COMEBACK THRILLER!

Harden's incredible night fuels come-from-behind win over Blazers

James Harden is not human. Houston's two-guard joined Michael Jordan as the second player since 1985-86 to post at least 41 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 steals in a game as the Rockets came roaring back from down 13 points with less than 7 minutes to go, forcing overtime and beating the Blazers 118-113. The win clinches the head-to-head tiebreaker for the Rockets over Portland and puts them at 44-19, just 2.5 games back of the best record in the West (and entire NBA). Harden's 41-10-6-6 was phenomenal, but it was even more impressive when you consider that he scored 17 in the fourth to force the extra frame. He hit 5 of his last 6 three-point attempts, including one with 8.8 seconds to go that tied the game. Jeremy Lin, who has struggled badly of late, also stepped up, scoring 15 of his 26 points in the fourth and overtime and didn't turn it over once in 34+ minutes. One big story of the game was the officiating, which was consistently awful and out of control all night -- there were a handful of horrendous and costly fouls against the Rockets. Dwight Howard added 17 points, 12 boards and 3 blocks while Chandler Parsons did a great job attacking the basket, finishing with 16 points and 7 boards.