Rockets in good hands at closing time

Miercoles 24 de Enero del 2018

With less than one minute remaining in his 433rd game with the Rockets, James Harden broke new ground. Never before had he done what he did late in the Rockets' 99-90 victory over the Miami Heat on Monday. Never before had he been tempted. With the game on the line and the Rockets owning a shaky three-point lead, Harden directed someone else to take what would be the slam-the-door shot. He not only sent Chris Paul to the low blocks, he repeatedly insisted to convince Paul he really meant it. "I