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The South Korean Unification Ministry said it discovered last week that the names, birth dates and addresses of 997 defectors had been stolen through a computer infected with malicious software at an agency called the Hana center, in the southern city of Gumi. "The malware was planted through emails sent by an internal address," a ministry official told reporters on condition of anonymity, due to the sensitivity of the issue, referring to a Hana centre email account The personal information of nearly 1,000 North Koreans who defected to South Korea has been leaked after unknown hackers got access to a resettlement agency's database, the South Korean Unification Ministry said on Friday. The ministry said it discovered last week that the names, birth dates and addresses of 997 defectors had been stolen through a computer infected with malicious software at an agency called the Hana center, in the southern city of Gumi. "The malware was planted through emails sent by an internal address," a ministry official told reporters on condition of anonymity, due to the sensitivity of the issue, referring to a Hana centre email account. The Hana centre is among 25 institutes the ministry runs around the country to help some 32,000 defectors adjust to life in the richer, democratic South by providing jobs, medical and legal support. Defectors, most of whom risked their lives to flee poverty and political oppression, are a source of shame for North Korea. Its state media often denounces them as "human scum" and accuses South Korean spies of kidnapping some of them. The ministry official declined to say if North Korea was believed to have been behind the hack, or what the motive might have been, saying a police investigation was under way to determine who did it. North Korean hackers have in the past been accused of cyberattacks on South Korean state agencies and businesses. North Korea stole classified documents from the South's defense ministry and a shipbuilder last year, while a cryptocurrency exchange filed for bankruptcy following a cyberattack linked to the North. North Korean state media has denied those cyberattacks. The latest data breach comes at a delicate time for the two Koreas which have been rapidly improving their relations after years of confrontation. The Unification Ministry said it was notifying the affected defectors and there were no reports of any negative impact of the data breach. "We're sorry this has happened and will make efforts to prevent it from recurring," the ministry official said. Several defectors, including one who became a South Korean television celebrity, have disappeared in recent years only to turn up later in North Korean state media, criticizing South Korea and the fate of defectors.

Jag’s I-Pace goes boldly in search of answers to making EVs sustainable The Jaguar I-Pace gallops silently down the outside lane of the M5. Its seat is lightly toasting my back. My generic fruit-based device is charging under the armrest. The cause of my anxiety at this precise moment is not range. It’s the contents of a metal case over my shoulder that’s moistening my palms quicker than the heated steering wheel. TopGear is, and I don’t think I’m overstating this, on a mission to save the world. By the time you finish reading this sentence, there will be 15 more humans in the world than when you started it. Roughly, two people die per second, and five are born in the same instant. About 130 million humans join the race every year, as 55 million depart it, and by 2024, there’ll be eight billion of us. Who’ll all need feeding, housing, educating. And they’ll want to travel. Chances are, whether that vehicle is an old-fashioned private car or an autonomous, app-hailed pod, it’ll be powered by electricity. We’re going to need a big pile of batteries, and plenty of cleanly generated electricity too. Happily, humans are clever enough to find the sources for both lurking beneath our feet. So, we’re off to drill some seriously deep holes, entrusted with a special drill-bit, safely encased in the Jag’s huge boot. It’s less than a foot across and looks like the Devil’s tungsten carbide-coated coffee grinder. Some responsibility, this. We’re on our way to the front line of Britain’s new energy age. Welcome to Cornwall. Underneath my and photographer Mark’s backsides lie 432 lithium-ion ‘pouch cells’: the I-Pace’s underfloor battery pack. They’re made by LG in South Korea, then built into the car’s aluminium bodyshell in Austria. Jaguar is fiercely coy over exactly how much lithium goes into every I-Pace, but as a yardstick, a Tesla Model S 75D needs 63kg of lithium carbonate, equating to 12kg of pure lithium. The Jag’s 90kWh battery is 20 per cent bigger still. Today, global lithium