth career start Saturday afternoon.Red Sox: LHP David Price (16-8, 3.81) looks to extend his career-best winning streak to eight games. Hes allowed two or fewer runs in his last six starts. ' ' '