James Harden scored a career-high 50 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in the Houston Rockets' 118-108 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night.
Harden made four 3-pointers and went 22-of-25 from the foul line for the Rockets, who have won three in a row. Trevor Ariza and Josh Smith tallied 17 and 12 points, respectively.
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Wilson Chandler and Randy Foye each scored 23 points for the Nuggets, who have dropped two straight since a four-game winning streak. Kenneth Faried contributed 19 points and 12 rebounds.
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