production is barely above a quarter of a million tonnes a year, but come the middle of the next decade, that’ll double. Tesla, Mercedes and Volvo’s electric HGVs will need a battery 10 times the size of an electric family hatchback’s. Not to mention batteries for 8bn iPhones. So, it’s hardly surprising that everyone’s hoping they’re sitting on a large pile of it. A tonne will set you back £12,500. The lithium rush is on. Meanwhile, our National Grid often depends on non-renewable sources. Plug it into the mains and to generate the electricity the I-Pace’s battery feasts on, you indirectly emit 32kg of CO2 – not including the profanity-strewn exhalations brought on by trying to use certain charging networks at desolate service stations. London to Newquay takes us nine hours – through no fault of the car, I should add. But the doom-mongering stops here folks, because we’ve got a solution, we’ve got some charge on board, and the reward for solving these conundrums is a massively rewarding way of motoring, if the I-Pace is a sign of electric things to come. Of course it’s blissfully peaceful, searingly quick (just ask the Tesla Model S 75D it smoked in one of our recent drag races) and supremely stable on a downpour-soaked motorway, where its 2.2-tonne kerbweight, centred somewhere around the door bins, gives it the sure-footed solidity of an oil rig embedded in the seabed. What the Jag does is introduce some new and exciting elements to the EV situation. Steering and handling you can genuinely enjoy. Crisp, eminently modern looks that aren’t afraid to challenge conventional proportions and detailing, but don’t overcook the wanton need to be contrary. Tesla probably edges it when it comes to infotainment – the Jag’s InControl Touch Pro interface isn’t quite as slick to use as it is to look at – but it’s a beautiful place to be, whether sitting in or standing next to it. In the chicken/egg scenario EVs find themselves in, where they won’t get cheaper or have more range R&D’d into them until we buy more, which needs the haphazard charging network to improve (which won’t happen unless there’s more demand for the cars), the Jag’s superpower is that it looks fabulous, when an Audi e-tron or Merc `EQ C doesn’t. Even wearing ‘bowling club trousers’ burgundy on heavy-set wheels, it makes folks coo with longing. Handy, when you’re rapping on the gates of a semi-abandoned mine and asking for a poke around. With time to spare before our mega-tool needs delivering, we’ve stopped at one of the old tin mines that litter this landscape. You spot them by the stone carcasses of the old head gear towers, stood stubbornly atop the landscape long after the industry that used them faded from this corner of Britain. South Crofty mine in Pool is a prime example. Miners have been digging stuff out of the ground here since 1592. As recently as 1975, 200,000 tonnes of ore were being raised from more than 570 metres below the surface, yielding 1,500 tonnes of tin. It clung on longer than most, but as profitability waned, South Crofty finally fell dormant in 1998.

Open bottles of wine left over from Christmas and New Year can be turned into aromatic sweet vermouth hether you drink a little or a lot, you’ll likely have some leftover wine at some point, especially after the Christmas indulgences. An open bottle will keep and stay drinkable for three to five days, but if it gets any older, use it up in all manner of dishes, from bourguignon to bolognese. Alternatively, be more adventurous, save up your old wine until you’ve got 500ml, and make a bottle of your very own vermouth, a fortified wine full of aromatic botanicals. It’s delicious served neat over ice or made into my favourite New Year’s Eve cocktail, negroni (to make that, just pour a shot each of your very own vermouth, gin and Campari into a glass, and serve on ice with a slice of orange). Homemade sweet vermouth Vermouth is a complex and bittersweet fortified wine, full of aromatic botanicals. This recipe is quick and simple to make. Try adding or removing different herbs and spices, depending on what you have available, to make your own distinct recipe. Mugwort is a key ingredient for its bitter flavours and grows prolifically in the wild, but dandelion leaves (which are easy to identify) make a great replacement if you can’t forage any yourself. 