Rockets beat Warriors in OT

We’ve all had that feeling before. Golden State can’t miss, their defense is working its special slappy magic. They’re charging ahead, and even their deep bench guys are rolling. It’s looks to be a long night.

The Rockets came out flat, Golden State came out fired up, and firing. The Rockets missed bunnies and open looks, while Golden State shot 64% overall, and 47% from three for the first half. Add to that James Harden took a nasty shot to the chops from Kevon Looney’s elbow and shoulder and looked a bit confused, confounded, or something starting with “con” anyway.

The full Warrior front-runner show seemed to be in effect, and they went into the half with a 17pt lead. Propelled by an otherworldly James Harden (44pts/10rebs/15ast) and a relentless Clint Capela(29pts/21rbs), the Rockets refused to die. They’d narrow the margin, get it close, in the third and early fourth quarters, and then Golden State would pull away again. That said, a 39pt third quarter outburst put the Rockets within striking distance

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Despite only surrendering 21pts to the Warriors in the 4th, it took a last second, double covered, Harden three pointer to tie the game and send it to overtime and also hit a contested 3-pointer with 2.7 seconds left in OT. The reigning MVP’s team had trailed by 20.

Stephen Curry had 35 points, and Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson each added 26 for the 25-14 Warriors. The 22-15 Rockets have won 11 of their last 12 games and are fourth in the Western Conference.

A road win over the Warriors is impressive, and Harden’s individual performance stands as one of the best we’ve seen all season. But provided Houston makes the playoffs, can Harden keep this up and lead his team to four straight seven-game series wins over some of the league’s best teams? Both teams have road games on Saturday at 10 p.m. ET. Houston will visit the Portland Trail Blazers, while Golden State will play the Sacramento Kings.

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