James Harden Has Triple-Double In Houston Return, Nets Roll
On Wednesday night in the first meeting with his former team, No. 13 had a triple-double for the Brooklyn Nets to send the reeling Rockets to their 13th straight loss.
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On Wednesday night in the first meeting with his former team, No. 13 had a triple-double for the Brooklyn Nets to send the reeling Rockets to their 13th straight loss.
While Kevin Durant has to sit down, James Durant keeps stepping up.
The coronavirus pandemic brought on the most significant disruption to the sporting calendar since World War II.
James Harden had 29 points for the Nets, but only four after halftime while playing as Brooklyn's solo superstar with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving sidelined.
Kyrie Irving had 27 points and nine assists and the Nets extended their longest winning streak since moving to Brooklyn to eight games with a 129-92 rout of the Orlando Magic on Thursday night.
The Nets had five players score in double figures. James Harden recorded his sixth triple-double with the Nets, finishing with 29 points, 11 rebounds and 14 assists.
Nearly a year after the lockdown began, stadiums and arenas with a capacity of 10,000 people or more can welcome back spectators.
Some basketball fans are gearing up for their return courtside. Stadiums and arenas in New York with a capacity of 10,000 or more can open at 10% starting Tuesday.
James Harden scored 37 points and the Brooklyn Nets held off a furious fourth-quarter rally to edge the Los Angeles Clippers 112-108 on Sunday night for their season-best sixth victory in a row.
Kyrie Irving had 16 points and seven rebounds as Brooklyn easily won this matchup of NBA title contenders and improved to 4-0 on a five-game West Coast road trip even without Kevin Durant.
Harden scored 38 points, Joe Harris added 22 and the Nets overcame a 24-point deficit to stun the Phoenix Suns 128-124 on Tuesday night.
Kyrie Irving scored a season-high 40 points, Harden had his fifth triple-double as injured Kevin Durant watched from the bench.
The Nets had lost three of four but welcomed back Durant after he missed the past three games under COVID-19 quarantine protocols.
Irving was 17 for 17 from the throw line, career highs in both categories, and Brooklyn led by as many as 36 points.
It was the third straight loss for the Nets, who are without Durant because of coronavirus protocols. He can't return until later this week.
