LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Milwaukee’s NBA Most Valuable Player contender Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 27 points to lead the Bucks to a hard-fought 116-109 victory Wednesday over reigning MVP James Harden and the Houston Rockets. Antetokounmpo added 21 rebounds and was a physical presence on both ends of the floor as the Bucks battled back from a 60-54 halftime deficit to end the Rockets’ 10-game home winning streak. “He just does everything,” Bucks coach […]
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Wizards overcome Harden’s 54 points to beat Rockets
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — John Wall scored six of his 36 points in overtime as the Washington Wizards outlasted the Houston Rockets 135-131 in overtime on Monday despite James Harden’s season-high 54 points. Bradley Beal equalled his season-best with 32 points and Markieff Morris finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds. Wall had two baskets in the extra period and dished out 11 assists. Harden scored 12 points in the first quarter, 11 […]
NBA: Harden accused of planning robbery, beating in lawsuit
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) –Houston Rockets star James Harden has been accused of arranging a robbery and beating in a civil lawsuit filed by the son of NBA Hall of Famer Moses Malone, reports said Tuesday. Moses Malone Jr. claims Harden bore responsibility after he was beaten up and robbed by a group of men outside a Houston strip club in June last year. Harden, who is not facing criminal charges, denies the allegations. […]
NBA: Ginobili soars to deny Harden and Rockets as Spurs take thriller
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kawhi Leonard scored 22 points as the San Antonio Spurs outgunned the Houston Rockets 110-107 in an overtime thriller to grab a 3-2 lead in their Western Conference playoff series on Tuesday. Veteran Manu Ginobili pulled off an astonishing defensive block of James Harden as the Rockets star shaped for a game-tying three-pointer in the final seconds of overtime at San Antonio’s AT&T Center. It was a superb piece […]
NBA: Westbrook, Harden spark triple-doubles to record pace
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — NBA scoring leader Russell Westbrook of Oklahoma City and assists leader James Harden of Houston are leading the league on a record-shattering pace for triple-doubles in a season. So far this season, there have been 42 triple-doubles — double-digit production in three statistical categories in a single game. That’s on pace for 97 for the full season, well ahead of the NBA record of 78 set in the 1988-89 […]