500ml red or white wine 2 sprigs mugwort or 3 dandelion leaves 1 sprig wild fennel or ½ tsp fennel seeds 1 tsp camomile tea flowers 8 cardamom pods 3 cloves 1 star anise 1 shard cinnamon bark 1 bay leaf 1 slice orange peel 150g caster sugar 150ml cider brandy Pour 100ml wine into a small saucepan, and add the spices, herbs and orange peel. Bring to a boil, turn the heat right down down, cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Strain through a fine sieve or muslin, discard the bits and return the liquid to the pan. Next make a caramel. Warm a small saucepan over a medium heat, pour in the sugar and leave it untouched until it begins to melt around the edges. Stir gently with a wooden spoon until the sugar crystals turn into a golden liquid, then continue cooking gently until the caramel turns a rich golden brown, similar in colour to pale ale. Take off the heat and leave to cool a little. Reheat the infused wine to just below boiling point, then pour carefully over the caramel, stirring until dissolved. Add the rest of the wine and cider brandy, and stir well. Leave to cool, then pour into a sterilised bottle, seal and store in the fridge for up to two months. Serve neat over ice or use to make your own cocktails. As 2018 draws to a close…. … we’re asking readers to make an end of year or ongoing contribution in support of The Guardian’s independent journalism. Three years ago we set out to make The Guardian sustainable by deepening our relationship with our readers. The same technologies that connected us with a global audience had also shifted advertising revenues away from news publishers. We decided to seek an approach that would allow us to keep our journalism open and accessible to everyone, regardless of where they live or what they can afford. More than one million readers have now supported our independent, investigative journalism through contributions, membership or subscriptions, which has played such an important part in helping The Guardian overcome a perilous financial situation globally. We want to thank you for all of your support. But we have to maintain and build on that support for every year to come. Sustained support from our readers enables us to continue pursuing difficult stories in challenging times of political upheaval, when factual reporting has never been more critical. The Guardian is editorially independent – our journalism is free from commercial bias and not influenced by billionaire owners, politicians or shareholders. No one edits our editor. No one steers our opinion. This is important because it enables us to give a voice to those less heard, challenge the powerful and hold them to account. Readers’ support means we can continue bringing The Guardian’s independent journalism to the world. Please make an end of year contribution today to help us deliver the independent journalism the world needs for 2019 and beyond.

An Army officer has become the first Briton in history to trek unaided across Antarctica. Capt Lou Rudd, 49, finished the solo 921-mile (1,482km) journey at 19:21 GMT on Friday after 56 days. He was just two days behind the American explorer Colin O'Brady, who became the first person to complete the feat on Wednesday. Capt Rudd, from Hereford, said it was a "minor miracle" both had done it and he was delighted. He said he did the trek in memory of his friend, explorer Henry Worsley, who died in 2016 attempting the trek. Capt Rudd added: "What matters most to me is that I've completed my expedition and honoured Henry's memory by carrying his family crest across Antarctica. "I know he would have appreciated that. That's what is really important to me." Capt Rudd and Mr O'Brady, 33, both set out from the Ronne Ice Shelf on 3 November after poor weather delayed their start. The trek saw Capt Rudd haul a 140kg (308lb) sled without a rest day and endure gales up to 60mph and temperatures of minus 30C. The father of three documented his "Spirit of Endurance" expedition in blog posts where he said things that helped him through included a Winston Churchill audio book, an 1980s music playlist and a "grazing bag" including chocolate, nuts, cheese and salami. Capt Rudd, a motor transport officer based at the Infantry Battle School in Brecon, Mid Wales, said he had completed his main objective of "skiing solo, unsupported and unassisted right across the continent". He said it was "absolutely fantastic" that both he had completed the journey in the same season as endurance athlete Mr O'Brady. "To be honest it's a minor miracle that both of us have completed a journey that's been attempted before, but nobody's ever managed it and then, lo and behold, in one season two of us attempting it," he added. Capt Rudd said he decided early in the journey not to try and race Mr O'Brady, who he only met days before they set off at a hotel bar in Chile. "The minute you get drawn into a sort of race scenario, then everything you do is dictated by the other person and you have to react to [it] and it changes the whole nature of the expedition, so you put yourself under a lot of pressure," he said. "And we've both done it really fast. Incredibly fast. I've finished it within a couple of days of a professional athlete, and I'm delighted with that."

