Harden scores 44 points, Rockets beat Suns 118-110

PHOENIX (AP) - James Harden scored 44 points - his 20th 40-point game of the season - and the Houston Rockets beat Phoenix 118-110 on Monday night to hand the Suns their season-worst 11th straight loss. Harden joined Wilt Chamberlain, Michael Jordan and Rick Barry as the only players with 20 games of at least 40 points in the first 50 of a season.

Harden scores career-best 61 points, Rockets edge Knicks 114-110

NEW YORK (AP) - James Harden inched past Wilt Chamberlain and didn't stop his latest one-man show until he'd tied Kobe Bryant. On another spectacular night for the NBA's most sensational scorer, Harden not only notched his career high with 61 points, but tied Bryant's record for a visiting player at the current Madison Square Garden. "In the Garden, I'll take it,"...

Milwaukee Bucks beat Harden-led Houston Rockets 116-109

HOUSTON (AP) - Giannis Antetokounmpo had 27 points and a season-high 21 rebounds to help the Milwaukee Bucks withstand a 42-point performance from James Harden and beat the Houston Rockets 116-109 on Wednesday night. In a matchup of the two front-runners for MVP, Harden and his teammates were done in by a shooting slump late in the third quarter that spilled into the fourth and left them down...

Harden's 41 helps Rockets beat Thunder 113-109

HOUSTON (AP) - James Harden is on a roll and it's helping the Houston Rockets get on track after their terrible start to the season. Harden scored 41 points and the Rockets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 113-109 on Tuesday for their seventh win in the last eight games.