Rockets extend streak over Warriors while LeBron James questions Lakers

Houston beat Golden State for third time in row, without Harden LA Lakers out of playoff places in Western Conference Eric Gordon scored... thumbnail 1 summary
  • Houston beat Golden State for third time in row, without Harden
  • LA Lakers out of playoff places in Western Conference

Eric Gordon scored 25 points with four three-pointers, Chris Paul converted two free throws with 68 seconds left on the way to 23, and the Houston Rockets outplayed the Golden State Warriors without the league’s scoring leader James Harden for a 118-112 victory on Saturday night.

The result means the Rockets have now won all three games against the NBA champions this season. The teams met in the Western Conference last season, where the Warriors won in seven games. “You can come in here and win on a Monday night in February or a Tuesday night in November or December,” Paul, who had 17 assists on the night, said. “But in the playoffs is when you have to beat a team four out of seven times. It’s great tonight that we won this but in two days y’all will forget this. We all will.”

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