Cristiano Ronaldo's double saw Juventus edge past Sampdoria and finish the first half of the Serie A season unbeaten. Two goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and a dramatic late VAR call gave Juventus a 2-1 win over Sampdoria on Saturday that extends their lead at the top of Serie A. Having rescued their unbeaten start to the league season with the equaliser against Atalanta last time out, Ronaldo struck in each half to secure a 17th win in 19 games heading into the mid-season break. Sampdoria, who had levelled through Fabio Quagliarella's penalty and had an injury-time Riccardo Saponara strike disallowed by VAR, have now lost their last four away league games against Juve for the first time since 1968. The only negative for Juve was the loss of goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny to an apparent injury in the warm-up. Samp's resistance lasted less than two minutes, Ronaldo gathering Paulo Dybala's pass, cutting inside and firing right-footed through the grasp of Emil Audero. Juve seemed to relax after going ahead, though, and Samp levelled after 32 minutes through Quagliarella's spot-kick after a VAR review led to Emre Can being penalised for the ball striking his elbow. Audero denied Ronaldo with a flying save as Juve stepped up the pressure after the break, but he could do nothing to stop the Portugal star from burying a penalty past him 65 minutes in, after Alex Ferrari was deemed to have handled in the box. Saponara thought he had struck a sublime equaliser in injury time after a mistake by Mattia Perin, but a VAR check showed he was offside in the build-up, sparing the Juve keeper's blushes. What does it mean? Juve end 2018 in ominous form Unbeaten after 19 matches and with a new Serie A record of 53 points at this stage of the season, Juve are looking almost unstoppable heading into the mid-season break. Even if Napoli beat Bologna later on Saturday, they will be nine points behind the champions when league duties resume next month. Sampdoria, meanwhile, could be five points adrift of the top four if Lazio defeat Torino. Ronaldo rescues Juve again Fresh from his crucial cameo against Atalanta, Ronaldo took his tally for the season to 14 strikes in Serie A, and ensured Juve broke the 100-goal mark for the calendar year. A little more than a month away from his 34th birthday, he looks as decisive as ever. A tough return for Audero Juve loanee Audero did not have the happiest of days back at the Allianz Stadium. He should have done better to keep out Ronaldo's opener and went to ground too quickly to do anything about the penalty. What's next? Coppa Italia matches mark the return from the break, with Juve heading to Bologna and Samp hosting AC Milan on January 12.

In brief: While most of us manually overclock our graphics cards to squeeze the most performance out of them, the process can be confusing and potentially disastrous for newbies. But Nvidia and MSI are making things easier by expanding the auto-overclocking OC Scanner feature from the latest Turing cards to Pascal. With the release of its RTX 20-series cards in September, Nvidia introduced a one-click overclocking solution that the company said is better tuned for their GPUs, thereby making it more accurate and more reliable. OC Scanner, which is found in overclocking utilities such as MSI’s Afterburner and EVGA’s Precision X1, runs clock speed tests at a range of voltages to find the exact voltage-frequency curve for your RTX graphics card. The feature stress-tests the GPU and can recover from hangs and crashes if things go wrong. Now, OC Scanner is available to owners of Pascal-based (GTX 10-series) cards. It’s initially only available in the latest version of MSI’s Afterburner but expect it to arrive in other overclocking tools soon enough. If you own a Pascal card and want to try out Nvidia’s auto-overclocking feature, you’ll need to download the new beta version of MSI Afterburner (Version 4.6.0 Beta 10). It’s then simply a matter of clicking on the ‘OC’ icon with the magnifying glass in the top left corner and following the instructions. Being a beta version of Afterburner, you might experience some bugs, but everything seems to be working okay for me. It’s worth remembering that your manual overclock could offer better performance than OC Scanner, but it’s worth giving it a try to find out.

