G James Harden had 19 points on 4-of-19 shooting the field, when he was often trapped as he caught the ball on the wing. He entered the game with a 27.9 point scoring average, second in the league to Warriors guard Steph Curry. Harden had nine rebounds and six assists. "We had to figure it out," Harden said. "We figured it out. Those guys (Brewer and Ariza) made some big-time shots and some hustle plays. That's what got us over the top."

G James Harden matched his single-game high for assists while the shorthanded Houston Rockets snapped a three-game losing skid with a 115-102 win over the Miami Heat on Tuesday night at Toyota Center.Harden scored a game-high 26 points, but it was his 14 assists that were particularly noteworthy. He recorded eight assists to complement his 17 points prior to intermission, seemingly doing everything the Rockets (26-25) needed to keep the Heat at bay until their defense got going. Managing dual roles isn't unusual for Harden, but it's striking still."He plays the game beautifully," Rockets interim coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. "His skillset, I think, is underappreciated by a lot of people. People see the scoring, scoring, scoring, but they don't see the plays that he makes for his teammates. They don't see the passes that he makes time and time again, how he creates for his teammates."He's one of the guys who's in a rare group in our league who can do whatever the game calls upon that night. He's one of the few guys that can do it, and he does it well."

G James Harden led the Rockets with 33 points, seven rebounds and seven assists.

G James Harden was named as a reserve to the Western Conference All-Star team, the NBA announced Thursday night. This is his fourth all-star selection.

G James Harden led Houston with 20 points Wednesday.

G James Harden scored 10 of his game-high 35 points in the final 5:39 to lift the Rockets to a 112-111 victory over the Pelicans on Monday.

G James Harden has more room to do damage with the Rockets going to a smaller lineup. "There's less of a crowd in the paint, and he likes to get to the paint," interim Houston coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. "I think the scoring mode has decreased some because other guys are making more shots, so he doesn't have to do as much."

G James Harden posted his eighth career triple-double and second this season, finishing with 23 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists Sunday.

G James Harden added a game-high 30 points plus eight assists Friday.

G James Harden produced a triple-double of 33 points, 17 rebounds and 14 assists, becoming the first player since Wilt Chamberlain to post such a line since Chamberlain had 53 points, 32 rebounds and 14 assists for the 76ers against the Los Angeles Lakers on March 18, 1968.

G James Harden finished with 20 points on 5-of-12 shooting but converted only two of seven 3-pointers Monday in the Rockets' overtime loss to the Clippers.

G James Harden scored 21 of his 31 points in the first half, leading the Rockets to a 112-95 rout of the Lakers on Sunday. Harden, who played 27 minutes and rested in the fourth quarter, connected on 10 of 17 shots from the floor and made four of seven from 3-point range.

G James Harden scored just 11 points on 2-of-10 shooting Friday. He missed all five of his 3-point attempts and committed eight of the Rockets' 19 turnovers. He seemed resigned to his fate, taking just three shots in 18 second-half minutes as Cleveland sent multiple bodies his direction defensively.

G James Harden and C Dwight Howard recorded double-doubles as the Rockets (21-19) claimed their fifth consecutive win with Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland on tap.Harden reached 10,000 career points via a free throw with 7:11 remaining and paired 27 points with 11 assists.

G James Harden scored 15 of his game-high 25 points after the break to lead the Rockets to a win at Memphis on Tuesday. Harden, who had eight points in the fourth quarter, admitted he may have been too tentative early. "I was being a little bit too passive and that was causing turnovers," Harden said of his first-half effort. "I was being a little too unselfish instead of looking for my shot. I tried to do that in the second half and I made some shots."

G James Harden paired 21 points with a game-high 17 rebounds -- four in overtime -- in the Rockets' win against the Pacers. "That's what I do, not just score the basketball, just getting my teammates shots," Harden said. "They were condiment and knocking them down tonight, and that's why we won the game."

G James Harden tallied a game-high 33 points in the Rockets' win over the Jazz on Thursday. With the Jazz (15-20) fighting to remain in contention, Harden drilled a step-back elbow jumper with 2:46 remaining before added a driving layup with 1:51 left to keep the advantage at 96-90. Harden finished 13-for-25 from the floor despite missing all seven of his 3-point attempts.Harden added eight rebounds and two of the Rockets' 11 steals.

G James Harden scored 30 points, and the Rockets beat the Jazz 93-91 Monday. Harden scored 13 points in the third quarter to help Houston dig out of a 15-point hole. He then scored the go-ahead bucket in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter.

G James Harden scored 30 points in Houston's 114-10 loss to Golden State on Thursday. The Rockets have lost three of the last four games in which Harden has scored 30 or more points.

G James Harden paced the Rockets with 30 points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals in a loss to the Warriors on Thursday.