Jaguar Land Rover confirmed Thursday that dealers in the U.S. and Canada will, for the first time in a generation, again be selling the Defender off-road vehicle. The return of the Defender to North America — where it was offered in the 1950s through the early '70s and again in the 1990s — is a dream come true for Land Rover fans who have seen the prices of classic Defenders balloon to more than $100,000 for some versions of the original, boxy aluminum bodied SUV. Demand for classic Defenders is so strong that thousands have been imported — some illegally — by private buyers, even British market vehicles with the steering wheel on the right-hand side. Demand for classic Defenders is so strong that thousands have been imported — some illegally — by private buyers, even British market vehicles with the steering wheel on the right-hand side. JLR has started testing the new Defender in extreme climates around the world. In North America, Defender test mules will likely undergo testing in northern Canada and in Death Valley, Calif., as the company gears up for the vehicle's launch late in 2019 as a 2020 model. The new Defender is redesigned and uses no parts from the previous version. It's unclear if the 2020 Defender will be body on frame, like the original, or unibody. But it will be built in the same plant as the new Land Rover Discovery and likely will share parts and maybe even its platform. "Engineers will subject to rigorous test extremes to make sure the new Defender is the most capable Land Rover vehicle ever, operating in temperatures from -40F to +120F while driving the vehicles on and off road at altitudes of more than 13,000 feet above sea level," JLR said in a statement. Land Rover officials have said little about the new Defender but spy photos signal several body styles are planned, including a stubby Wrangler-like two-door convertible. Teaser photos showed a longer camouflaged four-door version being tested in off-road settings. The Defender traces its roots to 1948, originally for agricultural use, and has been primarily available as a two-door convertible, a four-door safari wagon and a pickup. At least some versions of the new Defender likely will compete against the Jeep Wrangler, Ford Bronco, Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen and Toyota Land Cruiser. Land Rover ended output of the venerable, largely hand-built Defender in the United Kingdom in January 2016. Land Rover dealers have been fielding inquiries for the new Defender since the new model was announced three years ago. Some dealers are already accepting orders for the new Defender. "Dealers that I have talked to already have pretty solid order banks on Defender," says Andy Vine, dealer principal at Land Rover Louisville in Kentucky. "Many of us, including myself, are ordering products for our own individual use and also to put away. And I don't do that very often. We sell a lot of great brands, but I am so excited about this product that I have one coming for myself."

Do you want the secret to health and wellness? Sure you do, everyone does. Everyone is looking for the miracle supplement, workout or tip that can change their lives seemingly overnight. Well such a thing does exist, is available to you anytime, and will cost you nothing. It’s sleep — specifically deep sleep. How to Get the Best Deep Sleep Deep sleep is so important for not only your body, but your mind. Here are 7 ways to get the best deep sleep possible: 1. Start Going to Bed Earlier You’re going to bed too late each night. I get it though, there are too many distractions that can keep you up late. First among all those is entertainment. The amount of programming through cable and streaming services could sink a battleship. It’s like there isn’t enough hours in the day to consume it all. And let me tell you, there isn’t. When you combine this with the distraction of social media, you can find yourself still scrolling at 2 am. You would be doing yourself a favor by putting off all those shows for another time and allow yourself to get to bed earlier. Trust me, those shows aren’t going anywhere and we’ve become content consumers, thinking it’s like an assignment to finish that next series on Netflix. There is no assignment, those things are there for your enjoyment. So enjoy them on your on terms and don’t let them interfere with getting deep, consistent sleep. 2. Create a Wind Down Routine This is key in getting deep sleep. Your body craves routine and responds favorably to it. You want to create a wind down routine that you start at the same time each night and follow the order of. This wind down routine will allow your body to know that sleep is coming. This is going to allow you to fall asleep sooner and get that valuable deep sleep. It doesn’t matter really what type of routine it is, but find out what works best for you and stick with it. It may be taking a shower and then reading or it may be some yoga and then listening to music. The key thing is that its important to create some structure for your body to help unwind with to eventually get that deep sleep. 3. Turn down the Light Remember all that entertainment all around you? It may be seriously degrading your ability to get deep sleep. We live in a 24/7 artificially lit world. As the sun sets, the opposite happens and your house springs into action. Lights are blaring, T.V’s are on, screens are being fully used. All this artificial light is disrupting your circadian rhythms and throwing off your ability to get deep sleep. The blue light emitted from electronics has the ability to prevent melatonin release from the brain which is crucial in your sleep cycles. So turn off those electronics 1 to 2 hours beforehand and you’ll be surprised at the positive impact this can have. 4. If You Really Have to Use Those Electronics, Make Use of These Tools There are going to be times when being on your laptop is required or you do have to use your phone. Fortunately, along with your modern technology, comes some ways to make them have a less harsh impact. The first one is a tool for if you need to be on your lap top doing work. It’s called F.lux. This takes away that blue light from your lap top screen and gives it a more natural warm and orange glow. It can replicate the brightness all the way down to candle light and embers from a fire. Reducing the blue light is going to help you avoid the sleep disruption it causes. If you use an iPhone, you can switch on the night shift mode which also takes away from some of that harsh blue light. If you have to be up watching T.V, at least switch it into “movie” mode on your picture settings. Most T.V’s have “standard”, “dynamic”, and “movie” mode. Movie mode will give it a bit of warmer glow and cause less of that blue light disruption. 5. Keep Your Room Dark Just as blue light prevents your brain from secreting melatonin, darkness helps to produce it. When it gets dark, your body realizes the cycle of the day is ending and your sleep cycles should match up with that. Your sleep cycle involves this melatonin secretion so you want to help encourage it by keeping your room as dark as possible. This can be tough in our modern world but your best friend in this situation are black out curtains. These are available most everywhere from Walmart to Amazon. They help to eliminate all that outside light to keep your environment as dark as possible. These are what hotels use and you may have noticed how dark those rooms can be compared to the amount of light that is usually prevalent outside. 6. Keep Your Room Cooler Again, our modern environments create overly bright, overly warm living situations. This warmth is great but is not the most conducive to sleep. Sure, warmth may make you drowsy but doesn’t promote that deep sleep you’re looking for. You want things to be a touch on the cool side to promote better sleep. When you’re asleep, your body temperature actually drops and by creating a cool environment you can actually speed up the process of getting to sleep. Your body senses the coolness and can transition easier into sleep while also engaging in deeper sleep. If you can control your room temperature, the sweet spot seems to be at around 5-10 degrees cooler than your average daytime temperature. At the very least, your sheets should feel cool to the touch, then you’ll know you’re in the right range. 7. Don’t Eat Too Much Before Bed It’s hard to go to bed hungry and a little snack can be o.k, but you want to avoid heavy meals later in the night. This keeps your body up digesting and doesn’t allow you to naturally wind down and get that deep sleep. Also, just the discomfort and bloating makes it tough to get settled. At the same time, your body can think it’s in the middle of the day as the focus appears to be on digestion and absorption as opposed to sleep. This can cause some more havoc with your body clock which hasn’t been allowed to naturally do it’s thing. If you’re up all night eating and exposed to bright lights from screens, in your bodies mind, is like being outside in the middle of a bright sunny day. Sleep is the furthest thing from its mind in this situation and it doesn’t know the difference between it being noon or three in the morning. Scenarios like this make the ability to fall asleep, and stay in deep sleep, extremely difficult. On the other hand though, here’s some things you do what to drink and eat to promote better sleep:

Almost 1,000 North Korean defectors have had their personal data leaked after a computer at a South Korean resettlement centre was hacked, the unification ministry said. A personal computer at the state-run centre was found to have been "infected with a malicious code". The ministry said this is thought to be the first large-scale information leak involving North Korean defectors. The hackers' identity and the origin of the cyber attack is not yet known. The government has not pointed the finger at North Korea this time, although many cyber-security experts been warning of the increasing sophistication of hackers from the North. One of the most high profile hacks linked to North Korea in recent years targeted Sony's entertainment business in 2014 - wiping out massive amounts of data and leading to the online distribution of emails, and sensitive personal data. Families in danger? Some 997 North Korean defectors have now been informed that their names, birth dates and addresses have been leaked but it is not clear what impact this will have. Analysts say there are some concerns that the leak could endanger the families of the defectors that still remain in North Korea. On 19 December, the unification ministry became aware of the hack after they found a malicious program installed on a desktop at a resettlement centre - also known as Hana centres - in North Gyeongsang province. These are the institutes which the South Korean government run to help the thousands of defectors that have come from North Korea adjust to life in the South. The ministry said that no computers at other Hana centres across the country had been hacked. One expert on North Korean cyberwarfare, Simon Choi, believes that this might not be the first time a Hana centre has been hacked. "[There is a North Korean hacking] group [that] mainly targets [the] North Korean defector community... we are aware that [this group] tried to hack a Hana centre last year," he told the BBC. However, he added that it was not yet clear if any North Korean groups were responsible for the latest attack. Investigations by the ministry and the police are currently ongoing, with the ministry saying it would "do its best to prevent such an incident from happening again".

Bogdan Bogdanovic stepped up for the Sacramento Kings and drilled a three-pointer as time expired to seal Thursday's NBA win. The Sacramento Kings reigned supreme with a 117-116 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers thanks to Bogdan Bogdanovic's buzzer-beater. In the Lakers' first game without LeBron James – who is sidelined with a groin injury – Bogdanovic stepped up for the Kings and drilled a three-pointer as time expired to seal Thursday's NBA win. Bogdanovic came off the bench to lead all Kings players with 23 points. Kyle Kuzma tried to fill James' shoes, logging 33 points with four assists and nine rebounds, while Lonzo Ball was just short of a triple-double following 20 points,12 assists and nine rebounds. Harden lifts Rockets James Harden is the reigning league MVP, and he is making his case for a second campaign. The NBA star scored 45 points, marking the sixth game in a row he has scored 35 points or more as the Houston Rockets topped the Boston Celtics 127-113. Harden also made nine three-pointers, which tied his career-high. Ben Simmons posted his fifth triple-double of the season in the Philadelphia 76ers' 114-97 victory at the Utah Jazz. The Australian finished with 13 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists. Thompson headlines Warriors' woes Klay Thompson's slump continued as the Golden State Warriors fell to the Trail Portland Blazers 110-109 in overtime. Thompson scored just 15 points off six of 19 field goal attempts, went two-for-nine beyond the arc and went one-for-four in free throws. Age just a number for Korver Jazz veteran Kyle Korver may be 37, but he can still shoot threes like he did in his younger years. Korver sank this beauty right before the shot clock ran out at the end of the first quarter. Thursday's results Houston Rockets 127-113 Boston Celtics Milwaukee Bucks 112-96 New York Knicks Sacramento Kings 117-116 Los Angeles Lakers Portland Trail Blazers 110-109 Golden State Warriors (OT) Philadelphia 76ers 114-97 Utah Jazz Nuggets at Spurs The Denver Nuggets will travel to the San Antonio Spurs for the two team's first matchup of the season. The surging Spurs have won seven of their last 10 games, while the Nuggets are half a game behind the Warriors in the Western Conference. Denver will be looking to shake off a tough loss against the Los Angeles Clippers, which saw Nikola Jokic ejected, while the Spurs will try to bounce back from a loss against the Rockets. It will be a clash between two Western Conference teams that look poised for the postseason.